IT courses can help you learn programming languages like Python and Java, database management, networking fundamentals, and cybersecurity principles. You can build skills in troubleshooting, system administration, and software development methodologies. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, SQL for database queries, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, showing how these skills are applied in real-world IT environments.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Automation, Interactive Learning, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Electric Power Systems, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Transportation Operations, Policy Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Sustainable Technologies, Health Equity, Social Impact, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Safety and Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, User Provisioning, Cloud Security, Azure Active Directory, Data Governance, IT Security Architecture, DevSecOps, Data Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Microsoft 365, Endpoint Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Microsoft Copilot, Encryption, Authentications
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Email Security, Incident Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Operations, Threat Detection, IT Automation, Google Cloud Platform
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Serverless Computing, TCP/IP
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Prototyping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Metadata Management, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Migration, Cloud Storage, Apache Airflow, Data Lakes, Data Storage, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, IT Automation, Data Management, Data Transformation, Serverless Computing, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Cloud Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Cloud Technologies, IT Automation, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Azure Synapse Analytics
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Automation, IT Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Devops Tools, YAML, Performance Tuning, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Hybrid Cloud Computing, vCenter Server, VMware ESX Servers, vSphere Networking and Storage, Cloud Management, NSX-T Network Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, IT Automation, Cloud Computing, Network Troubleshooting, Automation, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API), System Monitoring
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Threat Management, Data Security, Vulnerability Management, Threat Detection, Security Management, Event Monitoring, IT Automation, System Monitoring, System Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Data Persistence, Containerization, YAML, Microservices, Scalability, Load Balancing, Configuration Management, Network Security, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months