Excel Skills for Business (Macquarie University)
Coursera
Free to audit
Self-paced · beginner · About 6 months part-time · certificate available
Free to audit; certificate is paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
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Engineering
Production planning trainee
Plans what a factory makes and when.
How people get in
Manufacturing plants and MSMEs.
First proof to build
Build a production schedule for a small workshop.
National Classification of Occupations 2015, division 3: Technicians and associate professionals.
Learn what you’re missing
Free options first. Finishing a course keeps a skill self-reported; deliver a gig to prove it.
Excel / Google Sheets
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Paid
Certification · beginner · About 6 months at a few hours a week · certificate available
Paid subscription (financial aid available on Coursera). Check current details on the provider’s site.
Inventory and operations
MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management
edX
Free to audit
Self-paced · intermediate · About 1 year part-time · certificate available
Free to audit; verified certificates are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Process improvement (Lean basics)
MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management
edX
Free to audit
Self-paced · intermediate · About 1 year part-time · certificate available
Free to audit; verified certificates are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
NPTEL courses from IITs and IISc
IITs and IISc (via NPTEL)
FreeBrowse
Browse catalogue · intermediate · 4–12 weeks per course
Free to learn; certification exam is paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Quality checks
Search Coursera: lean six sigma courses
Coursera
Free to auditBrowse
Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies
Many free to audit; certificates are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.