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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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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Market Dynamics, Social Justice, Economic Development, Labor Relations, Sustainable Development, International Relations, World History, Global Marketing, Behavioral Economics, Innovation, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    53 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Business Analysts: Faster Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Business Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Business Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Generative AI Agents, Business Process, Stakeholder Communications, Business Intelligence, Business Transformation, Data Visualization, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Project Finance Fundamentals: Analyze & Structure Deals

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Feasibility Studies, Cost Estimation, Financial Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Return On Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Modeling, Case Studies, Stakeholder Analysis, Due Diligence, Loans, Cash Flows, Market Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Mobile Security

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Security, Investigation, Mobile Development, Apple iOS, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Android (Operating System), Application Security, Legal Proceedings, Cybersecurity, File Systems, Malware Protection, Computer Security, Secure Coding, Computer Security Incident Management, Cloud Security, Security Strategy, Analysis, Encryption, Debugging, Disaster Recovery

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    APIs in C#: Create a Student Management API

    Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Web Services, Cloud Services, C# (Programming Language), Server Side, Application Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Build a Budget and Analyze Variance using Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Proposal Development, Variance Analysis, Trend Analysis, Budget Management, Budgeting, Spreadsheet Software, Management Reporting, Presentations, Financial Acumen, Finance

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    ISAE-SUPAERO

    Introduction to Aircraft Airworthiness

    Skills you'll gain: Safety Culture, Engineering Design Process, Product Development, Systems Design

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Ethical Hacking

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Metasploit, Public Key Infrastructure, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cryptography, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Mobile Security, Security Testing, Brute-force attacks, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Operating Systems, Encryption

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Programación musical con software libre

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Signal Processing, Musical Composition, Music, Electronic Components, Electronics, Music Theory, Hardware Design, Embedded Systems, System Configuration, Algorithms, Instrumental Music, Performance Tuning, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Generative AI, Digital Communications, Creative Design, Interoperability, Other Programming Languages, Development Environment

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    55 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    PwC India

    Transfer Pricing: Basic concepts and compliances

    Skills you'll gain: Tax Compliance, Tax Laws, Compliance Reporting, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Tax, Tax, Document Management, International Finance

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Strategic Public Relations Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Public Relations, Communication Planning, Strategic Communication, Corporate Communications, Crisis Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Persuasive Communication, Marketing Effectiveness, Media and Communications, Marketing Budgets, Persona Development, Campaign Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Analysis, Storytelling, Technology Strategies, Teamwork, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Building AI Applications with Haystack

    Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, LLM Application, AI Workflows, OpenAI API, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Data Pipelines

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • GenAI for Business Analysts: Faster Insights: Coursera
  • Project Finance Fundamentals: Analyze & Structure Deals: EDUCBA
  • Cyber Security: Mobile Security: Macquarie University
  • APIs in C#: Create a Student Management API: Coursera
  • Build a Budget and Analyze Variance using Google Sheets: Coursera
  • Introduction to Aircraft Airworthiness: ISAE-SUPAERO
  • Introduction to Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
  • Programación musical con software libre: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Transfer Pricing: Basic concepts and compliances: PwC India

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