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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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    IBM

    IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Dashboard, IBM Cognos Analytics, Relational Databases, Data Wrangling, Rmarkdown, Data Visualization Software, Plot (Graphics), Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Shiny (R Package), Big Data, SQL, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, R Programming, Data Structures

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM IT Project Manager

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Project Management Life Cycle, Resource Management, Peer Review, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Team Motivation, Project Management, Information Technology, Risk Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Interviewing Skills, Leadership, Communication

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    10K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Disaster Recovery, Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Jenkins, Google App Engine, Business Continuity, Docker (Software), Containerization, Identity and Access Management, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Managed Services, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Networking, Data Storage, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Architecture

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    62K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM JavaScript Backend Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), OpenShift, Serverless Computing, Node.JS, Containerization, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, MongoDB, Professional Networking, Cloud-Native Computing, NoSQL, GitHub, Restful API, Git (Version Control System), Back-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Grafana, Javascript, Azure DevOps

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Intuit

    Tracking expenses, liabilities, and equity

    Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Tax, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Sales Tax, Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounts Payable, General Accounting, Bookkeeping, Equities, Loans, Tax

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    787 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud DevOps Engr

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Disaster Recovery, Google Cloud Platform, Site Reliability Engineering, Jenkins, Incident Management, Google App Engine, Business Continuity, Docker (Software), Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, CI/CD, Identity and Access Management, Network Monitoring, System Monitoring, Big Data, Capacity Planning, Safety Culture, Continuous Improvement Process, Continuous Delivery

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Gemini, Cloud Applications, API Gateway, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Jenkins, Cloud Development, Google App Engine, Application Deployment, Docker (Software), CI/CD, Serverless Computing, Application Development, Cloud-Native Computing, Microservices, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Debugging

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    49K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engr

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Site Reliability Engineering, Incident Management, Google App Engine, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Network Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Network Troubleshooting, System Monitoring, Network Security, Big Data, Containerization, Virtual Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    50K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Product Owner

    Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Agile Product Development, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Stakeholder Communications, Agile Methodology, Responsible AI, Kanban Principles, Generative AI, Product Roadmaps, Virtual Teams, Information Technology, Agile Project Management, Computer Hardware, Product Strategy, ChatGPT, Stakeholder Management, Sprint Planning

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Incident Management, Google App Engine, Load Balancing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Network Architecture, Network Troubleshooting, System Monitoring, Virtual Networking, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Security, Network Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    50K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Google App Engine, Containerization, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Managed Services, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Networking, Cloud Deployment, Data Storage, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Big Data, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    59K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Data Management

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, SQL, Data Security, Data Migration, Data Governance, IBM Cognos Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Management, Relational Databases, Data Cleansing, Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    18K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
  • IBM IT Project Manager: IBM
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect: Google Cloud
  • IBM JavaScript Backend Developer: IBM
  • Tracking expenses, liabilities, and equity: Intuit
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud DevOps Engr: Google Cloud
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Developer: Google Cloud
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engr: Google Cloud
  • IBM Product Owner: IBM
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer: Google Cloud

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