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.

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Value Propositions, Income Statement, New Product Development, Business Modeling, Business Development, Market Opportunities, Investment Management, Lean Methodologies, Strategic Partnership, Persona Development, Customer Analysis, Presentations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Relationship Management, Collaboration, Professional Networking, Professional Development, Brand Awareness, Leadership Development, Return On Investment, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Personal Attributes, Emotional Intelligence, Influencing, Assertiveness, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, File Management, Application Development, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Data Management, Integrated Development Environments
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Computational Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economic Development, Game Theory, Financial Policy, Tax, Market Analysis, International Relations, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Metrics, Public Policies, Performance Metric, International Finance, Fiscal Management, Consumer Behaviour, Investments, Labor Relations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Consulting, Business Consulting, Environmental Management Systems, Product Lifecycle Management, Environment, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Cloud Deployment, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, Electrical Power, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Design, Hydrology, Electric Power Systems, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Water Resource Management, Predictive Modeling, Environment, Estimation, Mathematical Modeling, Physical Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Model Deployment, Convolutional Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, Data Quality, Deep Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Image Analysis, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Pipelines, Embeddings, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Evaluation, Computer Vision, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Management, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Backlogs, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Process, User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Business Modeling, Business Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Business Planning, Stakeholder Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Technologies, Basic Electrical Systems, Electric Power Systems, Sustainable Development, Electrical Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Science, Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks