First aid courses can help you learn how to recognize common emergencies, understand basic response principles, and communicate effectively with trained professionals. You can build skills in identifying signs of illness or injury, assessing situations safely, and applying general preparedness concepts. Many courses introduce frameworks, scenario-based learning, and tools that support building confidence in responding to unexpected events.

Skills you'll gain: Medical Terminology, Pathology, Medical Records, Anatomy, Cell Biology, Physiology, Diagnostic Tests, Nutrition and Diet
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Life Support, Emergency and Intensive Care, Patient Evaluation, First Aid, Patient Positioning, Patient Transport, Airway Management, Health Assessment, Emergency Medical Services, Mobility Assistance, Safety Assurance, Clinical Assessment, Trauma Care, Medical History Documentation, Vital Signs, Neurology, Treatment Planning, Patient Safety
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Medical Emergency, Patient Transport, Respiration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Surveys, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Infection Control, Community Health, Community Outreach, Survey Creation, Emergency Response, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Research, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Data Collection
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Stress Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Computer Programming Tools, Program Development, Development Environment
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Maternal Health, Child Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Crisis Intervention, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Postpartum Care, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Infectious Diseases, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Surveys, Community Health, Psychosocial Assessments, Health Disparities, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Sanitation, Emergency Response, Infant Care, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Nutrition Education
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, Linear Algebra, Regression Analysis, NumPy, Calculus, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Model Optimization, Mathematical Software, Machine Learning Methods, Jupyter, Statistics, Numerical Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Geometry, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Istio, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Node.JS, Cloud Infrastructure, Responsive Web Design, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Server Side, Front-End Web Development, Cloud Computing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Software Development
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Version Control, Restful API, Responsive Web Design, Unix Commands, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), JSON, Web Development Tools, Git (Version Control System), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Back-End Web Development, React.js, API Testing, HTML and CSS, GitHub, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mobile Development, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Python Programming, NumPy, Scripting, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Journey Mapping, Digital Marketing Tools, Direct Marketing, Driving engagement, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, MarTech, Data Architecture, Strategic Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Insights, Emerging Technologies, Experimentation, Data Visualization
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months