Surgent Certificate Programs

As the rewards from data continue to grow, companies must recognize the value of data to remain competitive in the current digital age economy. Companies that use data in their business processes outperform those that do not. Data skills will become necessary in the next few years, and your employees will need them to perform their jobs.

Upon successful completion of the four courses within 12 months, individuals will earn 4 credit hours and are issued a Credly badge.

 Ask yourself the following two questions on where you stand with implementing data analytics:

• Has your company implemented data analytics yet?
• Do employees in your company have data skills today?

If the answer to the above questions is no, then this four-hour series course is for you.

This course is comprised of four one-hour on-demand webcasts:

Module 1: Data Analytics: Planning and Implementation Strategies (DT01)

During the first hour of this course, you will understand how to transform your organization into a data-driven company. This understanding will increase your chances of successfully achieving your goal of implementing data analytics in your organization.

Module 2: Excel: The Data Tools for Analysis - Power Query and Power Pivot (DT02)

Excel contains two data tools of the Power BI Ecosystem that can help you begin developing data skills: Power Query and Power Pivot. Beginning your data journey with an application your business users are already familiar with will increase your chances of success in your company’s data goals. 

Module 3: Power BI Desktop: DAX Formulas, Reporting, and Visualizations (DT03)

Power BI Desktop will be the next application demonstrated from the Power BI ecosystem in this webinar series. Power BI Desktop is the authoring tool for the Power BI Ecosystem and is an essential component. It is a free application that can be downloaded. 

Module 4: Power BI.com: Empowering Collaborative Data Analytics in Your Organization (DT04)

Power BI. Com will be the next application demonstrated from the Power BI ecosystem in this webinar series. A data-driven culture can only occur when there is collaboration, communication, and cooperation between everyone in your organization. Collaboration can only happen in the Power BI ecosystem when your organization works in the cloud with Power BI.com, also known as the Service, a software as a service available on the Power Platform.