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Sustainable Development Courses

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.


Popular Sustainable Development Courses and Certifications


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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

    Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Transportation Operations, Governance, Systems Thinking, Technology Roadmaps, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Innovation, Internet Of Things, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Systems, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Java Programming for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, File I/O, Debugging

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Liderazgo, Motivación y Gestión de Recursos Humanos

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Talent Management, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Social Skills, Recruitment Strategies, Team Motivation, Employee Retention, Human Resources, Workforce Development, People Development, Team Building, Verbal Communication Skills, Teamwork, Leadership Development, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Recognizing Others, Professional Development

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    Packt

    Engaged: Behavioral Science for Digital Product Design

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Driving engagement, Behavioral Economics, Human Factors, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, Psychology, Experimentation, Design Strategies, Trustworthiness, Motivational Skills, Social Skills, Behavioral Management, Product Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Storage, Virtual Networking, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing Architecture, Database Management Systems, Scalability

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Kennesaw State University

    Six Sigma Black Belt

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Team Management, Process Capability, Data Collection, Knowledge Transfer, Team Building, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Meeting Facilitation, Continuous Improvement Process, Performance Measurement, Conflict Management, Analytical Skills, Process Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Quality Control, Statistics

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Advanced Data Testing for Quality at Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Quality, Test Automation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Scalability, SQL

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    University of Michigan

    Advanced Styling with Responsive Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Browser Compatibility, Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Mobile Development, Javascript

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    JavaScript Programming Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Javascript, Data Structures, Debugging, JSON, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Programming, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Git (Version Control System), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Application Programming Interface (API)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life

    Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Precision Medicine, Biology, Physiology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, Research

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    London Business School

    Business for Good: Fundamentals of Corporate Responsibility

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Corporate Strategy, Business Ethics, Social Impact, Business Leadership, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Innovation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Canva Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Event Marketing, Presentations, Video Editing, Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Color Theory, Typography, Storytelling, Marketing Collateral, Marketing Design, Interactive Design, Brand Strategy, Social Media, Logo Design, Layout Design, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Branding, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sustainable development courses

  • Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Java Programming for Beginners: IBM
  • Liderazgo, Motivación y Gestión de Recursos Humanos: Universidad de Palermo
  • Engaged: Behavioral Science for Digital Product Design: Packt
  • Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services: Microsoft
  • Six Sigma Black Belt: Kennesaw State University
  • Advanced Data Testing for Quality at Scale: Coursera
  • Advanced Styling with Responsive Design: University of Michigan
  • JavaScript Programming Essentials: IBM
  • Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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