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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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    Coursera

    Creating Engaging Content for Facebook

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Campaigns, Drive Engagement, Video Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Workflow Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Design Thinking for Human-Centered IoT Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Ideation, Internet Of Things, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Human Centered Design, Persona Development

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAE Institute México

    Introducción a Unreal Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Prototyping, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, UI Components, Animation and Game Design

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    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Ball State University

    Cybersecurity and Secure Software Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Frontend Performance, Restful API

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Platform As A Service (PaaS), Product Lifecycle Management, No-Code Development, Digital Transformation, System Implementation, Systems Integration, Business Transformation, Cost Management, Business Process, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Team Management, Scalability, Business Strategy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Developing AI Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Development, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Stakeholder Engagement, Intellectual Property, Compliance Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Generative AI, Education and Training, Data Science

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Introduction to Domain Models

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Software Visualization, Object Oriented Design, Case Studies, Data Modeling, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Engineering Software, Software Design, Program Development, Systems Design, Business Modeling, System Design and Implementation, Complex Problem Solving

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Flash - SaaS Technical Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software As A Service, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Management, Cloud Deployment, Application Security, Systems Integration, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Cloud Security, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Geopolítica e seus Movimentos Interculturais

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Diplomacy, World History, Cultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, European History, Governance, Economics, Economic Development

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MathWorks

    Practical MATLAB Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Matlab, Data Manipulation, Mathematical Modeling, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Data Cleansing, File Management, Technical Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach

    Skills you'll gain: Inside Sales, Generative AI Agents, AI Personalization, Email Automation, Sales Development, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, AI Enablement, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Automation, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Creating Engaging Content for Facebook: Coursera
  • Design Thinking for Human-Centered IoT Solutions: LearnQuest
  • Introducción a Unreal Engine: SAE Institute México
  • Cybersecurity and Secure Software Design: Ball State University
  • Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts: Edureka
  • Platform Product Essentials: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Developing AI Policy: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Introduction to Domain Models: Northeastern University
  • AWS Flash - SaaS Technical Fundamentals: Amazon Web Services
  • Geopolítica e seus Movimentos Interculturais: Fundação Instituto de Administração

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