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California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Business Strategies, Peer Review, Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Brand Strategy, Branding, Financial Planning, Service Design, Constructive Feedback
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Editing, Content Creation, Writing, Writing and Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Goodwill Industries International
Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Cultural Responsiveness, Intercultural Competence, Active Listening, Digital Transformation, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Sensitivity, Professional Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Automation, Needs Assessment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Web Presence, Front-End Web Development, Web Content, Responsive Web Design, Web Design
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Outbound Calls, Operational Efficiency, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Workflow Management, Customer Service, AI Integrations, Automation, Prompt Engineering, Systems Integration, Customer Communications Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, Professionalism, Business Ethics, Intercultural Competence, Strong Work Ethic, Telecommuting, Cultural Diversity, Personal Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Learning Management Systems, Cultural Sensitivity, Education Software and Technology, Collaboration, Goal Setting, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Higher Education, digital literacy, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Jira (Software), Process Design, Business Workflow Analysis, Scalability, Compliance Auditing, Compliance Management, User Experience Design, Auditing, User Experience, Stakeholder Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, Content Optimization, Search Engine Optimization, AI powered creativity, Target Audience, Content Creation, AI Enablement, Writing and Editing, Productivity Software, Brand Awareness, Marketing Automation, Generative AI, Driving engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Project Documentation, Organizational Skills, Document Management, Content Management Systems, Collaboration, Productivity Software, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Content Development and Management, Digital Publishing, Information Architecture, Data Management, Content Creation, Cloud Platforms
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Workforce Development, Production Process, Digital Transformation, Automation, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Trend Analysis, World History, Emerging Technologies, Storytelling, Demography, Economics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Creative Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Visual Design, Layout Design, Entrepreneurship, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, LinkedIn, Web Content, Social Media Content, Instagram, Web Presence, Writing, Concision, Content Creation, Social Media, Grammar, Business Writing, Professionalism, Constructive Feedback, Writing and Editing, Relationship Building, English Language, Language Competency, Branding, Vocabulary
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks