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Four to twelve weeks. Online, live sessions plus self-paced work. No entry requirements on any course in this list.

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Showing 20 of 175 courses in Data and Analytics.

Spreadsheet users who need answers: From a messy spreadsheet to a defensible insight, with AI doing the grinding and you doing the deciding.

FA-401Intermediate

From Spreadsheets to Insight

Cleaning, questioning and visualising real data with AI assistance, and stating what the numbers do not support.

Length
8 weeks
Commitment
6 hours

You build: A dashboard and a one-page finding drawn from data you brought.

You earn: Verified micro-credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-401
FA-405Intermediate

Analytics for Managers

Reading analysis critically, commissioning it well, and knowing when a chart is arguing rather than reporting.

Length
6 weeks
Commitment
5 hours

You build: A commissioning brief and a critique of one report you already receive.

You earn: Verified micro-credential: Data-Informed Management

Enrol on FA-405
FA-1012PathIntroductory

AI Risk Management The NIST Way

Develop AI governance skill using NIST RMF for policymakers, data scientists, and managers covering principles, practices, and risk management applications.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1012
FA-1017FreeIntroductory

Navigating AI Ethical Challenges and Risks

Understand ethical challenges in generative AI. Learn about challenges, risks, data privacy, algorithmic bias, and decision-making frameworks for responsible use.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1017
FA-1022PathIntroductory

Data and Programming Foundations for AI

Learn the coding, data science, and math you need to get started as a Machine Learning or AI engineer.

Length
8 weeks
Commitment
5 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1022
FA-1025FreeIntroductory

AI for Data Visualization

Discover AI agents in Excel, Power BI & Tableau. Learn use cases, limitations & view real demos to decide if Copilot or Tableau Agent fits your workflow.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1025
FA-1032FreeIntroductory

Optimizing communication & information with Copilot for Microsoft 365

Boost productivity with Copilot for Microsoft 365. Learn AI chat management, outlook email summarization, and extracting insights from OneNote and Excel.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1032
FA-1042FreeIntermediate

Generative AI & the Azure Bot AI Service

Master Azure Bot Service: Create smart chatbots with generative AI and Copilot Studio. Deploy CLU models, explore Cognitive Services and scaling, and ensure data security.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1042
FA-1047PathIntroductory

AI Auditing Essentials

Learn AI audit skill for risk managers, auditors, and compliance professionals covering trustworthiness, fairness, accountability, and data model evaluation.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1047
FA-1055PathIntroductory

Data Scientist: Natural Language Processing Specialist

NLP Data Scientists find meaning in language, analyze text and speech, and create chatbots. They use Python, SQL, & NLP to answer questions.

Length
12 weeks
Commitment
8 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1055
FA-1070FreeIntermediate

Generative AI Models: Generating Data Using Generative Adversarial Networks

Dive into AI with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). Learn to use PyTorch for model creation and training, and Deep Convolutional GANs for image optimization.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1070
FA-1082Introductory

Getting Started with Natural Language Processing

Humans communicate with language, but computers communicate with data. Discover how to translate between the two in this course.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1082
FA-1086FreeIntroductory

Build and Deploy a SaaS App with Lovable

Learn how to use Lovable to build a subscription app from scratch. Create a real SaaS dashboard with payments, user accounts and deploy it.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1086
FA-1095Intermediate

Learn Neural Network Architectures

Learn neural network architectures with PyTorch to build deep learning models for image, text, and sequential data tasks.

Length
4 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1095
FA-1099Intermediate

Deep Learning with TensorFlow: Image Classification

Classify image data with deep learning.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1099
FA-1104FreeIntroductory

Using OpenAI APIs: Accessing OpenAI APIs from Python

Excel in OpenAI APIs using Python. Discover API key authentication, access to completions APIs via endpoints, model configurations, and control of creativity and response length.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1104
FA-1128FreeIntermediate

Creating Django Views & Models

Master Django views and models using generative AI. Incorporate dynamic content, Bootstrap theming, and SQLite database integration for robust web apps.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1128
FA-1141FreeIntermediate

Generative AI on AWS: Deploying & Managing GenAI Services on AWS

Discover AWS services for generative AI deployment. Optimize data, train models, and ensure security with SageMaker. Build scalable, efficient GenAI applications.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1141
FA-1154FreeIntermediate

Generative AI on GCP: Empowering Machine Language Workflows with Vertex AI

Learn Vertex AI on GCP: end-to-end ML workflows, model deployment, training, data preparation, feature engineering, and evaluation for effective AI solutions.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1154
FA-1158Intermediate

Deep Learning with TensorFlow: Classification

Build deep learning models to classify data.

Length
2 weeks
Commitment
2 hours

You build: A dataset you brought, cleaned and turned into one defensible finding.

You earn: Verified micro, credential: Applied Data Analysis

Enrol on FA-1158