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Professional Development Courses

Professional development courses can help you learn effective communication, leadership strategies, time management, and conflict resolution. You can build skills in networking, personal branding, and project management techniques. Many courses introduce tools like presentation software, collaboration platforms, and performance tracking systems, showing how these skills can enhance teamwork and productivity in various professional settings.


Popular Professional Development Courses and Certifications


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    Anthropic

    Building with the Claude API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Model Context Protocol, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anthropic Claude, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Tool Calling, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Model Evaluation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Record of Students using Abstraction in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Record Keeping

    4.3
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Managing Scope in a Java Enterprise Edition Application

    Skills you'll gain: Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java, Context Management, Web Applications, Server Side, Data Storage, Session Initiation Protocols, Data Sharing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Basic Programming in Python II

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Science, Data Analysis, Scripting, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Market Research, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Organizational Strategy, Spreadsheet Software, Leadership

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SkillUp

    Generative AI: Advancing Systems Analysis & Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, AI Workflows, Business Analysis, Generative AI, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Process Automation, Stakeholder Analysis, ChatGPT, Technical Consulting, Software Architecture, Consulting, Systems Thinking, Business Communication

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Indian Institute for Human Settlements

    Writing and Disseminating Grey Literature

    Skills you'll gain: Editing, Storytelling, Photography, Content Creation, Infographics, Writing, Media and Communications, Social Media, Research, Instagram

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Insper

    Introdução à Ciência da Primeira Infância

    Skills you'll gain: Infant Care, Child Development, Childhood Education and Development, Working With Children, Child Health, Pediatrics, Socioeconomics, Parent Communication, Nutrition and Diet, Health Equity, Human Development, Nutrition Education, Maternal Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Care Coordination

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    Managing Employee Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, Performance Review, People Management, Goal Setting, Team Management, Performance Metric, Expectation Management, Coaching, Employee Engagement, Collaboration, Accountability, Communication Strategies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    56 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Designing a Customer Support Chatbot Using Flowise

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, User Interface (UI), Web Design, No-Code Development, AI Workflows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Self Service Technologies, LLM Application, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Quality Assurance

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create Customer Personas in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Insights, Customer Data Management, Target Audience, Target Market, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Social Media, Product Knowledge, Research

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Software Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Selling Techniques, Sales Presentation, Sales Process, Market Analysis, Sales, Technical Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Market Dynamics, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Insights

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Building with the Claude API: Anthropic
  • Create a Record of Students using Abstraction in Java: Coursera
  • Managing Scope in a Java Enterprise Edition Application: LearnQuest
  • Basic Programming in Python II: Northeastern University
  • How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness: Coursera
  • Generative AI: Advancing Systems Analysis & Architecture: SkillUp
  • Writing and Disseminating Grey Literature: Indian Institute for Human Settlements
  • Introdução à Ciência da Primeira Infância: Insper
  • Managing Employee Performance: Starweaver
  • Designing a Customer Support Chatbot Using Flowise: Coursera

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