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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


  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    3D Printing Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling, Solution Design, Innovation, Prototyping, Social Impact, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing and Production, Education and Training, Community Development, Economic Development

    ★ 4.6 (688) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Management Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: People Management, Team Performance Management, Staff Management, Human Relations Movement, Employee Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Human Capital, Organizational Effectiveness, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Employee Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Management, Compensation and Benefits, Job Analysis

    ★ 4.7 (527) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Programming with Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Computational Thinking, Animations, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Storytelling, Game Design, Solution Design, Program Development, Event-Driven Programming, Coordination, Computer Programming Tools

    ★ 4.4 (116) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google

    Google Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Quality Management, Project Closure, Cost Management, Project Planning, Scope Management, Team Management, Project Scoping, Management Training And Development, Agile Project Management, Quality Management Systems, Budget Management, Project Risk Management, Product Roadmaps, Sprint Retrospectives, Resource Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Performance Reporting, Change Management, Project Management

    ★ 4.7 (370) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java

    Skills you'll gain: Java, Object Oriented Design, Java Programming, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Programming, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Program Development, Debugging

    ★ 4.6 (300) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • A

    Arizona State University

    Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, File I/O, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative AI, NumPy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Model Training, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Plot (Graphics), Object Oriented Design, Integrated Development Environments, Python Programming, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming

    ★ 4 (79) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Data Collection, Microsoft Visual Studio, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Algorithms, Microsoft Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Data Storage, Development Environment, Computer Programming, C and C++

    ★ 4.6 (377) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Learning Experience Design: Orientation to the Profession

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Design, Disabilities, Education Software and Technology, Professional Development, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

    ★ 4.8 (82) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    AI-powered Customer Intelligence with Microsoft Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Customer Insights, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Microsoft 365, Persona Development, Data Cleansing, Sales Management, Sales Operations, Data Quality, Sales, Anomaly Detection, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Marketing Operations, Personalized Campaigns, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Sales Enablement

    ★ 4.4 (80) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Community Health, Nutrition and Diet, Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Child Health, Preventative Care, Health Disparities, Working With Children, Health Equity, Family Support, Exercise Science, Community Development, Student Engagement, Community Outreach, Student Support and Services, Health Policy

    ★ 4.8 (874) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Google Slides

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Sales Presentations, Business Communication, Version Control, Collaborative Software, Document Management, Multimedia, Organizational Skills, Data Sharing, Business Solutions, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.7 (278) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google

    Set and Achieve Team Goals

    Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Motivational Skills, Collaboration, Productivity, Employee Engagement, Overcoming Obstacles

    ★ 4.9 (55) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular workforce development courses

  • 3D Printing Applications: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Management Fundamentals: University of Pennsylvania
  • Programming with Scratch: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Google Project Management: Google
  • Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java: Universidad de los Andes
  • Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application: Arizona State University
  • Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code: University of Colorado System
  • Learning Experience Design: Orientation to the Profession: University of Michigan
  • AI-powered Customer Intelligence with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
  • Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation: University of Colorado System

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