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.

Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Command-Line Interface, GitLab, Collaborative Software, File Management, Software Development Tools
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Distributed Computing, Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Computer Networking, Data Structures, Natural Language Processing, Algorithms, Problem Solving, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Performance Tuning, Scripting, System Design and Implementation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Experience Design, Usability, Layout Design, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Persona Development, Information Architecture, Web Design, Design, Color Theory
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: React.js, Javascript
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Kubernetes, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Capacity Management, Google Cloud Platform, System Monitoring, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Health Policy, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Policy Analysis, Community Outreach, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Affairs, Community Organizing, Policy Development, International Relations, Media and Communications, Interpersonal Communications, Driving engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Amazon Web Services, No-Code Development, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Cloud Platforms, Predictive Modeling, Amazon S3, Version Control, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Integrated Development Environments, Data Modeling, Database Design, Software Development Tools, NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Application Programming Interface (API), OpenAI, ChatGPT, Version Control, Infrastructure Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, API Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Transportation Operations, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Authentications, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Real Time Data, Responsive Web Design, Javascript, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Keyword Research, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Content, Content Development and Management, Content Creation, Content Strategy, AI Enablement, Editing, Generative AI, Writing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours