Data protection courses can help you learn data privacy regulations, risk assessment techniques, incident response strategies, and encryption methods. You can build skills in compliance management, data governance, and implementing security protocols to safeguard sensitive information. Many courses introduce tools like data loss prevention software, encryption tools, and privacy management platforms, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect personal and organizational data.

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Star Schema, Spreadsheet Software, Data Transformation, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Excel Formulas, Extract, Transform, Load, Consolidation, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Integration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Data Mining, Social Network Analysis, ChatGPT, Embeddings, Bayesian Network, Machine Learning Methods, Data Science, Supervised Learning, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: NumPy, Debugging, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data-oriented programming, Program Development, Numerical Analysis, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Data Mapping, Data Integrity, Data Transformation, Database Design, Data Modeling, Cloud Deployment, SQL, PostgreSQL, Data Capture, Data Validation, Continuous Integration, Data Storage Technologies, Real Time Data, Continuous Monitoring, Schematic Diagrams
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Business Analytics, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Productivity Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Data Ethics, Data Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, SQL, Big Data, Database Systems, NoSQL, Operational Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Geospatial Information and Technology, Color Theory, Tree Maps, Data Storytelling, Heat Maps, Data Mapping, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability, Regression Analysis, Data Collection, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Microservices, Scalability, Service Level, Data Architecture, Software Design, System Testing, Transaction Processing, Distributed Computing, Database Management, Performance Tuning, Development Testing, Database Systems, System Monitoring, Web Applications, Application Development, Data Processing, Big Data
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Apache Kafka, Data Architecture, Generative AI, Data Infrastructure, Root Cause Analysis, Dataflow, Solution Architecture, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Software Architecture, Data Integration, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Failure Analysis, Data Processing, Dependency Analysis, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks