Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Skills you'll gain: Credit Risk, Lending and Underwriting, Commercial Lending, Financial Analysis, Bank Regulations, Financial Statement Analysis, Banking, Portfolio Risk, Commercial Banking, General Lending, Financial Statements, Loan Documentation, Portfolio Management, Financial Regulation, Compliance Management, Asset Management, Risk Management Framework, Operational Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Bank Regulations, Banking, Credit Risk, Risk Management Framework, Operational Risk, Risk Management, Lending and Underwriting, Compliance Management, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Control, Risk Appetite, Risk Analysis, Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Business Risk Management, Portfolio Risk, Internal Controls, Risk Mitigation, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Equities, Business Valuation, Securities (Finance), Financial Market, Investments, Financial Analysis, Capital Markets, Financial Policy, Market Dynamics, Corporate Finance, Estimation, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Cost Control, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Cash Management, Operating Budget, Video Production, Cost Management, Management Reporting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Media Production, Cash Flows, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Production Planning, Post-Production, Cinematography, Microsoft Excel, Business Reporting, Cost Accounting, Financial Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Reconciliation, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, Accounting, General Accounting, Cash Flows
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Financial Market, Financial Systems, Financial Regulations, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Securities (Finance), Portfolio Risk, Finance, Governance, Financial Services, Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Equities, Financial Trading, Banking, Bank Regulations, Behavioral Economics, Underwriting, Insurance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Partnership Accounting, Contract Accounting, Technical Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Economics, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Behavioral Economics, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business, Business Operations, Consumer Behaviour, Operations, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Strategy, Public Policies, Competitive Analysis, Resource Allocation, Revenue Management, Market Analysis, Socioeconomics
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Market Analysis, International Finance, Market Research, Consumer Behaviour, Market Intelligence, Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Culture, Business Management, Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Ethics, Market Opportunities, Marketing Planning, Legal Risk, Cultural Diversity, Marketing Strategies, Revenue Management, Economics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Skills you'll gain: Risking, Machine Learning Methods, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Sharing, Financial Regulation, Financial Systems, Data Governance, Application Programming Interface (API), Financial Data, Finance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Ethics, Innovation, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting Records, Financial Statements, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Consolidation, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Business Valuation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Business Process Reengineering, Lean Manufacturing, Management Accounting, Cost Management, Operational Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Business Process Improvement, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Performance Improvement, Benchmarking, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks