Are you a mid-career professional? Do you want to start your career in Data Analytics?
The Data Analytics Program is designed for mid-career individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in data analytics. This 10-week training and mentorship program will provide learners with the necessary theory and hands-on skills with the objective being to identify and solve business problems, source data, analyze data, interpret data, and visualize data towards meaningful results. Instruction in R and Python programming will be provided, and participants will be able to upload a dataset, clean the data and present the output. Moreover, trainees will have the opportunity of getting mentorship guidance and support to prepare themselves for post-training employment opportunities and navigation skills.
Key topics will include:
- Introduction to Business Data Analytics
- Statistics for Analytics
- Programming for Analytics
- Data Management, Manipulation, and Big Data
- Storytelling and Data Visualization
- Ethical Considerations in Data Analytics
- Week 1: Introduction to Business Data Analytics
- Week 2: Introduction to Tools and Programming for Analytics
- Week 3: Introduction to Statistics
- Week 4: Advanced R and Python Programming
- Week 5: Advanced R and Python Programming
- Week 6: Storytelling using Data (Data Visualization)
- Week 7: Ethics and Values in Data Science
- Week 8: Capstone Project
- Week 1: How to identify the business problem, source data, analyze and interpret the results
- Week 2: How upload a dataset, clean the data and present the output
- Week 3: Statistics and statistical methods and how to calculate the output and demonstrate the results
- Week 4: Advanced analytics functions with programing and advanced data calculations
- Week 5: Basics of storytelling using data visualization tools
- Week 6: Hands on with analytics tools – MS Excel, SPSS, R, or Python programming
- Week 7: Project Work
- Week 1: R Programming
- Week 2: Python Programming
- Week 3: Tableau Desktop
- Week 4: Tableau Prep Builder
- Week 5: SPSS
- Week 6: MS Excel
- Learn methodologies, processes, applied skills, and technologies related to data
analytics. - Gain hands-on skills in data analytics and a competitive edge.
- Gain certification in data analytics accredited with a professional organization.
- Find meaningful job in accordance with their skill levels.
In addition, there will be:
- Employment counselling, career coaching and mentorship support.
- Opportunities to participate in different employer-led workshops and networking
events, as well as job-retention and career advancement coaching.
- Mid-career professional individuals who are interested in developing a career in the data analytics field
- Permanent residents, Convention Refugees
- Minimum work experience of 1 year
- English language proficiency: CLB 5 higher or IELTS 5 and higher
- Currently unemployed (working less than 20 hrs a week) and not participating in full-
time training or education. - Education: basic understanding of data analytics and Microsoft Excel.
- Currently enrolled under Employment Ontario (EO) supported programs or eligible to be
enrolled at the Skills for Change (SfC) EO programs. - Age: 16 and above
The next cohort is scheduled for July 4, 2022.
Please contact dataanalytics@skillsforchange.org to confirm your eligibility and registration for the program.
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