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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Systems Thinking, Business Transformation, Business Strategies, Strategic Partnership, Community Development, Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Collaboration, Innovation

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Child Nutrition and Cooking

      Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Food and Beverage, Child Health, Working With Children, Food Safety and Sanitation, Environmental Issue

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Local Economic Development

      Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Community Development, Socioeconomics, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Economics, Growth Strategies, International Relations, Global Marketing, Policy Development, Governance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Python Data Structures

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Python Programming, File Management, Development Environment, Software Installation, Virtual Environment

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees

      Skills you'll gain: Workforce Planning, Employee Onboarding, Recruitment, Talent Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Human Resources, Job Analysis, Human Resource Strategy, Talent Acquisition, New Hire Orientations, Workforce Management, Employee Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Decision Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Washington

      Business English Communication Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, English Language, Business Planning, Meeting Facilitation, Presentations, Communication, Negotiation, Peer Review, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Sales Presentations, Taking Meeting Minutes, Business Correspondence, Verbal Communication Skills, Business Writing, Proposal Writing, Business Communication, Professional Networking, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Event Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      4.8K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Java and Spring Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Application Deployment, Software Engineering, AI Personalization, Software Development, Software Testing, Data Ethics, DevSecOps, Test Case, Prototyping, Maintainability, Application Development, Application Frameworks, CI/CD, Java, Artificial Intelligence, Java Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7.9K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Starweaver

      Relationship Management and Business Development

      Skills you'll gain: Business Development, Relationship Management, Professional Networking, Account Management, Sales Development, Upselling, Rapport Building, Consultative Approaches, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Retention, Business Communication, Organizational Development, Customer experience strategy (CX), Personalized Service, Communication, Active Listening

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      169 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Multiple educators

      IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist

      Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, Network Security, Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Computer Security Incident Management, Information Assurance, Cloud Computing Architecture, Computing Platforms, Microsoft Windows, Cyber Governance, Cloud Computing, Encryption, Data Security, Authorization (Computing), Data Storage, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Cryptography

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

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      Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

      Sourcing and Screening Applicants

      Skills you'll gain: Talent Pipelining, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Applicant Tracking Systems, Talent Sourcing, Recruitment Strategies, Professional Networking, Strategic Sourcing, Stakeholder Engagement, Presentations, Interviewing Skills, Market Research

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data Science: Foundations using R

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Knitr, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Statistical Visualization, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Ggplot2, MySQL, Dimensionality Reduction, Software Installation, Version Control, Data Analysis, Data Sharing, Statistical Programming, GitHub, Machine Learning

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

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems: Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Mobile Development, Application Development, UI Components, Java, Development Environment, Application Lifecycle Management, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      684 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Child Nutrition and Cooking: Stanford University
    • Local Economic Development: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Python Data Structures: University of Michigan
    • Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees: University of Minnesota
    • Business English Communication Skills: University of Washington
    • Generative AI for Java and Spring Developers: IBM
    • Relationship Management and Business Development : Starweaver
    • IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist: ISC2
    • Sourcing and Screening Applicants : Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

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    Business Communication (16)
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