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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.


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Popular Workforce Development Courses and Certifications


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    University of Alberta

    Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Requirements Management, Software Development, Product Management, Process Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Customer Engagement

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Generative AI in Software Testing Training

    Skills you'll gain: Test Tools, Acceptance Testing, Software Testing, Test Automation, Test Execution Engine, Test Planning, Software Quality Assurance, Generative AI, Test Data, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Software Documentation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Yonsei University

    Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Mitigation, Risk Management Framework, Emergency Response, Geospatial Information and Technology, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Public Policies, Environmental Policy, Systems Thinking, Case Studies, World History

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Contexto de Negocios en LATAM: Factores Políticos, Sociales y Económicos

    Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Financial Market, World History, Business Economics, Economic Development, International Finance, Economics, Socioeconomics, Business Modeling, Business, Political Sciences, Business Strategy

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    173 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Miro AI, Brainstorming, UI/UX Strategy, Ideation, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design and Product, Design Thinking, Innovation, Conceptual Design, Collaborative Software, User Interface (UI) Design, Product Improvement, Team Oriented, Product Development

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    Genentech

    Making Data Science Work for Clinical Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, Statistical Reporting, Data Sharing, Version Control, Clinical Trials, GitHub, Data Quality, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Maintainability, DevOps, R Programming, Package and Software Management, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Insper

    Introdução à Ciência da Primeira Infância

    Skills you'll gain: Infant Care, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Education and Development, Socioeconomics, Child Development, Maternal Health, Working With Children, Pediatrics, Nutrition and Diet, Human Development, Parent Communication, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Promotion, Care Coordination

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of Microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Application Deployment, Development Environment, Hibernate (Java), OAuth, Back-End Web Development, Eclipse (Software)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build an AI Personal Assistant with a Vector Database

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Vector Databases, AI Personalization, Javascript, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Natural Language Processing, Human Machine Interfaces, Database Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Cloud Run on Google Cloud: Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Cloud Services, Application Development, Containerization, Cloud Security, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Integration Testing, Scalability

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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Sustainable Construction Management

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Sustainable Architecture, Construction Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Facility Management, Stakeholder Management, Stormwater Management, Building Information Modeling, Architectural Engineering, Project Design, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Resource Management, Project Management, Property Management, HVAC, Electrical Systems, Waste Minimization

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    40 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Adobe

    Job Applications Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, LinkedIn, Interviewing Skills, Critical Thinking, Graphic Design, Creativity, Personal Attributes, Design, Branding, Storytelling, Communication, Strategic Thinking, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Digital Communications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software: University of Alberta
  • Generative AI in Software Testing Training : Simplilearn
  • Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies: Yonsei University
  • Contexto de Negocios en LATAM: Factores Políticos, Sociales y Económicos: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro: Coursera
  • Making Data Science Work for Clinical Reporting: Genentech
  • Introdução à Ciência da Primeira Infância: Insper
  • Foundations of Microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot: Packt
  • Build an AI Personal Assistant with a Vector Database: Scrimba
  • Developing Applications with Cloud Run on Google Cloud: Fundamentals: Google Cloud

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