Occupational Certificate: Data Science Practitioner

Section 12H — this learnership qualifies the employer for the Income Tax Act allowance, on top of the B-BBEE skills development spend it earns.

LearnershipOccupational CertificateSAQA-Registered QualificationCreative & DesignCybersecurity & ITInformation TechnologyInformation TechnologyData analysisSoftware developmentField 10 – Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life SciencesOQSF – Occupational Qualifications Sub-frameworkBlendedFace-to-FaceOnlineEastern CapeFree StateGautengKwaZulu-NatalLimpopoNorth WestWestern CapeB-BBEE skills development spendCounts as an absorbed learner opportunitySection 12H tax allowance

NQF level
5
Credits
185
Duration
12 months
Training days
30 contact days
SAQA ID
118708
SAQA subfield
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Prior learning
Recognised
SAQA registration ends
2025-12-31

Fees depend on learner numbers, funding route and delivery model, so we quote per client rather than publish a price.

What the learner will be able to do

  • Collect large amounts of structured and unstructured data from primary and secondary sources and extract and transform them into a usable format.
  • Apply data analysis techniques to uncover patterns and trends in datasets (resultant sets of data that can be viewed as tables or as a "spreadsheet of data") to solve business-related problems.
  • Prepare and present descriptive analytics reports on patterns and trends using computer programming languages and explain those patterns and trends through e.g., visualization and storytelling etc., using data visualisation tools.

Entry requirements

NQF Level 4 with Mathematics.

What this leads on to

This qualification provides opportunities for horizontal and vertical articulation options.

Horizontal Articulation:
National Certificate: Business Analysis Support Practice, NQF Level 5.

Vertica

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