Instructional design courses can help you learn curriculum development, assessment strategies, and learner engagement techniques. You can build skills in creating effective learning experiences, utilizing multimedia resources, and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and learning management systems, which support the design and delivery of educational content.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Threat Modeling, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Security Testing, Secure Coding, Cost Management, Data Ethics, Data Governance, Experimentation, Prompt Engineering, Application Security, CI/CD, Automation, Financial Forecasting, Compliance Management, Governance, Technical Documentation, Vulnerability Assessments, Risk Management, Stakeholder Communications
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Data Governance, Database Theory, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Algorithms, Agile Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Software Architecture, Cybersecurity, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Ethics
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, AI Personalization, Web Design, Content Creation, Customer Service, Web Design and Development, Merchant Services, Booking (Sales), Responsive Web Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Performance Analysis, Brand Awareness, AI Enablement, Storytelling, Content Development and Management, Multimedia, Prompt Engineering, Data Storytelling, Creativity, Search Engine Optimization, Emerging Technologies, Visionary, Professional Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Application, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Applications, Model View Controller, Authentications, Business Logic, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Tableau Software, Plot (Graphics), Scatter Plots, Data Mapping, Graphing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, CI/CD, Database Design, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Transaction Processing, Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Cloud Infrastructure
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Model View Controller, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Application Development, Objective-C (Programming Language), UI Components, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Interaction Design, Programming Principles, Data Persistence, Integrated Development Environments, Persistence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Business Process Automation, Robotic Process Automation, Salesforce Development, Automation, Enterprise Architecture, AI Workflows, Enterprise Application Management, Business Transformation, Technical Consulting, Governance, Change Management, Systems Architecture, Scalability, Performance Measurement, Consulting, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Program Development, Generative AI
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dependency Analysis, LLM Application, Microservices, Service Management, Configuration Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Failure Analysis, Application Deployment, Data Storage Technologies, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Software Development, Solution Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Service Recovery, Reliability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Swift Programming, Application Lifecycle Management, Mobile Development, UI Components, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, User Interface (UI), Web Services, Programming Principles, JSON, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, AI Enablement, Advanced Analytics, Data Processing, Enterprise Architecture, Automation, Data Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Improvement Process, Data Quality, Application Deployment, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Business Metrics, Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks