Financial planning courses can help you learn budgeting techniques, investment strategies, retirement planning, and risk management. You can build skills in analyzing financial statements, creating cash flow projections, and assessing insurance needs. Many courses introduce tools like financial calculators, portfolio management software, and budgeting apps, that support implementing your planning strategies effectively.

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Schedules, Project Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Coordination, Scheduling, Project Scoping, Project Management Software, Project Planning, Dependency Analysis, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Investments, Finance, Portfolio Management, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Equities, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Microsoft Excel, Regression Analysis, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Estimation, Cash Flows
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Intercultural Competence, Teamwork, LinkedIn, Intellectual Property, Collaboration, Professional Development, Communication, Productivity, Cultural Responsiveness, Accountability, Conflict Management, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Interviewing Skills, Data Management, Planning, Resilience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Supply And Demand, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Market Dynamics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Financial Systems, Bank Regulations, Financial Policy, Banking, International Finance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Economics, Peer Review, Analytics, Business Economics
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Agile Project Management, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Workflow Management, Performance Metric, Team Oriented, Backlogs, Performance Measurement, Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process, Prioritization, Estimation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Solution Design, Business Modeling, Business Planning, Business Strategies, Market Opportunities, New Business Development, FinTech, Case Studies, Professional Networking, Business Development, Growth Strategies, Financial Regulation, Fundraising, Intellectual Property
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Accounting, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Materials Management, Inventory Management System, Process Optimization, Forecasting, Operations Management, Operations Research, Resource Allocation, Capacity Management, Microsoft Excel, Performance Measurement
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Resource Allocation, Scheduling, Timelines, Project Estimation, Resource Planning, Project Planning, Capacity Planning, Project Management, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Project Management, LLM Application, AI Enablement, Project Management Life Cycle, Case Studies, Team Oriented, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Project Documentation, AI Workflows, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Politècnica de València
Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Market, Equities, Financial Trading, Investments, Portfolio Management, Market Trend, Financial Analysis, Securities Trading, Portfolio Risk, Trend Analysis, Analysis, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Inventory Control, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Financial Statement Analysis, Data Analysis, Case Studies, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Engineering Management, Project Schedules, Project Controls, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Management Life Cycle, Scheduling, Project Implementation, Earned Value Management, Project Management, Timelines, Project Performance, Project Planning, Resource Planning, Resource Management, Resource Allocation, Forecasting, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months