School of Data | AltSchool Africa

Become a Certified Data |

Take a look through to see the various courses that will be taught when you specialize
in any of our certification tracks.

Learning Path

Whether you are looking to continue your education, transition into a career in tech or simply boost your career path, we offer certifications across three tracks in our School of Data.

At the initial stage, students who are enrolled in AltSchool Africa will be introduced to the basics of all three Data tracks through a unified curriculum before branching out and focusing fully on a certification track of their choice.

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learning tracks at AltSchool Africa.

Specialise in any of the following

Data Engineering

Data engineering deals with the ingestion, transformation, storage, and retrieval of data. It also, in some cases, deals with the deployment and productionisation of Machine Learning models. The data that data engineers handle is often used by others within the organization, such as data analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers.
To succeed in this program, you’ll need to have prerequisite knowledge of:

Structured Query Language
Python programming language
Basic programming foundation

What will I learn?

courseData Engineering

OUTLINE

This program is designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge on these:

BLOB storage / file processing

SQL

Relational databases

No-SQL or object-oriented databases

Data warehouses/lakes

Analytical databases

Pipelines (batch + streaming)

Job scheduling

Orchestration

DBT

Apache Beam

Apache Spark

How the Admission Process Works

01

Step One

Fill and submit the application form

02

Step TWO

Take and pass all assessment tests

03

Step THREE

Complete enrolment and begin your journey into tech

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Our extensive Diploma program is set to produce top tech talents who are able to compete globally. Hiring our graduates guarantee that you have access to highly skilled, passionate and professional tech talent to ensure continuous business success.

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