Certified Data Analyst Foundations Course

About this course

Are you ready to launch your journey into the world of data analysis? This comprehensive beginner-level course is designed to equip you with the fundamental skills and hands-on experience needed to succeed as a Data Analyst or Data Engineer in today’s data-driven world.Through a step-by-step learning path, you’ll explore everything from the basics of data types and sources to the more practical application of cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data. You’ll start by understanding what a Data Analyst does and how their role supports business decision-making. Then, you'll dive into the full data analysis process, learning how to work with different data formats, perform data collection, and handle common data quality issues.You’ll work with popular tools such as Microsoft Excel, SQL, Python (with Pandas), and visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau. These tools are widely used in industry and will allow you to perform real-world tasks such as data cleaning, data transformation, database querying, and interactive dashboard creation.In the Excel section, you’ll master essential spreadsheet techniques including formulas, pivot tables, sorting/filtering, and conditional formatting. You'll then move to SQL, where you’ll learn how to write basic to intermediate queries, perform JOINs, filtering, aggregations, and manipulate data with INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

Course objectives

• equip students with fundamental skills in data analysis
• provide hands-on experience with data analysis tools
• enable students to apply data analysis concepts in real-world scenarios