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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Assessment, Chemistry, Risk Analysis, Sustainable Engineering, Personal Care, Environmental Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Science, Child Health
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Ideation, Teamwork, Creative Thinking, Presentations, Team Building, Communication, Brainstorming, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Influencing, Collaboration, Professional Development, Creative Problem-Solving, Open Mindset, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Supplier Performance Management, Supply Management, Supply Chain Management, Benchmarking, Competitive Analysis, Business Analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Financial Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Relationship Building, Business Planning, Goal Setting, Self-Motivation, Personal Development, Professional Networking, Action Oriented, Growth Mindedness, Persistence, Self-Awareness, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Resources, Sustainable Development, Health Education, Land Management, Environmental Science, Community Development, Teaching, Interactive Learning, Climate Change Mitigation, Storytelling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Acceptance Testing, Web Applications, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Application Development, Distributed Computing, Prototyping, Requirements Elicitation, Test Automation, Agile Product Development, Big Data, Data Analysis
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Internal Auditing, Corporate Strategy, Overcoming Objections, Organizational Structure, Organizational Change, Entrepreneurship, Culture Transformation, New Business Development, Business Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Insights, Strategic Planning, Value Propositions, Productivity Software, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

American Museum of Natural History
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathology, Microbiology, Mathematical Modeling, Molecular Biology, Taxonomy, Cell Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Trials
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Workflow Management, Process Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Azure, Process Mapping, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Process Optimization, Automation, Application Lifecycle Management, Document Management, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Document Management, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Entry, Excel Formulas, Microsoft 365, Application Design, Cloud Applications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Usability Testing, Web Design, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours