Beginner computer courses can help you learn basic operating system navigation, file management, internet browsing, and word processing. You can build skills in spreadsheet creation, email communication, and online research techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and various web applications, showing how these skills are applied in everyday tasks and professional settings.

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Linux Servers, Ubuntu, Network Troubleshooting, Authentications, Remote Access Systems, Encryption, Network Security, Linux, Network Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Cross Platform Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Google Cloud Platform, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Kubernetes, Model Evaluation, Software Versioning, Supervised Learning
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Salesforce, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Ad Hoc Reporting, Management Reporting, Product Demonstration, Business Reporting, Report Writing, End User Training and Support, Real Time Data, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Help Desk Support, System Configuration, Computer Hardware, Networking Hardware, Hardware Troubleshooting, Technical Support, Peripheral Devices, Desktop Support, Computer Networking, General Networking, Operating Systems, Wireless Networks
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Application Development, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Java Programming, User Interface (UI), Java, Software Design
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Anthropic
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Model Context Protocol, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anthropic Claude, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Tool Calling, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Jupyter, Computer Science, Dimensionality Reduction
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Big Data, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Management, NoSQL, Analytics, Splunk, Database Systems, MongoDB, Pandas (Python Package), SQL, PostgreSQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communications, Communication Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics, Engineering Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Data Mapping, Real Time Data, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Relational Databases, MySQL, PHP (Scripting Language), SQL, Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Back-End Web Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangChain, AI Orchestration, Database Development, SQL, LLM Application, Query Languages, OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure, Tool Calling, OpenAI, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Imaging, Image Analysis, Data Manipulation, Neurology, R Programming, Data Processing, Scientific Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks