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Public Administration Courses

Public administration courses can help you learn policy analysis, public finance management, organizational behavior, and program evaluation. You can build skills in effective communication with stakeholders, strategic planning, and ethical decision-making in governance. Many courses introduce tools such as data visualization software, budgeting applications, and performance measurement frameworks that support the implementation of public policies and enhance service delivery.

Popular Public Administration Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Fundamentals of Data Governance Ownership, Privacy, Security

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Ethics, Data Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Security Strategy, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Encryption, Accountability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Unix Commands, Systems Administration, Unix, TCP/IP, Service Management, Network Troubleshooting, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, Continuous Monitoring, IT Automation, Hardware Architecture, Software Installation, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    VPC Network Peering

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Services, Virtual Networking, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Network Administration, DevOps

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    ISC2

    Working in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Cloud Solutions, Security Strategy, Scalability, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Oracle RAC High Availability and Policy-Based Management

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Patch Management, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Data Maintenance, Performance Tuning, Server Administration, Load Balancing, Transaction Processing, System Configuration, Service Management, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    FortiGate: Protecting Google Compute resources

    Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Administration, Network Infrastructure, Virtual Networking, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Infrastructure Architecture

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Public Cloud, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Cost Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Regulatory Requirements

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Instagram Optimization: Grow Your Presence

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Content Performance Analysis, Content Optimization, Driving engagement, Social Media Management, Data-Driven Marketing, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Brand Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Performance Metric, Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Automation with Ansible: Web Server Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Nginx, Web Servers, YAML, Application Deployment, Devops Tools, CI/CD, IT Automation, Server Administration, Package and Software Management, Scalability, Service Management, Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Understanding Cloud Spanner

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Migration, Database Management, Cloud Applications, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Development, Relational Databases, Dataflow, Terraform, Database Design, Query Languages, Data Pipelines, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Application Deployment, Infrastructure Architecture, Scalability, Transaction Processing, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Google Workspace: Administrator Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Active Directory, Gmail, User Provisioning, User Accounts, Collaborative Software, Automation, Identity and Access Management, Enterprise Application Management, Service Management, Configuration Management, Systems Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Data Visualization e manipolazione dei dati con Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Spatial Data Analysis, Data Integration, Tableau Software, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Data Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public administration courses

  • Fundamentals of Data Governance Ownership, Privacy, Security: Coursera
  • The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers: Packt
  • VPC Network Peering: Google Cloud
  • Working in the Cloud: ISC2
  • Oracle RAC High Availability and Policy-Based Management: Packt
  • FortiGate: Protecting Google Compute resources: Google Cloud
  • CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002) : Packt
  • Instagram Optimization: Grow Your Presence: Coursera
  • Automation with Ansible: Web Server Deployment: Coursera
  • Understanding Cloud Spanner: Google Cloud

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