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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


  • C

    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
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    How to Implement and Evaluate Communication Campaigns

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Advertising Campaigns, Communication Planning, Paid media, Promotions and Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Program Evaluation, Content Performance Analysis, Strategic Communication, Media Planning, Marketing Communications, Earned Media, Program Implementation, Marketing Effectiveness, Integrated Marketing Communications, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Engineering, API Design, Software Development

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming, Scala, and Spark 3!

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Real Time Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Apache Cassandra, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Processing, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Development Environment

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    K

    Kennesaw State University

    Creating a Differential Competitive Advantage -Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Branding, Brand Marketing, Global Marketing, Brand Strategy, Target Market, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Digital Advertising, Brand Loyalty, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Product Strategy, Market Research, Value Propositions, MarTech, Market Dynamics, Business Strategy, Business

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Google Cloud en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Data Store, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Application Development, Application Performance Management, Application Design, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud API, API Gateway, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Microservices, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Debugging

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    Universidad de Palermo

    Felicidad y Políticas Públicas

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Community Development, Sociology, Surveys

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    L

    L&T EduTech

    Pavement Materials and Design (IRC and MoRTH)

    Skills you'll gain: Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Construction, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Technical Standard, Laboratory Testing

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    Edureka

    Generative AI for People Management

    Skills you'll gain: Training and Development, Developing Training Materials, Training Programs, Responsible AI, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Generative AI Agents, Employee Training, Employee Performance Management, Employee Engagement, AI Personalization, Employee Surveys, Performance Review, Performance Management, Performance Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Survey Creation, Data Analysis, Surveys

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    System Administration with IBM AIX: Getting Started

    Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Operating System Administration, Systems Administration, File Systems, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Performance Tuning, Command-Line Interface, Data Storage

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Deploy A Microsoft Azure Speech To Text Web App

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Natural Language Processing, Web Applications, Python Programming

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    T

    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    How to Start a Biotech Venture

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Team Building, Biotechnology, Team Management, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, New Business Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Market Intelligence, Regulatory Requirements, Business Planning, Strategic Partnership, Innovation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Teaching Infographics with Genially: Coursera
  • How to Implement and Evaluate Communication Campaigns: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming, Scala, and Spark 3!: Packt
  • Creating a Differential Competitive Advantage -Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Developing Applications with Google Cloud en Français: Google Cloud
  • Felicidad y Políticas Públicas: Universidad de Palermo
  • Pavement Materials and Design (IRC and MoRTH): L&T EduTech
  • Generative AI for People Management: Edureka
  • System Administration with IBM AIX: Getting Started: IBM

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