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Professional Analytics Program
The academy's long analytics program: from a raw export to a decision memo, with a capstone exam marked against a published rubric.
- Length
- 24 weeks
- Lessons
- 78
- Exam
- 150 min
- Pass mark
- 70%
What you learn
- Scope an analysis with the decision, the data, and the deadline written down
- Do the spreadsheet work and the SQL, and show they agree
- Design a dashboard and a written memo for a non-analyst reader
- Critique your own method, including bias in the source and holes in the time range
What the exam covers
- A capstone case: question, workings, dashboard, and a two-page memo
- An oral-style written defence of one choice you made in the analysis
- A short critique of a flawed analysis supplied in the paper
Certificate
Professional Certificate in Applied Analytics
Awarded by Skillvane when you pass. It can help you get hired. It is not a government accreditation and it does not promise employment.
Jobs this prepares you for
- Data analyst
- Insights analyst
- Analytics specialist ready for a first independent brief
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. Passing does not guarantee an interview or an offer.
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