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.

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Debugging, Software Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Web Applications, Algorithms, JSON, Program Development, User Story, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Automation, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, OSI Models, General Networking, Computing Platforms, Network Administration, Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, Network Routing, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructure, Scripting, Network Protocols, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Security, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Application Security, Internet Of Things, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, Android (Operating System), Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Benchmarking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, File I/O, Data Access, Data Persistence, Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Integrity, Databases, Secure Coding
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Firewall, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Incident Response, Endpoint Security
Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Group Policy, Microsoft Azure, Windows PowerShell, Collaborative Software, Identity and Access Management, Network Planning And Design, Network Performance Management, Azure Active Directory, User Provisioning, User Accounts, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Big Data, Software Architecture, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Juniper Network Technologies, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Border Gateway Protocol, Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), OSI Models, Network Administration, Network Protocols, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Hosting, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Storage, Frontend Performance, Database Management, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Development, UI Components
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Incident Management, Event Monitoring, System Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, Continuous Monitoring, Network Security, Cloud Applications, Kubernetes, Security Management, Cloud Computing, Debugging, Data Access
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months