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Sustainable Development Courses

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.


Popular Sustainable Development Courses and Certifications


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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Foundations of Trauma Informed Pedagogy

    Skills you'll gain: Child Development, Working With Children, Trauma Care, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Pedagogy, Disabilities, Advocacy, Mental Health, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Relationship Building

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    University of Virginia

    Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Javascript, Model View Controller, Debugging, HTML and CSS, Prototyping, jQuery, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Development, User Experience, User Accounts

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    LearnKartS

    Risk Strategy and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Conflict Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Structure

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    University of California, Irvine

    Remote Leadership for Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Conflict Management, Telecommuting, Trustworthiness, Interpersonal Communications, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Leadership, Team Building, Productivity, Social Skills, Rapport Building, Communication, Leadership Development, Relationship Building, Team Performance Management, People Management, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback

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    LearnQuest

    Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Data Access, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JUnit, Data Integrity, SQL, Java Programming, Java, Databases

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    Immersify

    Interactive 3D Clinical Skills: A Gamified Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Wound Care, Blood Collection, Vital Signs, Patient-centered Care, Health Assessment, Infection Control, Clinical Nursing, Patient Treatment, Patient Evaluation, Emergency Nursing, Patient Safety, Health Care, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Positioning, Patient Education And Counseling, Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Clinical Nutrition

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Educación superior y emprendimiento

    Skills you'll gain: Higher Education, Student-Centred Learning, Education and Training, Course Development, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Development, Training Programs, Student Engagement, Creative Problem-Solving, Business Development, Social Impact, Collaboration, Community Development, Innovation, Project Design, Program Evaluation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    AI Video Creation: A Beginner's Guide to Realistic AI Videos

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Storyboarding, Video Editing, Video Production, Generative AI, Motion Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity

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    Amazon Web Services

    Developing Machine Learning Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AWS SageMaker, Amazon Web Services, Model Deployment, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling

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    Infosec

    AI Security

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Ethics, Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Data Security, Machine Learning, Computer Security, Risk Management Framework

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    AI for Business: Generation & Prediction

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Ethics, Business Transformation, Prompt Engineering, Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Corporate Sustainability, Business Transformation, Sustainable Development, Performance Measurement, Waste Minimization, Business Modeling, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Resource Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Packaging and Labeling, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sustainable development courses

  • Foundations of Trauma Informed Pedagogy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs: University of Virginia
  • Risk Strategy and Planning: LearnKartS
  • Remote Leadership for Managers: University of California, Irvine
  • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Introduction: LearnQuest
  • Interactive 3D Clinical Skills: A Gamified Experience: Immersify
  • Educación superior y emprendimiento: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • AI Video Creation: A Beginner's Guide to Realistic AI Videos: Skillshare
  • Developing Machine Learning Solutions: Amazon Web Services
  • AI Security: Infosec

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