Data &

Analytics
Academy
A guide to SkillSets for data-driven
organizations

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Where skills meet people.
What are SkillSets?
Powered by goal-based learning programs, each SkillSet connects employees
with the right skills and content to become competitive, data-driven
professionals prepared for real-world, on-the-job responsibilities.
The SkillSets in this guide focus on the critical skills that will help businesses
become data-driven from conversant to advanced levels. Skills include
Statistical Programming, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Databases,
Data Visualization, and associated sub-skills like AWS, Python, R, and
TensorFlow.
About the Data & Analytics Academy from
Coursera
Embrace digital transformation at scale with the Data & Analytics Academy from
Coursera, a one-stop-shop for deploying a high-quality data science and
analytics learning program.
Designed to develop learners at any level of data proficiency across all business
functions, the Data & Analytics Academy features expert teaching from top
universities and companies, SkillSets that cultivate data-first teams, and
learning metrics that show actual skills developed.
JOB-BASED/JOB-READY SKILLS

DATA & ANALYTICS

Data & ACADEMY
Analytics
Academy

Roles
Machine Learning
Data Scientist Engineer Data Engineer Data Analyst

Become a data-driven
organization Data Science & Engineering Teams Product & Marketing
Teams
Leaders & Executives

SQL-Proficient Python-
● Develop your employees’ Proficient
Functions
Data Analyst Data-Driven Data Leader
skill proficiency in critical Data Scientist Designer
data and analytics skills. NLP Specialized AWS-Proficient
Data-Driven Data-Driven
Data Scientist ML Engineer
● Features over 50 SkillSets Marketer Sales Leader
across 15 unique roles Big Data TensorFlow-
Specialized Proficient Data-Driven
Data-Driven Leader
Reskill your talent for in-demand data and Data Engineer ML Engineer Product Mgr
analytics roles

Upskill data science and analytics team with

Everyone

cutting-edge tools

Drive data literacy and AI awareness

across the entire org
Data-Driven Decision-Maker AI-Aware Professional

*Pictured here is a subset of the SkillSets available in the Data & Analytics Academy
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Data and AI literacy for
the whole org
Train employees to understand AI applications and make data-driven
decisions, and empower them to work better with data teams. These
SkillSets feature basic-level courses in data and AI awareness so that
anyone can get started.

SkillSets include:

Data-Driven Decision Maker

AI-Aware Professional
SQL-Literate Professional
Upskill data science and
engineering teams
The data that organizations have has
never been more critical. Upskill your
data teams with the latest tools and
methodologies, from Python and
TensorFlow to NLP and deep learning —
and deepskill your SMEs in cutting-edge
skills with Masters-level content.
SkillSets include:
IBM Watson-Proficient ML Engineer
Python-Proficient Data Scientist
R-Proficient Data Scientist
NLP-Specialized Data Scientist
TensorFlow-Proficient ML Engineer
AWS-Proficient ML Engineer
Big Data-Specialized Data Engineer
BI-Specialized Data Engineer
Database Systems-Specialized Data Engineer
AWS-Proficient Data Scientist
Deep Learning-Specialized Data Scientist
Forecasting-Specialized Data Scientist
Inference-Specialized Data Scientist
Recommender System-Specialized Data Scientist
TensorFlow-Proficient Data Scientist
Computer Vision-Specialized ML Engineer
NLP-Specialized ML Engineer
Self-Driving Car-Specialized ML Engineer
Deep Learning-Specialized Data Engineer
Data Leader
GCP-Proficient ML Engineer
GCP-Proficient Data Scientist
GCP-Proficient Data Engineer
Algorithms-Specialized Data Engineer
Cloud-Specialized Data Engineer
Biostatistics-Specialized Data Scientist
Data Mining-Specialized Data Scientist
Deep Learning-Specialized ML Engineer
Empower your BI front lines
with the latest tools
Data is everywhere in our modern
world, from websites to social media
to emails and online consumer
behavior. Cleaning, mining, and
drawing insight from that data is
essential for companies to make
effective decisions that advance
business goals. Empower your BI front
lines with the latest tools and
methodologies with SkillSets that train
in Excel, SQL, inference, predictive
modeling, and more.
SkillSets include:
Excel-Proficient Business Analyst
SQL-Proficient Business Analyst
Data Mining-Specialized Data Analyst
Inference-Specialized Data Analyst
Predictive Modeling-Specialized Data Analyst
Tableau-Proficient Business Analyst
Python-Proficient Data Analyst
SAS-Proficient Data Analyst
SQL-Proficient Data Analyst
Finance-Specialized Data Analyst
Dashboarding-Specialized Data Analyst
Accelerate GTM with the
right data skills
For other teams working with data to
understand the business and identify
areas for improvement, data analysis,
visualization, and querying are
fundamental.
These SkillSets will help teams that
partner the most with data to better
communicate with the data team to
better drive insight and efficiency.
SkillSets include:
Data-Driven Designer
Data-Driven Financial Analyst
Data-Driven HR Professional
Data-Driven IT Specialist
ML-Aware Product Manager
Python-Proficient Software Engineer
SQL-Proficient Software Engineer
Data-Driven Operations Specialist
Data-Driven Sales Leader
Data-Driven Marketer
Data-Driven Product Manager
Reskill for in-demand data
and analytics roles
At Coursera, we can help you reskill talent for in-demand jobs, from data
scientists to ML engineers — using world-class content and credentials
delivered in a skills-first learning experience.

SkillSets include:

Data Scientist
Machine Learning Engineer
Data Engineer
Data Scientist
Data Analyst
Business Analyst
The Data & Analytics Academy from
Coursera includes 50 SkillSets for 15+
in-demand roles and 30+ skill
proficiencies.

To learn more about the SkillSets in this Academy, contact your

Coursera representative or visit
coursera.org/business/data-science-academy.