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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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    University of Washington

    Essential Marketing Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Proposal Development, Marketing Channel, Business-To-Consumer, Cross-Channel Marketing, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    28 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Estruturas de dados Python

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Data Processing, Data Analysis Software, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Development Environment, Software Installation

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Power Platform: Extend the user experience

    Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Platform As A Service (PaaS), No-Code Development, Enterprise Application Management, Application Development, Application Design, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Dashboard, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Security Controls

    Intermediate · 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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    Starweaver

    Gen AI For Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Sustainable Development, Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Generative AI, Sustainable Systems, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, Diversity and Inclusion, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Ethics, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Issue, Supply Chain Planning, Problem Solving, Content Strategy

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building a Machine Learning Solution

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Collection, Model Deployment, Data Ethics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Generative AI, Data Preprocessing, Continuous Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    How to Build a BI Dashboard Using Google Data Studio and BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Business Intelligence, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Database Development, Data Migration, Query Languages, Data Analysis, Data Management

    4.3
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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Current Issues in Ethics and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, AI Security, Robotics, Healthcare Ethics, Workforce Planning, Information Privacy, Information Technology, Robotic Process Automation, Large Language Modeling, Energy and Utilities

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Teaching Infographics with Genially

    Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Content Creation, Digital pedagogy, Developing Training Materials, Course Development

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Yale University

    Christianity & Ecology

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, World History, Climate Change Adaptation, Liberal Arts, Culture, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Advocacy, Climate Change Mitigation, Anthropology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Introduction to Transformer Models for NLP: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, Generative Model Architectures, Embeddings

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Serverless Computing, Application Lifecycle Management, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Continuous Integration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, System Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Essential Marketing Frameworks: University of Washington
  • Estruturas de dados Python: University of Michigan
  • Microsoft Power Platform: Extend the user experience: Whizlabs
  • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Gen AI For Sustainability: Starweaver
  • Building a Machine Learning Solution: Coursera
  • How to Build a BI Dashboard Using Google Data Studio and BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Current Issues in Ethics and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Teaching Infographics with Genially: Coursera
  • Christianity & Ecology: Yale University

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