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Social Skills Courses

Social skills courses can help you learn effective communication, active listening, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. You can build skills in networking, teamwork, and persuasive speaking, which are vital in both personal and professional settings. Many courses introduce tools like role-playing exercises and feedback mechanisms that enhance interpersonal interactions and help you practice these skills in real-time scenarios.

Popular Social Skills Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Teaching Writing Process

    Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Creativity

    4.6
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    46 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Meta Front-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Experience Design, Design Research, Linux Commands, Unix, Usability, Debugging, User Interface (UI), Software Visualization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Pseudocode, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, UI Components, Unit Testing, JavaScript Frameworks, Code Reusability, Application Development

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    24K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Product Owner

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

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7.6K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to PhET Simulations for STEM Education

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Strategies, Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Pedagogy, Teaching, Simulations, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Simulation and Simulation Software, Research, Peer Review

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    93 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Sustainable high-end tourism

    Skills you'll gain: Service Design, Hospitality, Hospitality Management, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Service Management, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Consumer Behaviour, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Sustainability Standards, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    HEC Paris

    Become a changemaker, build a career with purpose and impact

    Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Innovation, Personal Development, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Action Oriented, Environmental Issue, Corporate Sustainability, Goal Setting, Problem Solving, Planning, Business

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Inclusive Online Teaching Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Teaching, Digital pedagogy, Disabilities, Driving engagement, Instructional Strategies, Learning Strategies, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Higher Education

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    89 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Kennesaw State University

    AI for Education (Intermediate)

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, Generative AI, AI literacy, Education Software and Technology, ChatGPT, Peer Review, OpenAI, Education and Training, Digital pedagogy, AI Integrations

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    419 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Strategies, Computer Science, Interactive Design, Emerging Technologies, Diversity Awareness

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Cambridge

    The Law of England and Wales: An Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Court Systems, Case Law, Civil Law, Legal Proceedings, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Appeals, Litigation and Civil Justice, Political Sciences, Social Justice

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Prospectiva jurídica

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Legal Risk, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Research Methodologies, Systems Thinking, Social Sciences, Trend Analysis, Social Justice, AI literacy, Qualitative Research, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    64 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    AI CERTs

    AI in Government

    Skills you'll gain: Public Administration, AI Product Strategy, Automation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Digital Transformation, Fraud detection

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social skills courses

  • Teaching Writing Process: Johns Hopkins University
  • Meta Front-End Developer: Meta
  • IBM Product Owner: IBM
  • Introduction to PhET Simulations for STEM Education: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Sustainable high-end tourism: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Become a changemaker, build a career with purpose and impact: HEC Paris
  • Inclusive Online Teaching Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • AI for Education (Intermediate): Kennesaw State University
  • Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • The Law of England and Wales: An Introduction: University of Cambridge

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Human Resource Management (13)

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