The Best Data Analytics Certifications For Your Next Career Move – Forbes Advisor

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The CareerFoundry Data Analytics Program is an eight-month certification that takes beginners through all the necessary steps to become proficient as a data analyst. It is one of the most comprehensive programs in data analytics that you’ll find.

The program is more than a certification. It is a job guarantee program that offers mentorships to students. Students are assigned a mentor and a tutor from day one that provide feedback and assistance in the studies and job process. At the end of the program, you’ll have a complete portfolio of work to demonstrate your skills to employers.

The program is comprehensive and can be completed with full-time application in five months of 40-hour study weeks. Part-time students can complete the program in eight months, putting in 15 to 20 hours each week.

The first part of the program is one month devoted to an introduction to data analytics. From there, you spend the rest of the program in data analytics immersion. In this part of the program, you’ll design a research project, source data, perform data profiling and integrity and implement quality measures. Ultimately, the goal is to consolidate analytical insights into a usable report and model.