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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Governance, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Forecasting, Emerging Technologies
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Javascript, JSON, Web Applications, Computer Programming, Application Design, Scripting Languages, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Prototyping, Context Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Environmental Issue, Advocacy, Social Determinants Of Health, Environmental Science, Health Education, Community Health, Resilience, Adaptability, Collaboration, Health Care, Public Health, Health Systems, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Patient Communication, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Leadership Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Linux, Scripting, Unix Commands, DevOps, Scripting Languages, File Management, Unix, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Metadata Management, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Management Systems, Data Transformation, Data Access, Context Management, Data Migration, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Data Validation, Version Control
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Network Architecture, Computer Hardware, Operating Systems, Computer Displays, Mobile Development Tools, Wireless Networks, Android (Operating System), Apple iOS
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Communication Planning, Agile Project Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Scoping, Project Management, Project Schedules, Project Coordination, Project Planning, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Feasibility Studies, Requirements Analysis, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Database Development, Data Access, Data Store, Cloud Computing, Software Installation, Web Development Tools, Application Development, Web Development, Cloud Management
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Customer Insights, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, AI Personalization, Pay Per Click Advertising, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Google Ads, Digital Marketing, Generative AI, Marketing Analytics, Customer experience strategy (CX), Consumer Behaviour, Persona Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Scripting, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI API, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, API Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Web Development, Application Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours