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.

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Mediation, Recognizing Others, Active Listening, Cognitive flexibility, Storytelling, Language Learning, World History, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Communication
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Workflow Management, Business Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Building Design, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Construction, Architecture and Construction, System Requirements, Design Strategies, Mathematical Modeling
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Pseudocode, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Software Design, Systems Design, Software Design Patterns, Systems Integration, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Real Time Data, Peripheral Devices
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronics Engineering, Design Reviews, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Components, Technical Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Supplier Management, Project Schedules, Project Closure, Engineering Management, Milestones (Project Management), Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Scheduling, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Procurement, Quality Management, Team Management, Project Planning, Agile Methodology, Project Scoping, Project Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Communications
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Amazon Redshift, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Redis, Event-Driven Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Cross Platform Development, Operating Systems, Data Import/Export, Development Environment, Scripting, File Management, Scripting Languages, Data Processing, Virtual Machines, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Scalability, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Apache, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Systems Administration, Nginx, Full-Stack Web Development, Continuous Deployment, Servers, Ruby (Programming Language), Remote Access Systems, Package and Software Management, Service Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, LLM Application, Performance Metric, Statistical Analysis, Test Script Development, Large Language Modeling, Business Metrics, Model Evaluation, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Java, Java Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Maintainability, Application Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks