Self-development courses can help you learn time management, emotional intelligence, effective communication, and goal-setting strategies. You can build skills in self-reflection, resilience, and motivation techniques that enhance personal growth. Many courses introduce tools like journaling apps, productivity planners, and mindfulness practices that support your journey toward self-improvement and help you implement the skills you acquire.

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

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Creative Design, Branding, Graphic and Visual Design, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Brand Strategy, Marketing Collateral, Brand Management, Marketing Communications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Brute-force attacks, Cryptography, Encryption, Python Programming, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Statistical Programming, UI Components, Application Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Software Design Documents, Requirements Elicitation, Workflow Management, User Story, Prioritization, Hugging Face, Customer Insights, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Load Balancing, Web Applications, Cloud API, Application Performance Management, Web Servers
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, YAML, Cloud Development, Development Environment, Amazon CloudWatch, Restful API, API Gateway, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Node.JS, Software Development, Software Development Tools, Application Deployment, Microsoft Visual Studio, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Financial Data, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Event Monitoring
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, UI Components, iOS Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Swift Programming, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Animations, Interactive Design, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Development, Model View Controller, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Active Listening, Verbal Communication Skills, Goal Setting, Rapport Building, Business Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Expectation Management, Adaptability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, OpenAI API, Multimodal Prompts, Tool Calling, ChatGPT, Cloud API, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Google Cloud Platform, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integrity, Databases, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Scalability, Data Storage Technologies
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours