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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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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Modern Issues in Food & Agriculture

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Food Quality Assurance And Control, Consumer Behaviour, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Climate Change Adaptation, Economics, Public Policies, Emerging Technologies, Policy Analysis, Biotechnology, Technology Solutions

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a buyer persona diagram for businesses with Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Persona Development, User Accounts, Target Audience, Graphic Design, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Market Analysis

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced JavaScript Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, Maintainability, Application Design, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Prototyping, Context Management

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Cultural Agility for Teamwork

    Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Teamwork, Personal Development, Workplace inclusivity, Adaptability, Cultural Diversity, Collaboration, Empathy, Professional Development, Cognitive flexibility, Relationship Management, Resilience, Dealing With Ambiguity, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Curiosity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    PyMongo - Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Data Access, Query Languages, Database Management, NoSQL, Databases, Scripting, Python Programming, Development Environment, Software Installation

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    HDFS Architecture and Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, File Systems, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Java, Data Structures, File Management, Systems Architecture, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Development Environment, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Designing Learning Innovation: an introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Instructional Design, Innovation, Education Software and Technology, Learning Theory, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Complete Product Management Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Wireframing, A/B Testing, Microsoft Teams, Sprint Planning, Project Management, ChatGPT, Kanban Principles

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    REST Assured Java - Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Script Development, Software Testing, JSON, Data Validation, Test Automation, Test Case, Development Environment

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    10 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    ChatGPT for Web Design - Create Amazing Websites

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Web Design, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Development Environment, Javascript, Cloud Hosting, Software Installation, Databases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Create and Test a Document AI Processor

    Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Google Cloud Platform, Test Tools, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming, Document Management

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Modern Issues in Food & Agriculture: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Create a buyer persona diagram for businesses with Creately: Coursera
  • Advanced JavaScript Concepts: Packt
  • Cultural Agility for Teamwork: University of Colorado System
  • PyMongo - Beginners: EDUCBA
  • HDFS Architecture and Programming: Johns Hopkins University
  • Designing Learning Innovation: an introduction: Politecnico di Milano
  • Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches: Packt
  • The Complete Product Management Fundamentals: Packt
  • REST Assured Java - Beginners: EDUCBA

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