Automation courses can help you learn process optimization, workflow design, and robotic process automation (RPA). You can build skills in scripting, system integration, and data analysis to streamline operations. Many courses introduce tools like UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Zapier, that support implementing automation solutions and enhancing productivity across various industries.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Automation, Sustainable Development, Electric Power Systems, Policy Analysis, Socioeconomics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environmental Issue, Social Impact, Emerging Technologies, Transportation Operations, Health Equity, Sustainability Standards, Social Sciences, Climate Change Mitigation, Safety and Security, Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Automation, User Accounts, Facebook, Automation, Digital Content, Advertising, Marketing, Branding
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Success Management, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Data Management, Brand Loyalty, Customer Retention, Customer Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Marketing Automation, Case Studies, Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Portfolio Management, Analysis, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Bidding, Facebook, Keyword Research, Pay Per Click Advertising, Online Advertising, Campaign Management, Performance marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Pinterest, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Lead Generation, Marketing, Paid media, TikTok, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Business Analytics, Analysis, Sociology, Market Opportunities, Social Justice, Case Studies, Human Centered Design, Leadership Development, Risk Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Accounting, Data Management, Internal Controls, Internal Auditing, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Auditing, Financial Auditing, Fraud detection, Data Quality, Accounting Software, Data Integrity, Pandas (Python Package), Emerging Technologies, Data Analysis, Analytics, Automation, GitHub, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Product Lifecycle Management, Case Studies, Data Collection, Supervised Learning, Business Requirements, Data Quality, Business Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Animations, Human Machine Interfaces, Control Systems, Real-Time Operating Systems, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Control Panels, Test Tools, Interactive Design, Automation Engineering, Program Development, Automation, Simulations, System Monitoring, Electrical Wiring, Computational Logic, Simulation and Simulation Software, User Interface (UI) Design, Network Troubleshooting, User Feedback
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, AI Orchestration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Patterns, Restful API, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, JSON, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Blue Prism
Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Objects Framework, Business Process Automation, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Design, Workflow Management, Process Analysis, Process Development, Business Process, Process Validation, Release Management, Consolidation, Data Import/Export, Decision Making, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Sales Enablement, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Productivity, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, No-Code Development, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Sales Strategy, Sales Management, Risk Management, Sales Process, Automation, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months