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Instructional Design Courses

Instructional design courses can help you learn curriculum development, assessment strategies, and learner engagement techniques. You can build skills in creating effective learning experiences, utilizing multimedia resources, and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and learning management systems, which support the design and delivery of educational content.


Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    Skillshare

    Midjourney for Beginners: Step-by-Step AI Art Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Image Quality, Creativity, Web Applications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Step-by-Step Resume Building: Job-Winning ATS-Proof Resumes

    Skills you'll gain: Professionalism

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Design and Implement Build and Release Pipelines

    Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps Pipelines, CI/CD, Package and Software Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Cloud Deployment, Release Management, Software Versioning, Version Control, Microsoft Azure, GitHub, Development Testing, Test Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    SCS-C02: AWS Certified Security - Specialty

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Amazon Web Services, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Event Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Application Security, Security Management, Firewall, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Security, Incident Response, Compliance Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Postman API Platform, Authentications, API Testing, Authorization (Computing), Restful API, Secure Coding, Java Programming, Application Design, Spring Boot, User Accounts, API Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Solid Waste Processing and Treatment

    Skills you'll gain: Waste Minimization, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Engineering, Thermal Management, Land Management, Process Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Automation Framework Design Using TestNG

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Selenium (Software), Test Case, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Apache Maven, Automation, Application Frameworks, Software Design Patterns, Java, Maintainability, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    AI for Customer Experience with Chatbots and Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Responsible AI, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Predictive Analytics, Personalized Service, Customer Service, Google Gemini, Customer Insights, Anthropic Claude, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Adobe

    Image Editing Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Color Theory, Photography, Generative AI, Editing, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master & Apply Apartment Lighting Layout Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: AutoCAD, Electrical Wiring, Architectural Drawing, Layout Design, Electrical Systems, Safety Standards, Requirements Analysis, Basic Electrical Systems, Engineering Calculations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Data Architecture for Modern Data Stacks

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, CI/CD, Database Design, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Modeling, Transact-SQL, SQL, Cloud Infrastructure

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Training Path for VMware Technical Associate

    Skills you'll gain: NSX-T Network Virtualization, vSphere Networking and Storage, Virtual Networking, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), VMware vSAN, vSphere DRS & HA, Software-Defined Networking, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Zero Trust Network Access, Virtualization, Storage vMotion, Data Centers, vCenter Server, VMware ESX Servers, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Cloud Management, Network Switches

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular instructional design courses

  • Midjourney for Beginners: Step-by-Step AI Art Guide: Skillshare
  • Step-by-Step Resume Building: Job-Winning ATS-Proof Resumes: Board Infinity
  • Design and Implement Build and Release Pipelines: Whizlabs
  • SCS-C02: AWS Certified Security - Specialty: Packt
  • JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot: Packt
  • Solid Waste Processing and Treatment: L&T EduTech
  • Automation Framework Design Using TestNG: Packt
  • AI for Customer Experience with Chatbots and Analytics: Coursera
  • Image Editing Essentials: Adobe
  • Master & Apply Apartment Lighting Layout Techniques: EDUCBA

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