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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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    EDUCBA

    Python for Data Science: Real Projects & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Probability & Statistics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Histogram, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Networking, Python Programming, Server Side

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Health, Society, and Wellness in COVID-19 Times

    Skills you'll gain: Mental Health, Mindfulness, Community Health, Social Justice, Health Equity, Stress Management, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Media and Communications, Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Responsiveness, Learning Strategies, Biology, Health Care

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Mastering AI Agents for Databases

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Development Environment, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Tool Calling, LLM Application, Database Systems, Database Management, SQL, Database Application, OpenAI API, Software Development Tools, Prompt Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    IntelliJ IDEA with Project

    Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Apache Maven, Build Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Development Environment, Computer Graphics, Debugging, Scripting Languages, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Databases, Relational Databases

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Lean Product Portfolio Management

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, AI Product Strategy, Product Management, Responsible AI, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Strategy, User Research, Scalability, Design Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Project Portfolio Management, Governance, Product Development, Product Roadmaps, User Centered Design, Business Modeling, Resource Management, Brand Management

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    OpenCL Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), System Programming, Computer Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Hardware Architecture, C (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Development Environment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Huddersfield

    Leadership in Practice & Team Management

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Team Motivation, People Management, Team Management, Team Leadership, Motivational Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Workplace inclusivity, Human Resources Management and Planning, Diversity Awareness, Leadership

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Security Testing, Test Tools, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Web Servers, Network Protocols, Web Applications, Test Automation, Development Environment, Proxy Servers, Authentications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Economía del Cambio Climático

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Supply And Demand, Sustainable Development, Market Dynamics, International Relations, Climate Change Mitigation, Economics, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Policy, Mathematical Modeling, Tax Laws, Social Impact, Public Policies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Big Data

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    HTML for Beginners: Classes and ID

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Javascript

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, User Interface (UI) Design, OpenAI API, AI Personalization, Embeddings, UI/UX Research, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Database Management, Restful API, Web Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Board Infinity

    Executing Full Text Queries with Elasticsearch

    Skills you'll gain: Query Languages, Data Analysis, Software Installation, Performance Tuning, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Data Modeling, Cloud Deployment

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

  • Python for Data Science: Real Projects & Analytics: EDUCBA
  • Health, Society, and Wellness in COVID-19 Times : University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mastering AI Agents for Databases: Packt
  • IntelliJ IDEA with Project: EDUCBA
  • Lean Product Portfolio Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • OpenCL Programming: Coursera
  • Leadership in Practice & Team Management: University of Huddersfield
  • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Economía del Cambio Climático: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • HTML for Beginners: Classes and ID: Coursera

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