Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Event-Driven Programming, Version Control, Application Deployment, Microsoft Copilot, C# (Programming Language), Git (Version Control System), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Design, Software Testing, Application Development, Program Development, Data Validation, Microsoft Development Tools, Security Testing, Software Development Tools
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kaizen Methodology, Pareto Chart, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Google Ads, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics and SEO, Online Advertising, Social Media Campaigns, Digital Media Strategy, Paid media, Pay Per Click Advertising, Content Creation, Customer Retention, Search Engine Optimization, Presentations, Generative AI
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Verification And Validation, Goal Setting, Web Analytics and SEO, Performance Metric, Transaction Processing, Data Validation, System Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Preprocessing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Random Forest Algorithm, Regression Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Logistic Regression, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Operational Data Store, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Data Governance, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Capacity Management, Compliance Management, Data Architecture, Application Performance Management, Governance, Apache, Cloud Storage, System Monitoring, Computer Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Execution Engine, System Testing, Software Testing, Regression Testing, Test Case, CI/CD, Integration Testing, Maintainability, Automation, Test Data, Quality Assurance, Scalability, SAP Applications
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Credit Risk, Mortgage Loans, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Capital Markets, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Regression Analysis, Market Liquidity, Futures Exchange, Risk Management, Equities, Actuarial Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Feature Engineering, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Java, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Applied Machine Learning, System Monitoring, Scalability, Performance Analysis, Performance Testing, Tree Maps, Benchmarking, Graph Theory, Program Implementation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Compliance Auditing, Auditing, Financial Auditing, Audit Working Papers, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Process Improvement, Internal Controls, Internal Auditing, Verification And Validation, Financial Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Document Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Portfolio Management, Consumer Lending, Return On Investment, Blockchain, Cryptography, Credit/Debit Card Processing, Digital Assets, Financial Services, Payment Processing, Investments, Lending and Underwriting, Investment Management, Technology Strategies, Emerging Technologies, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Market Analysis, Fraud detection
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Software Documentation, Application Design, Software Testing, Performance Tuning, Data Persistence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks