Sustainable development courses can help you learn frameworks for social, economic, and environmental progress. You can build skills in policy evaluation, community planning, climate resilience, and measuring development outcomes. Many courses introduce tools for sustainability indicators, data analysis, and impact assessment to support informed decision-making across global contexts.

Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Report Writing, Relational Databases, Software Testing, Technical Support, File I/O
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Social Impact, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Creative Thinking, Community Development, Resourcefulness, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Complex Problem Solving, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Structure, Personal Development, Resilience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Physiology, Stress Management, Health And Wellness Coaching, Behavioral Health, Biology, Mindfulness, Resilience, Exercise Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Responsible AI, OpenAI API, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Applications, LLM Application, OpenAI, HTML and CSS, ChatGPT, Application Deployment, Mobile Development, API Gateway, Web Applications, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Cloud Security, Data Ethics, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Lifelong Learning, Curiosity, Willingness To Learn, Education Software and Technology, Adaptability, Growth Mindedness, Digital pedagogy, Open Mindset, Professional Development, Mental Concentration, Personal Development, Persistence, Self-Motivation, Multitasking, Learning Styles, Productivity, AI Personalization, Time Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Data Persistence, Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, File Management, Application Development, Maintainability, Software Design, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Data Management, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, Data Validation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Version Control, Data Science, R (Software), GitHub, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Java, Algorithms, Java Programming, Program Development, Programming Principles, Statistical Analysis, Software Design, Computer Programming, Data Import/Export, Integrated Development Environments, File I/O, Data Processing, Software Documentation, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), API Design, Data Analysis, Software Testing, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Interpersonal Communications, Business Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Internal Communications, Corporate Communications, Business Correspondence, Social Skills, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Non-Verbal Communication, Active Listening, Relationship Building, Organizational Structure, Mediation, Customer Relationship Building, Contract Negotiation, Organizational Development, Negotiation, Vendor Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Program Development, Software Documentation, Pseudocode, C++ (Programming Language), Computational Thinking, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Algorithms, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Corporate Sustainability, Business Ethics, Stakeholder Management, Sustainable Business, Social Impact, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Issue, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks