Description
What will you learn?
- Sourcing, preparing, and storing data efficiently using AI
- Communicating insights clearly using Excel, PowerBI and AI-powered tools
- Automating complex data tasks with AI
- Cleaning, merging and validating data using AI
- Identifying key trends and patterns using AI
- Managing data more sustainably and ethically
How is your programme structured?
This programme combines the knowledge from a professional qualification with the skills you’ll need to demonstrate professionalism in your current role.
Knowledge
Data Analyst knowledge topics covered:
- Data and the Digital World
- MS Office Specialist- Excel Basic, Intermediate
- Working with Data
- Data Analysis and Dissemination
- Visualisation Tools
- Introduction to Business Partnering
- Commercial Fundamentals
- Identifying Needs
- Identifying Insights
- Effective Communication
- Effective Engagement
Skills and behaviours
You will learn the following:
- The importance and value of data to an organisation
- Data types
- Data architecture
- Sourcing, extracting and preparing data
- Accessing and extracting data from multiple sources
- Communication methods
- Telling a data-driven story
- Creating reports
- Analytical insights
- Extracting value from your data
- Creating dashboards
- Essential data analysis techniques
- Performing deeper analysis
- Introduction to business partnering
- Commercial fundamentals
End Point Assessment
Once you have completed all of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours, you will complete an End Point Assessment. This is conducted by an external assessment organisation and will be graded as either a pass, fail, or distinction.
How we support you
- You will be taught by expert tutors who have practical experience in the fields in which they teach and a passion to share that knowledge to maximise your career potential
- You will have access to a Coach who is on hand to guide you through each stage of your learning journey, providing you with clear aims and objectives. They will keep in regular contact with you and instil the confidence that you can achieve
- You will also attend webinars to develop skills in a variety of areas and prepare you for the end point assessment.
- You will have access to an Online Learning Environment with all of your qualification content, additional learning resources and all the step-by-step support you need to ensure your success
Commitment from you
During this programme, six hours a week will be spent on learning and developing the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. This development time will include learning new relevant tasks in your role, embedding your knowledge in your role, practical workplace training, spending development time with your Line Manager, attending online or face-to-face courses and time spent writing assignments/assessments or directed self-study hours:
- Evidencing the application of your knowledge within your working day
- Independent study and research
- Shadowing colleagues and mentoring
- Technical training
Progression opportunities
After completion, you can consider progressing onto another programme such as: