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      Scrimba

      Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Deployment, Debugging, Maintainability, LinkedIn, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, CI/CD, Code Review, Development Testing, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interviewing Skills, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Application Development, Software Documentation

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Restful API, Web Services, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Software Design, Java, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Software Architecture, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Server Side, User Interface (UI)

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Writing Effective Technical Documentation

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Technical Communication, Software Documentation, Technical Design, Software Design Documents, Blogs, Writing and Editing, Collaborative Software, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Content Creation, Writing, Typography, Multimedia, Proofreading, Design Elements And Principles, GitHub, Application Programming Interface (API), Version Control

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Adobe InDesign: Collaborative Design & Workflow Mastery

      Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Adobe InDesign, Version Control, Style Guides, User Feedback, Adobe Creative Cloud, Peer Review, Document Management, File Management, Branding

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Career Growth & Business Expansion

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Professional Development, Emotional Intelligence, Public Speaking, Personal Development, Productivity, Relationship Management, Professional Networking, Branding, Business Planning, Problem Solving, Project Management, Contract Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Starweaver

      Business Process Outsourcing Strategies in Hospitality

      Skills you'll gain: Vendor Management, Hospitality, Hospitality Management, Vendor Relationship Management, Performance Measurement, Business Process, Business Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Communication, Process Optimization, Creative Problem-Solving, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Strategic Thinking

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      Responsive Web Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Mobile Development, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Application Deployment, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Elements And Principles, Software Engineering

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career

      Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Brand Strategy, Market Research, Professional Networking, Time Management, Branding, Target Audience, Business Modeling, Social Media, Prioritization, Social Media Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Business Strategy, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Recruitment, Presentations, Marketing

      4.9
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Employment Law: The Gig Economy

      Skills you'll gain: Labor Law, Workers Compensation, Labor Relations, Labor Compliance, Employee Relations, Benefits Administration, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Case Law

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Generative AI: Labor and the Future of Work

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Automation, Workforce Development, Labor Relations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Workforce Planning, Global Marketing, Leadership and Management, Change Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Hiring and Onboarding Employees with ClickUp

      Skills you'll gain: Applicant Tracking Systems, Time Management, Human Resources Software, Employee Onboarding, Timelines, Organizational Skills, Project Management Software, Scheduling, Productivity Software, Document Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Microsoft

      User Interface Design and Prototyping

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, UI/UX Research, Design Thinking, User Research, Style Guides

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular freelancing courses

    • Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices: Scrimba
    • Front-End Developer: LearnQuest
    • Writing Effective Technical Documentation: Board Infinity
    • Adobe InDesign: Collaborative Design & Workflow Mastery: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Career Growth & Business Expansion: Packt
    • Business Process Outsourcing Strategies in Hospitality: Starweaver
    • Responsive Web Design: Scrimba
    • Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Employment Law: The Gig Economy: University of Pennsylvania
    • Generative AI: Labor and the Future of Work: University of Michigan

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