About
Data Technicians work in a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, and retail.
They manage and maintain data systems and databases within an organization, implementing storage solutions, performing data analysis, and troubleshooting issues.
What careers can it lead to?
Depending on your interests, it can lead to multiple careers.
Database Administrators manage, organize, and maintain large databases, while Data Analysts collect and interpret complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
With more experience, you can pursue Data Scientist or Business Analyst roles. These professionals develop and implement strategies to improve business performance using data-driven insights.
What will I learn?
On this Data Technician Skills Bootcamp, you will be trained to:
- Source, format, and present data securely in a relevant way for analysis
- Support business scalability
- Communicate outcomes to multiple audiences
- Analyse structured and unstructured data to support business outcomes
- Blend data from multiple sources as directed
- Apply legal and ethical principles when manipulating data
Level
3
Duration
12 weeks
Curriculum
Microsoft Data Analysis and Visualisation with Excel
- Module 1 — Data Analysis Fundamentals
- Module 2 — Visualising Data with Excel
- Module 3 — Analysing Data with Formulas and Functions
- Module 4 — Analysing Data with PivotTables
- Module 5 — Presenting Visual Insights with Dashboards in Excel
- Module 6 — Creating Geospatial Visualisations with Excel
- Module 7 — Performing Statistical Analysis
- Module 8 — Getting and Transforming Data
- Module 9 — Modelling and Analysing Data with Power Pivot
- Module 10 — Presenting Insights with Reports
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900T01-A)
- Module 1 — Cloud concepts
- Module 2 — Azure architecture and services
- Module 3 — Azure management and governance
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900T00)
- Module 1 — Describe core data concepts
- Module 2 — Describe how to work with relational data on Azure
- Module 3 — Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure
- Module 4 — Describe an analytics workload on Azure
Exams
As part of this Skills Bootcamp, you'll sit the following exams:
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)