Industry Training Focus Areas

• Computer Architecture & Systems Fundamentals
• Programming Fundamentals
• Database Management
• Software Development Fundamentals
• Data Management, Analysis & Reporting

Industry Skills Development at a Glance: You'll Learn How To...

• Perform data preparation tasks such as data cleansing, validation and transformation
• Utilize techniques for reporting (e.g. charts, graphs and heat maps)
• Leverage Excel to load, clean, and organize data; make business-related inferences about data utilizing Excel data analysis tools
• Understand key terminology such as NoSQL databases and extract-Transform-load (ETL)
• Utilize Excel, PowerPoint and data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau or Power BI) to develop and present reports that demonstrate effective storytelling with data

Essential Skills Development: You'll Learn How To...

• Communicate professionally in-person and over digital platforms by utilizing strategies, tools, and feedback to adapt to the environment
• Participate in meetings by contributing to conversation and supporting with planning and follow up actions across a team
• Navigate challenging situations by regulating reactions to display grit and maintaining a positive composure
• Utilize common management, editing, and conference tools such as Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, and Zoom
• Gather and analyze data to provide support to and generate ideas for a business

Training at Work: Typical Job Tasks

• Gather business requirements, analyze and propose data solutions to meet requirements for the particular audience
• Compile, validate, clean and transform data for analysis
• Analyze, interpret and summarize data to develop reports and presentations
• Conduct code reviews to identify, debug, and solve software issues

Path to a Career: Training-Enabled Role Pathways

• Data Preparation
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Business Intelligence
• Database Development