Sustainable development courses can help you learn frameworks for social, economic, and environmental progress. You can build skills in policy evaluation, community planning, climate resilience, and measuring development outcomes. Many courses introduce tools for sustainability indicators, data analysis, and impact assessment to support informed decision-making across global contexts.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Active Listening, Conflict Management, Meeting Facilitation, Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Delegation Skills, English Language, Language Competency, Grammar, Professional Development, Vocabulary
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Melbourne
Skills you'll gain: Financial Systems, Capital Markets, Market Liquidity, Financial Market, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Financial Regulation, Market Dynamics, Market Analysis, Governance, Risk Management, Economic Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Customer Insights, Service Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Analysis, User Feedback, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Business Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Microsoft Copilot, Frontend Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Systems Integration, Web Applications, ASP.NET, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, Development Environment, Real Time Data, Debugging, Performance Tuning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Application Development, API Testing, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Test Case, Development Environment, Model View Controller, Software Development Tools, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, Software Design Patterns, SQL, Data Persistence, Mockups, JSON, User Interface (UI), Functional Design, Databases, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Digital Marketing, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Planning, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Channel, Target Audience, Persona Development, Marketing Analytics, Brand Marketing, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, E-Commerce
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Electrical Systems, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Electrical Safety, Environmental Regulations, Power Electronics, Sustainable Technologies, Hydraulics, Basic Electrical Systems, Thermal Management, Equipment Design, Semiconductors, Physics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Presentation, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Administration, Data Science
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Computer Vision, Machine Learning Methods, Natural Language Processing, Scalability, Reinforcement Learning, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Keyword Research, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Web Analytics and SEO, Storytelling, Marketing Strategies, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Communications, Customer Relationship Management, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scalability, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Operating Systems, File Systems, Linux, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Performance Tuning, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Full Cycle Recruitment, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Talent Management, Human Resource Strategy, Executive Recruitment, Employee Onboarding, Workforce Planning, Employee Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, New Hire Orientations, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Organizational Strategy, Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks