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: Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Technologies, Electric Power Systems, Market Dynamics, Climate Change Mitigation, Emerging Technologies, Sustainable Development, Investments, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Photography, Peer Review, Photo Editing, Image Quality, Creative Design, Creativity, Content Creation, Storytelling, Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Program Evaluation, Governance, Immigration Law, Research Methodologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Pediatrics, Working With Children, Cultural Diversity, Family Support, Mental Health, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Child Development, Parent Communication, Child Health, Medical Support, Public Health
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Corporate Strategy, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Initiative and Leadership, Target Market, Business Strategy, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Application Servers, Web Applications, Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Eclipse (Software), Program Development, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Mobile Development, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Virtual Machines, Data Structures, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Applications, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Process Automation, Microservices, Application Programming Interface (API), GitHub
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Access, Relational Databases, Data Entry, Databases, Database Design, Microsoft Office, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Jupyter
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, LangChain, OpenAI API, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, AI Security, Large Language Modeling, Business Logic, File I/O, Transaction Processing, Document Management, Persona Development, Coordination, Plan Execution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, Unit Testing, Apple Xcode, Development Testing, Mobile Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Application Development, Software Design, Debugging, Functional Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Amsterdam
Skills you'll gain: Community Organizing, Systems Thinking, Advocacy, Transportation Operations, Change Management, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Case Studies, Experimentation, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months