/Skills Bootcamp in Data Analytics and Visualisation: from Advanced Excel to Power BI - September 2022
Provided by: Teesside University
Course Area: North East
Course Type: Short Course
Start date: 06/09/2022
End date: 12/01/2023
Course length: 16 weeks
Subjects: Business Intelligence, Data analytics, Visualisation
Price: Free
Delivery Method: Online
Skills Bootcamp overview
Several data-analytics and visualisation tools are available on the market and this course will equip learners with the skills to correctly use them so that they can contribute to improving business performance. The Bootcamp will also touch on how to use Machine Learning and AI applications to generate data insights and business forecast.
Who is this course for
Our 16-week programme is suitable for anybody wanting to:
- Upskill in their current job and understand how they could apply data analytics, business intelligence and data visualisations to their business.
- Upskill those who are not working with large amounts of data, but who want to gain a deeper understanding of data analytics, including machine learning and artificial intelligence for a future role in this area
- Upskill their existing knowledge for a career change or to gain employment.
There will be four hours of online contact time each week (2 x 2-hour sessions) plus additional self-directed learning and employability sessions to support you into work or a career change. Sessions will be recorded for flexibility of study.
Eligibility
This Skills Bootcamp is ideal for those working with large amounts of data in their current job and looking to apply data analytics, business intelligence and data visualisations to their business. It is also perfect for those not working with large amounts of data but who want to move into this area for a new role, career move or to gain employment.
This Skills Bootcamp is ideal for developers or managers working with large amounts of data and wishing to understand how they could apply AI and machine learning to their business, in their current or future role.
Please note: For this Skills Bootcamp, employed learners will only be accepted if they have support from their current employer or are under-employed.
Learners must:
- Be aged 19+
- Have the right to live and work in the UK
- Agree to provide mandatory personal data and supplementary information on their employment outcomes for up to 8 months following completion of the Skills Bootcamp
- Be looking for a new role, new opportunities or increased responsibility/promotion to a different role which utilises the skills acquired through their Skills Bootcamp
Be either
- employed*/self-employed, or
- career changers/returners/redeployed, or
- unemployed within the last 12 months
*See note above regarding employed learners.
Employers will be able to send existing employees who meet the Skills Bootcamp eligibility requirements on this training at an impressive 70% discount. Interested employers should contact the individual Skills Bootcamp provider.
What will I learn
This course develops skills in data analytics, reporting and visualisation looking at a range of different solutions from Advanced Excel to Power BI.
The course has been designed to equip learners with the skills needed to identify trends in data and communicate these persuasively, make intelligent business forecasts and take informed decisions using easily accessible off the shelf products.
The Bootcamp will be split into two parts:
- Advanced Excel: Forms, Pivot tables, Macros, and Formulae
- Data Analytics and Data Visualisation using Power BI: Data Modelling, Data representation, and Dashboard design
Industry case studies, industry keynote speakers and focussed portfolio work will provide inspiration, context and opportunity to put the theory into practise.
In addition, a bespoke employability programme will equip you with essential software skills for securing a job or new role, where required.
Visit this courseCreating pathways to employment
How has the Skills Bootcamp been designed/created with employer input?
This Skills Bootcamp is jointly designed and delivered by our industry partners, so you can be confident you are learning the relevant skills important to employers.
How are employers involved in the delivery of this Skills Bootcamp?
Throughout the 16-week programme, each learner will also take part in a bespoke employability programme preparing you for interviews and recruitment events with our industry partners, giving you the opportunity to network and connect with employers looking for these skills.
What are the routes to employment following successful completion?
Teesside University works closely with Industry around the UK and will provide employment opportunities through our partners and also from Job Searches.