Professional development courses can help you learn effective communication, leadership strategies, time management, and conflict resolution. You can build skills in networking, personal branding, and project management techniques. Many courses introduce tools like presentation software, collaboration platforms, and performance tracking systems, showing how these skills can enhance teamwork and productivity in various professional settings.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Interviewing Skills, Negotiation, Workforce Planning, Professional Development, Planning, Compensation and Benefits, Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Graph Theory, Development Environment, Data Storage, Engineering Software, Unstructured Data, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Data Storage Technologies, Debugging, Program Development, Database Systems, Database Theory, Network Routing, Theoretical Computer Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Investments, Return On Investment, Statistics
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Software Installation, Training Programs, Real Time Data, Case Studies, Data Processing, Event Monitoring, Transaction Processing, System Configuration, Statistical Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: DevOps, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Development, Development Environment, Cloud Applications, Continuous Deployment, Version Control, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Continuous Integration, Real Time Data, Kibana, Query Languages, Data Modeling, Distributed Computing, SQL, Data Mapping, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Relational Databases
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Economics, Economic Development, Governance, Culture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, School Psychology, Special Education, Literacy, Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Diagnostic Tests, Working With Children, Psychological Evaluations, Student Support and Services, Education Software and Technology, Resilience, Learning Strategies, Child Development, Advocacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Tool Calling, OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, Prototyping, Software Documentation, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Team Building, Team Motivation, Team Management, Team Leadership, Teamwork, Honesty, Relationship Building, Empathy, Collaboration, Professional Development, Storytelling, Mindfulness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Object Oriented Design, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Debugging, Virtual Machines, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Logical Reasoning, Computational Logic, Deductive Reasoning, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Science, Program Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Risk Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Methods, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months