Description
- Data Administrators- data skills for the non-technical professionals
- Junior Analysts- data skills for the technical professional who want to start a career in data
- Those looking for a career change and break into analytics industry
- Those who want to future proof their career
What will you learn?
- The Importance and Value of Data to an Organisation
- Data Types
- Data Architecture
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Sourcing, Extracting and Preparing Data
- Access and Extracting Data from Multiple Sources
- Communication Methods
- Telling a Data Driven Story
- Creating Reports
- Analytical Insights
- Extracting Value from your Data
- Performing Deeper Analysis
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
- BPP and Grant Thornton have collaborated to bring exclusive and vital content that cultivates the skills needs for the application of data analysis back in your business
- Peer network – you will receive exclusive access to Grant Thornton peer to peer networking events that attract a diverse mix of data professionals
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: