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.

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Sustainable Development, Nutrition and Diet, Environment, Water Sustainability, Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Technologies, Climate Change Mitigation, Waste Minimization, Environmental Science, Pollution Prevention, Emerging Technologies, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Architecture, Web Applications, JSON, Web Development, Android Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Social Impact, Influencing, Research, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Change Management, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Capacity Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Team Building, Team Leadership, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Kanban Principles, Sales Presentation, Innovation, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Selling Techniques, Prioritization, Discussion Facilitation, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Employee Retention, Talent Pipelining, Succession Planning, Workplace inclusivity, Performance Appraisal, Human Resource Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Mediation, Human Resources, Responsible AI, Employee Engagement, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), HR Tech, Payroll, Performance Review, Management Training And Development, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Human Development, Biology, Life Sciences, Environment, Chemistry, Cell Biology, Environmental Issue, Child Development, Environmental Science, Environmental Resource Management, Music, Biotechnology, General Science and Research, Decision Making, Natural Resource Management, Oncology, Liberal Arts, Sustainable Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Leadership and Management, Organizational Strategy, Project Management, Leadership Studies, Influencing, Team Management, Conflict Management, Employee Coaching, Strategic Thinking, Team Building, Decision Making, Coaching, Relationship Building, Communication, Business Communication, Active Listening
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Model Evaluation, Markov Model, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Change Management, Organizational Change, Business Transformation, Culture Transformation, Agile Project Management, Leadership and Management, Organizational Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, Employee Training, Sociology, Human Resources, Leadership, Communication, Communication Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Supplier Management, Project Schedules, Project Closure, Engineering Management, Milestones (Project Management), Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Scheduling, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Procurement, Quality Management, Team Management, Project Planning, Agile Methodology, Project Scoping, Project Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Communications
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Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, File I/O, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stress Management, Goal Setting, Nutrition and Diet, Professional Development, Personal Development, Organizational Skills, English Language, Planning, Technical Communication, Product Knowledge, Productivity, Language Learning, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Media and Communications, Customer Service, Verbal Communication Skills, Language Competency, Retail Sales, Health And Wellness Coaching
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months