Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Get the most out of the models that win most tabular-data problems. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- How boosting builds trees
- XGBoost essentials
- LightGBM for speed
- CatBoost and categorical data
- Key hyperparameters
- Early stopping and validation
Skills you'll pick up
- How boosting builds trees
- XGBoost essentials
- LightGBM for speed
- CatBoost and categorical data
- Key hyperparameters
- Early stopping and validation
Tools covered
- Gradient Boosting
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: How boosting builds trees
Module 1 of Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: CatBoost and categorical data
Module 2 of Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Handling imbalance
Module 3 of Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Hyperparameter search
Module 4 of Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- How boosting builds trees
- XGBoost essentials
- LightGBM for speed
- CatBoost and categorical data
- Key hyperparameters
- Early stopping and validation
- Handling imbalance
- Feature importance and SHAP
- Hyperparameter search
- Deploying boosted models
Instructor
Tomás Herrera — Staff Data Scientist
Tomás Herrera is a Staff Data Scientist with years of hands-on experience teaching Gradient Boosting to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $138,000 per year · median India salary ₹19,32,000 per year · 53,110 open roles worldwide
- Gradient Boosting Specialist
- Senior Gradient Boosting Lead
- Gradient Boosting Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Gradient Boosting Mastery: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.