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Data & Analytics

Turning information into decisions: cleaning data, analysing it in spreadsheets and tools, and presenting clear findings.

Area status: Coming laterCapable → Proficient

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  • 2 training programmes
  • Levels: Capable → Proficient
  • Used in 6 seed pathways
  • 5 skills

Training in this area

2 training programmes

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Data Analysis Foundations

Turn information into decisions: ask a good question, clean the data, summarise it, chart it honestly and present findings.

  • Level range: Capable → Proficient
  • 6 related pathways

Planned modules

  1. Asking a good question of data
  2. Cleaning a messy dataset
  3. Summarising with formulas and pivot tables
  4. Charts that tell the truth
  5. Presenting findings

What you’ll practise

  • Cleaning a messy sales list
  • Building an honest chart

Skills

  • Data cleaning
  • Charts and dashboards
  • Basic statistics
  • Spreadsheet formulas

Best after: Spreadsheet Foundations

Status: Coming later

Introductory SQL

Query databases to select, filter, group and join data for everyday reporting.

  • Level range: Capable → Proficient
  • No related pathway yet

Planned modules

  1. Tables and queries
  2. Filtering and sorting
  3. Grouping and totals
  4. Joining tables

What you’ll practise

  • Writing queries against a practice database

Skills

  • Introductory SQL

Best after: Data Analysis Foundations

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