During my interactions with the student community, some common questions are posed by them. I will try to pen them in my blog along with the answers.
Q.1. Is the academic program completely free?
Answer: Yes, the Qlik Academic Program is free for students and professors from accredited universities and institutions. All the resources which includes the Qlik Sense Business software, online training, qualifications, certifications etc. are free.
Q.2 How does one get access to the academic program?
Answer: If you are a student, you need to visit qlik.com/academicprogram and fill in your personal information along with a scanned copy of your student id which could be a id card, fees paid receipt etc. We need to ensure you are a current student and so your current batch dates should be reflected in the id. If you are professor, simply sign up using your official email id.
Q.3 Are there any fees for the exams and qualifications/certifications?
Answer: As mentioned above, all the resources of the program are free including exams and qualifications/certification. We do not charge for any of the program resources.
Q.4 What is the criteria to get qualified certified? Any other important points to remember while attempting the exam?
Answer: One has three attempts to secure 70% marks of more within 3 attempts. Therefore, please ensure you are adequately prepared to attempt the exams. You must ensure that you have a continuous internet connection for about 3 hours because in case, there is a break, you will lose an attempt for your exam.
Q.5. Which learning pathways are offered under the academic program?
Answer: Students and Professors get access to four pathways which lead to qualifications/certifications and they are Business Analyst, Data Architect, Data Literacy and Data Analytics. You can pursue any or all of these once you have program access. Each of these pathways contain videos, quizzes, take away documents to support your learning experience plus these are all self paced which means you can learn at your own convenience.
Q.6. For questions during the learning process how do we get our queries answered?
Answer: The academic program offers several platforms to get your questions answered while you are learning. There is Qlik Community which has discussion topics and this could be a good way to start. There are also search options within the learning portal where you could search your query. One could also write in to academicprogram@qlik.com in case answer to questions are not found.
Q.7 What career opportunities are available for those who learn from the academic program?
Answer: Qlik has a customer base of more than 50,000 and a partner ecosystem of more than 1700 in around the world. All these are potential recruiters since they use Qlik technologies. Various research surveys have indicated that the data analytics industry is on an upswing due to increased levels of digitization, therefore, opportunities for jobs and internships are ample.
