47 Online Short courses in Civil Engineering & Construction

By taking the Energy Efficiency in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry course offered by Athabasca University , you will develop critical soft skills such as team building, ethics, inclusion, and conflict resolution that are essential to creating and operating a building that is truly sustainable.

CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) at Open Colleges will fully equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to plan, manage, supervise and complete the construction of medium rise buildings.

This Landscape Construction course from Warnborough College develops your knowledge of how to construct or build a landscape – as distinct from designing a landscape. 

This Built Environment Contracts and Procurement module at Robert Gordon University develops a strong understanding of contemporary built asset procurement and contractual practice, enabling students to evaluate how time, cost, quality, and risk shape project decisions.

This Fatigue of Structures and Materials course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) will provide you with the knowledge and skills to identify potential critical locations and sources of poor fatigue performance; to develop strategies to avoid fatigue fractures and to improve fatigue performance of structures.

This Linear Modeling (including FEM) course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) delivers the skillset in linear or structural modeling that is required to solve structural problems from which you can develop finite element (FE) models for practical applications. It also teaches how results can be correctly interpreted. 

The Construction Scheduling course offered by Coursera in partnership with Columbia University is part of the Construction Management Specialization.

IDC-Video is an online platform which supplies online training and education for engineers, technicians and technologists. Apply now for this Pinjoined Frames course at IDC Technologies.

This Building Renovation course from Warnborough College will teach you all about the process of building renovations, whether it’s for personal use or for work or business use.

Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. The Co-Creating Sustainable Cities programme is offered by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). 

The Structural Design of Prefab and Modular Building Construction course offered by University of Melbourne will help you gain the specialist skills sought by employers in the construction sector for designing prefab buildings.

This Construction Project Management - Principles, Practice and Behaviours module at Robert Gordon University provides a holistic understanding of project management from inception to completion and occupation, focusing on feasibility, ethics, leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.

The Professional Certificate in Construction Estimating at San Diego State University provides an excellent overview of basic and advanced principles of construction estimating and bidding in the construction industry.

IDC-Video is an online platform which supplies online training and education for engineers, technicians and technologists. Apply now for this Fundamentals of Civil Engineering course at IDC Technologies.

This Mud Brick Construction course from Warnborough College is excellent and very practical for mud brick building, with hands-on work for experimenting with and planning ongoing projects.

This Playground Design course from Warnborough College emphasises the design and construction of playgrounds and small community parks. 

Sustainability in the Built Environment (Distance Learning) course at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) counts towards: MSc/PgCert/PgDip Real Estate Management.

This Sustainability in the Construction Sector course at Cambridge Regional College is aimed at anyone seeking to improve their understanding and awareness of environmental sustainability in business administration and digital careers.

This Construction and Infrastructure Law course at BPP University introduces the key legal principles, procurement routes and standard forms that shape the construction industry, alongside the main methods of resolving disputes.

The Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment at The Sheffield College is for adult learners who work in or who want to work in construction.