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Workforce Development Courses

Workforce development courses can help you learn talent acquisition strategies, employee training techniques, performance management, and skills gap analysis. You can build expertise in creating effective onboarding programs, implementing mentorship initiatives, and evaluating workforce effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Learning Management Systems (LMS) for training delivery, HR analytics software for performance tracking, and project management tools to streamline workforce initiatives.

Popular Workforce Development Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Advanced WordPress Development Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Ajax, Content Management Systems, Web Development, PHP (Scripting Language), Database Management, Dashboard Creation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development

    Skills you'll gain: Childhood Education and Development, Education Software and Technology, Education and Training, Human Learning, Child Development, School Psychology, Pedagogy, Human Development, Higher Education, Psychological Evaluations, Learning Theory, Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Social Sciences

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Backlogs, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Development, Workflow Management, Sprint Planning, Team Oriented, Team Building, Team Management, Team Performance Management, Lean Methodologies, Performance Metric, Meeting Facilitation, Performance Measurement

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Guided Website Development Project

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Browser Compatibility, User Story, GitHub Copilot, HTML and CSS, GitHub, Microsoft Copilot, Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Git (Version Control System), AI powered creativity, Development Testing, Debugging, Program Development

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Linux Foundation

    Open Source Software Development Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, GitHub, CI/CD, Git (Version Control System), Continuous Integration, Collaborative Software, Continuous Deployment, Version Control, Software Development Methodologies

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Embedded Software Development with C

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Debugging, Peripheral Devices, Memory Management, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, System Programming, Software Development Tools, Program Development, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Data Structures, Build Tools, C and C++, Programming Principles, Microarchitecture

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Support Individual Growth and Development

    Skills you'll gain: Management Training And Development, Team Performance Management, Performance Management, Team Management, Performance Appraisal, Empowerment, Self-Awareness

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Back-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, C# (Programming Language), Azure DevOps, Object Oriented Design, Continuous Integration, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), ASP.NET, Debugging, SQL, Secure Coding, Cloud Deployment, .NET Framework, Microsoft Copilot, Relational Databases, Scalability, Database Management, Graph Theory, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Data Structures

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    397 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    SkillUp

    Advanced GenAI Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, GitHub Copilot, AI Workflows, Generative AI, AI Integrations, Software Design, API Design, AI Security, Software Development, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Linux Foundation

    Using Git for Distributed Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Software Installation, Open Source Technology, Software Development Tools, Software Versioning, Debugging, Linux

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Mastering Software Development in R

    Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Software Documentation, Open Source Technology, R (Software), Plot (Graphics), Tidyverse (R Package), Package and Software Management, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Leaflet (Software), R Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Technical Documentation, Unit Testing, Data Cleansing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Skillshare

    Modern Frontend Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Web Components, Application Frameworks, Code Reusability, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Design Elements And Principles, Application Deployment, Scalability

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular workforce development courses

  • Advanced WordPress Development Techniques: Packt
  • Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum: IBM
  • Guided Website Development Project: University of Washington
  • Open Source Software Development Methods: The Linux Foundation
  • Embedded Software Development with C: EDUCBA
  • Support Individual Growth and Development: Google
  • Microsoft Back-End Developer: Microsoft
  • Advanced GenAI Development Practices: SkillUp
  • Using Git for Distributed Development: The Linux Foundation

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