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    Social work courses can help you learn how to support individuals and communities through advocacy, counseling, and social services in a variety of settings.

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Industrial Relations: Fostering Workplace Climate

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Conflict Management, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Team Leadership, People Management, Labor Law, Human Resources, Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Compliance Management, Active Listening, Diversity and Inclusion

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Business Analysis and CAPM Exam Preparation

      Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Business Analysis, Team Building, User Requirements Documents, Business Requirements, Product Management, Business Process, Agile Methodology, Project Management Software, Business Modeling, Project Coordination, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), User Story, Agile Project Management, Registration, Stakeholder Management, Business Communication, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      What Do Viruses Do And How Do We Control Them

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Chatbot with Voiceflow: Ecommerce Customer Support

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Customer Support, ChatGPT, Self Service Technologies, Product Support, Customer Inquiries, Business Process Automation, Customer Service, E-Commerce, Order Management, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, User Flows

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Climate change education

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Water Resources, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Issue, Collaboration, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Teamwork, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Environmental Resource Management, Food and Beverage, Education and Training, Mitigation, Self-Awareness, Community Development, Student Engagement, Systems Thinking, Teaching

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Google Sheets: Getting Started

      Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Data Sharing, Collaborative Software, Spreadsheet Software, Cloud Computing, Communication

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Manufacturing Industry 101

      Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Processes, Production Planning, Production Management, Lean Manufacturing, Process Control, Quality Control, Supply Chain Management, Organizational Structure, Innovation, Collaboration, Adaptability, Communication

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Vanderbilt University

      ChatGPT + Zapier: Easy Inbox Intelligence for Smarter Email

      Skills you'll gain: Calendar Management, Organizational Skills, Gmail, ChatGPT, Google Workspace, Data Integration, Generative AI, Business Process Automation, Real Time Data, Automation

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Improve Communication Processes Using Gmail

      Skills you'll gain: Gmail, Prioritization, Productivity Software, Email Marketing, Strategic Prioritization, Organizational Skills, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Duke University

      How to Prioritize ESG Initiatives

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Strategic Prioritization, Prioritization, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Professional Networking

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Marketing Strategy for Engineers and Technologists

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Planning, Search Engine Optimization, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Customer Relationship Management, Business Modeling, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Psychology, Operations Management, Technical Management, Executive Presence, Digital Marketing, Branding, Forecasting, Google Ads

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Graduate Admission Prediction with Pyspark ML

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, PySpark, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Big Data, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Industrial Relations: Fostering Workplace Climate: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Business Analysis and CAPM Exam Preparation: Packt
    • What Do Viruses Do And How Do We Control Them: Imperial College London
    • Build a Chatbot with Voiceflow: Ecommerce Customer Support: Coursera Project Network
    • Climate change education: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Google Sheets: Getting Started: Google Cloud
    • Manufacturing Industry 101: Coursera Instructor Network
    • ChatGPT + Zapier: Easy Inbox Intelligence for Smarter Email: Vanderbilt University
    • Improve Communication Processes Using Gmail: Coursera Project Network
    • How to Prioritize ESG Initiatives: Duke University

    Why Learn Social Work?

    Social work is a practice-based profession focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities through challenges like poverty, mental health, and social inequality. It blends advocacy, communication, and problem-solving to promote well-being and social justice. Learning social work can prepare you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, education, policy, and human services.

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