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: Rmarkdown, Web Scraping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Collection, Cloud Services, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Animations, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Usability, Web Applications, Semantic Web, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, Agentic systems, Google Cloud Platform, Customer experience improvement, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Tool Calling, Innovation, Organizational Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Computer Programming Tools, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Software Development Tools, C (Programming Language), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Unit Testing, TypeScript, Software Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Code Coverage, Test Automation, Development Testing, Testability, Test Case, Javascript, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Cross Platform Development, .NET Framework, Authentications, User Interface (UI), Application Programming Interface (API), C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Program Development, Data Access, Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud-Native Computing, Managed Services, Load Balancing, Cloud Deployment, Virtual Machines, IT Automation, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Computer Literacy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Deployment, Application Development, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Internet Of Things, Application Deployment, Software Development, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Real Time Data
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Style Guides, Graphic Design, Technical Documentation, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks