Data analysis is the process of using data and statistics to measure, evaluate and inform. This supports businesses with their decision making, while also helping businesses understand their clients, analyse campaigns and develop strategies and products.

Businesses are seeing the benefits of utilising this data and developing their strategies and processes to reflect this. An example of this may be hiring a data-focused role, or finetuning responsibilities of existing team members to include a data capability.

So, what is a Data Analyst? What does a Data Analyst do?

Data analysts are useful across all sectors, from finance to pharmaceuticals, manufacturing to education. Their role is to understand data and provide insights and analysis in a comprehensive way across a range of areas, including business intelligence, sales, marketing and data quality.

Responsibilities of a Data Analyst include:

• identifying patterns,
• extracting information from data sets,
• organisation and restructure to make data comprehensible,
• predicting trends,
• analysing stats,
• creating and presenting reports,
• and identifying and recommending streamlining and cost saving processes.

Whether you’re looking to get started as a Data Analyst, or a business wanting to upskill an existing team member with an interest in data, the Digital Careers Upskill Programme offers fully-funded training in digital skills for employed adults and businesses in Greater Manchester.

The course is delivered via a blend of online learning and classroom training, offering flexibility around business and work commitments. Digital Careers Upskill Programme has three key benefits:

• it’s fully-funded through Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the European Social Fund, which means you don’t pay anything,
• it’s flexible so it can work around you and your commitments,
• it’s a Level 3 Microsoft-accredited course.

This course will provide businesses and individuals with the necessary skills to maximise their data for key decision making and take individual career aspirations to new heights.

To find out more about the courses we offer, fill out the contact form here and a member of the team will get in touch with you.