Policy-Making Courses and Certifications

Democratic Governance and Policymaking

Examine how democratic governance shapes policy effectiveness: collective action and public goods problems, deliberative and representative participation, multi-order governance, and evidence from India's local governments.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part I

Science is only one of many stakeholder interests: analyze cases of joint fact finding in contentious environmental disputes over ecosystems and natural resources management.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Sustainability Assessment of Cities

Cities are key to achieving sustainability. Learn how to assess, design policies, and monitor progress towards sustainability.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Arts and Culture: Towards a New Management Paradigm

Covering concepts that detail management strategies for professionals in arts and culture enterprises, ‘Arts and Culture: Towards a New Management Paradigm’ is designed to equip learners with a practi

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Results-Based Project Management

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Manage socio-economic development projects: use data in public policy planning and evaluation, anticipate project risks, and apply project management best practices across the project life cycle.

• edX
• 30 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $89.00
• 3 courses

Fundamentals of Public Policy and Analysis

Explore public policy from formulation through evaluation, using Indian development and welfare case studies and tools for monitoring, evaluation, and convergence.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Natural Capital for Development: Valuation, Investment and Policy.

Are you a government official or practitioner involved in decision-making and looking to better integrate nature into policies and investments across sectors? This course is for you. You will learn ab

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Harnessing Data for Social Impact - Empowering Communities through Visualization and Social Computing

Explore innovative tools combining visualization, HCI, and AI to empower communities in addressing complex societal issues like urban planning and climate change, fostering inclusive decision-making.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy Policy: Instruments, Power Dynamics, and Current US Trends

Explore energy policy instruments, power dynamics, and recent US federal and state initiatives. Learn to stay informed about evolving energy policies and their impacts.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beyond Your Venture - 9 Ways to Expand Social Impact

Explore 9 strategic approaches to amplify social impact beyond direct service, from thought leadership to policy engagement and building movements for systemic change.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Democracia y decisiones públicas. Introducción al análisis de políticas públicas

1445 ratings at Coursera

¿Qué son las políticas públicas? Son la plasmación más concreta de la política. Lo que los gobiernos hacen, y dejan de hacer, para hacer frente a los problemas colectivos. Este curso trata sobre cómo se decide qué problemas abordar y qué soluciones adopt…

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Políticas públicas e impacto social en la Unión Europea

1877 ratings at Coursera

Analiza problemas públicos, actores y procesos de decisión; explora la acción comunitaria, las políticas urbanas y las instituciones y políticas globales de la Unión Europea.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Asia Open RAN Academy

Philippine Public Policy Environment - Understanding Policy Frameworks and Implementation in the Philippines

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Explore the frameworks and processes shaping Philippine policy-making, from legislative development to implementation, while examining stakeholder roles and key focus areas in national governance.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Khan Academy

Setting AI Policies for School Districts - Part 2

District leaders discuss approaches to setting AI policies, exploring strategies and considerations for implementing AI in education.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Steady and Deliberate: Enabling Contributions in a Regulated Industry

Strategies for enabling open source contributions in regulated industries, focusing on policies, practices, and building a ground-up approach to empower engineers and accelerate value delivery.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video