Software engineering courses can help you learn programming languages like Python and Java, software development methodologies, version control systems, and testing practices. You can build skills in code optimization, debugging, and collaborative project management. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, Docker for containerization, and integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, which enhance your ability to develop, test, and deploy software efficiently.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Unix, Cyber Operations, Computer Security, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Programming, Linux, Debugging, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Memory Management, Remote Access Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Incident Management, Incident Response, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Remote Access Systems, Telecommuting, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Strategy, Security Software, Employee Engagement
★ 4.9 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Database Management, Data Security, Relational Databases, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Management, Databases, System Monitoring, Data Storage, Data Management, Continuous Monitoring, Microsoft SQL Servers, Event Monitoring, IT Infrastructure, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Encryption
★ 5 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Import/Export, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JSON, Data Pipelines, Software Installation, Application Programming Interface (API), MongoDB, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Application Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Adobe
Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, AI powered creativity, Visual Storytelling, Image Quality, Color Theory, Generative AI, Graphics Software, Editing, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Rust (Programming Language), Data Structures, Memory Management, Relational Databases, Other Programming Languages, Databases, Data Access, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Application Development, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Interoperability, Systems Integration, File I/O, Command-Line Interface, Program Development, Software Development
★ 3.9 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Skills, Business Reporting, Small Business Accounting, User Accounts, Billing, Invoicing
★ 4.8 (6) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Procurement, Change Control, Project Management Software, Vendor Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, CI/CD, Issue Tracking, Request for Proposal, Project Risk Management, Collaborative Software, Team Management, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Continuous Deployment, Risk Mitigation, Proposal Development, Change Management
★ 5 (6) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, AI Enablement, Customer experience improvement, Data Ethics, Generative Model Architectures, Google Workspace, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Working Capital, Business Valuation, Financial Forecasting, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Financial Data, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Forecasting, Real Time Data, Power BI, Extract, Transform, Load, Tableau Software, Finance
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java Programming, Load Balancing, Middleware, Database Management Systems, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Computer Systems, Remote Access Systems, Microservices, Scalability, Service Management, Communication Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months