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.

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Email Marketing, Paid media, Digital Advertising, Google Ads, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Google Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Design and Development, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Campaign Management, Search Engine Marketing
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Process, Business Strategy, New Product Development, Strategic Partnership, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Product Management, Resource Allocation, Lean Methodologies, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Regulations, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Project Closure, Operations, Operational Analysis, Sustainable Engineering, Plant Operations and Management, Manufacturing Operations, Environment and Resource Management, Manufacturing and Production, Sustainable Development, Material Handling, Environment Health And Safety, Prospecting and Qualification, Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Management Training And Development, Succession Planning, Leadership, Professional Development, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Development, People Management, Resource Management, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Behavioral Management, Influencing, Organizational Effectiveness, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Structure, Personal Development, Adaptability, Relationship Building
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, User Interface (UI), Data Processing, Heat Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Big Data, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Spatial Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Integration Testing, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Security Controls, GitHub, Automation, Version Control
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Literacy, Systems Thinking, Case Studies, Sustainable Development, Quantitative Research, Sustainability Standards, Water Resource Management, Energy and Utilities, Social Impact, Analysis, Environmental Science, Complex Problem Solving, Policy Analysis, Environment and Resource Management, Dealing With Ambiguity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Storytelling, Artificial Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Systems Design, Application Security, Design Strategies, Operating Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Datamaps, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Histogram, Graphic and Visual Design, R Programming, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Risk Analysis, Risk Modeling, Risk Management, Hazard Analysis, Project Risk Management, Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Data Analysis Software, Simulation and Simulation Software, Qualitative Research, Resilience
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks