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Sustainable Development Courses

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.


Popular Sustainable Development Courses and Certifications


  • E

    ESSEC Business School

    Belles histoires d'entreprises à impact

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Waste Minimization, Business Ethics, Program Evaluation, Entrepreneurship, Product Lifecycle Management, Investments, Economic Development, Market Opportunities, Business Modeling, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • R

    Red Hat

    Fundamentals of Ansible

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Linux, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Automation, DevOps, System Configuration, Configuration Management, Software Architecture

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    90 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Developing Data Models with LookML

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Modeling, Dashboard, Database Design, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Persistence, Version Control

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    72 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Privacy in Europe

    Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Case Law, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, IT Security Architecture, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, European History, Data Governance, Legal Research, Data Security

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    98 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Fundamentos de la Psicología

    Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Personal Development, Oncology, Health Promotion, Behavioral Health, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Social Work, Empowerment, Health Care, Human Learning, Self-Awareness, Mental Health, Positive Behavior Support, Community Development, Resilience, Human Development, Scientific Methods, Social Sciences, Culture

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    496 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Admin Certification Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Application Deployment, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Data Management, Workflow Management, Account Management, Training and Development, Business Process Automation, Customer Service, Security Controls

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    67 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Leeds

    An Introduction to Programming using Python

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Robotics, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Automation, Algorithms, Debugging, Development Environment, Data Structures

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    106 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Meta

    Working with Data in iOS

    Skills you'll gain: Core Data (Software), Restful API, Apple iOS, JSON, Swift Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development, Application Development, Data Persistence, Data Modeling, Authentications, Network Protocols

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    52 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a CRUD Node.js and MongoDB employee management web-app

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Restful API, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Node.JS, MongoDB, Database Management, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Development, Javascript, GitHub

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Water Quality, Sanitation, Water Resource Management, Microbiology, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Governance, Economics, Chemistry

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.1K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Y

    Yale University

    Music and Social Action

    Skills you'll gain: Aesthetics, Art History, Music History, Liberal Arts, Music, Education and Training, Social Justice, Social Impact, Performing Arts, Public Affairs, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Classical Music, Case Studies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    181 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer for Semi-tech and Business Learners

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Service Level Agreement, Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Software As A Service, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Private Cloud, Business Software, DevOps, Collaborative Software, Agile Methodology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    93 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sustainable development courses

  • Belles histoires d'entreprises à impact: ESSEC Business School
  • Fundamentals of Ansible: Red Hat
  • Developing Data Models with LookML: Google Cloud
  • Privacy in Europe: 28DIGITAL
  • Fundamentos de la Psicología: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Salesforce Admin Certification Preparation: LearnKartS
  • An Introduction to Programming using Python: University of Leeds
  • Working with Data in iOS: Meta
  • Build a CRUD Node.js and MongoDB employee management web-app: Coursera
  • Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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