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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Sales Prospecting, Selling Techniques, Sales Presentations, Overcoming Objections, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Sales Pipelines, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Lead Generation, Negotiation, Business Ethics, Customer Engagement, Business Process Automation, Regulatory Compliance, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Database Design, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Application, Relational Databases, SQL, Data Modeling, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation, Data Security
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Business Reporting, Report Writing, Microsoft 365
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Data Visualization, Sales Strategy, Performance marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Data Visualization Software, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analytics, Data Analysis, Target Market
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Probability, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Science, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Simulations, R Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Tableau Software, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Integration
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Geographic Information Systems, Data Literacy, Scientific Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Matplotlib, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Heat Maps, Seaborn, Geospatial Information and Technology, Network Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Geospatial Mapping
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Root Cause Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Data Collection, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Process Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Statistical Inference, Analytical Skills, Pareto Chart, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Autoencoders, Data Security, Information Privacy, Anomaly Detection, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Statistical Reporting, Data Access, Analysis, Data Maintenance, Data Cleansing, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months