It’s essential for today’s businesses to use data to make informed decisions, improve efficiencies, reduce costs and lower risk. Data analytics create great value and assist in solving complex business issues, playing a vital role in business success.
ACCA’s Certificate in Data Analytics for Finance Professionals demystifies analytics and empowers you with the knowledge to make data-driven decisions.
The certificate is aimed at professionals who wish to enhance their careers by developing an understanding of data capabilities and the techniques available for data analytics.
This cost-effective online certificate aims to improve commercial decisions and uses real business examples to allow practical application of the content. Learners will also understand the need to be both sceptical and ethical while working on data analysis, encouraging them to be critical thinkers.
Learning outcomes
The Certificate in Data Analytics will provide you or your team with the skills and understanding to:
- identify and effectively leverage the four primary types of data analytics, to support financial decision making, business intelligence and strategy
- use both essential and advanced data analytics techniques in your role, based on industry best practice
- effectively employ data visualisation approaches to transform raw data into actionable insights
- recognise the role of AI, Machine Learning and data manipulation tools (Python, R, SQL) in the ethical manipulation and analysis of datasets
- understand key data governance and security practices related to data analytics and plan for their effective implementation
- ethical considerations when working with data
Topics covered by the certificate
The certificate is divided into 8 units, covering the following:
| Course unit | Learning topics |
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| 1. Introduction to data analytics |
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| 2. Data science essentials |
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| 3. Data analysis techniques |
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| 4. Advanced financial analytics |
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| 5. Data visualisation |
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6. Ensuring meaningful visualisation |
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| 7. How Data Analytics links to Business Intelligence and Strategy |
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| 8. Data governance and compliance |
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Duration
The certificate takes approximately 12-15 hours to complete.
Additional features
Learners can explore specialist areas or repeat exercises to gain confidence
Reflective exercises, tasks and knowledge checks are embedded throughout the content, to support knowledge retention prior to the final assessment
Certificate award
The certificate is assessed by a one hour exam with 12 questions, worth a total of 20 marks. You are required to achieve 10 marks to pass the assessment (50% pass mark). Once you pass the assessment, you will be awarded with a certificate.
