Free UN SDG Online Courses and SDG Foundations Pathway: Learn the 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development and Global Challenges

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) online courses and learning pathways provide a global framework for addressing poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, health, education, and interconnected development challenges. Designed for students, young professionals, policymakers, development practitioners, communicators, researchers, and anyone interested in sustainable development, these learning opportunities strengthen knowledge of the 2030 Agenda.

Featured courses include:

1. Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World — a free, self-paced online course offered by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

2. The Age of Sustainable Development — a free, self-paced online course offered by SDG Academy.

3. SDG Foundations — a learning pathway introducing learners to the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda, and major global sustainable development challenges and solutions.

Key features of the introductory UNITAR course include a self-paced e-learning format delivered online, requiring an estimated effort of 2–5 hours per module. It is offered in English, French, and Spanish free of charge, with certificates available upon completion. Content covers the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the 2030 Agenda, policy integration, financing, the principle of leaving no one behind, sustainable consumption and production, and national policy implementation.