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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Governance, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economic Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Program Governance Planning with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Project Design, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Workflow Management, Innovation, Project Management Software, Business Process Modeling, Governance

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Starweaver

    Cybersecurity Policy & Governance for Business Success

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Policies, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Risk Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance, Risk Management, Audit Planning, Cyber Security Strategy, Compliance Management, Cybersecurity, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Regulatory Compliance, Training Programs, Auditing, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST 800-53, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Sciences Po

    Data and Urban Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Data Governance, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Data Sharing, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Big Data, Algorithms, Data Ethics, Computing Platforms, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy

    4.7
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Security Governance at Scale

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Cyber Governance, Security Controls, Amazon CloudWatch, Data Governance, Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Compliance Management, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Control, Account Management, Threat Detection, Automation, Configuration Management, Budget Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Democratic Governance and Policymaking

    Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Governance, Community Development, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Discussion Facilitation, Economics, Coordination, Sociology

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Sales, Customer Analysis, Governance, Sales Strategy, General Sales Practices, Talent Management, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Sales Operations, Target Market, Selling Techniques, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Sales Training, Oral Expression, Market Share, Sales Process, Business

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    AI CERTs

    AI in Government

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Management, Governance, Information Management, Public Administration, IBM Cloud, Gerontology, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Safety and National Security, Policy Analysis, Education and Training, Safety and Security, Emerging Technologies, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Lund University

    Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Sustainable Development, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Architecture, Scientific Methods, Sustainable Technologies, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Transportation Operations, Environmental Policy, Governance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Program Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Program Management, Risk Management, ChatGPT, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Governance, Image Quality, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Dodd-Frank Act: Analyze, Evaluate & Reform

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Regulation, Bank Regulations, Financial Market, Derivatives, Securities (Finance), Compensation Management, Compliance Reporting, Risk Management Framework, Liquidation, Governance, Equities, Private Equity

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    CSR Strategy: Analyze, Implement & Create Value

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Ethics, Sustainable Business, Business Strategy, Governance, Compliance Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Risk Management, Diversity and Inclusion

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Program Governance Planning with ClickUp: Coursera
  • Cybersecurity Policy & Governance for Business Success : Starweaver
  • Data and Urban Governance: Sciences Po
  • AWS Security Governance at Scale: Amazon Web Services
  • Democratic Governance and Policymaking: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success: EDUCBA
  • AI in Government: AI CERTs
  • Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment: Lund University
  • Generative AI for Program Managers: IBM

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