In a recent article for The Data Literacy Project, Experian'sHead of Thought Leadership & Data Literacy, Paul Malyon, discusses not only how data literacy is useful toExperian as an information services company, but how it can benefitus all as individuals.Paul discusses the example of buying a home, and how many of the factors that we take into consideration when we make this decision are based on data. Things we may want to consider include commute time to work, local school performance, crime rates, planning history and much more. And while some of the information needed may be easily accessible, in other cases we may need to look beyond the surface level data to get the real answers that we are looking for. It's about being curious, and having the confidence to go out and request additional information to perform your own analysis, to meet your specific needs. You can read the full article here:https://thedataliteracyproject.org/posts/data-literacy-a-must-have-in-the-data-powered-futureAnd these skills of curiosity and confidence that come with being data literate can help us in many other aspects of our lives too. For example when we are considering a new career path we may want to analyse data on salaries, job satisfaction and progression opportunities. Or if we want to relocate we can compare living costs, services and well-being information to help us to make the best choice.So you can see from the above examples that data literacy is not just a skill for the workplace, but something that can bring us big benefits in our personal lives too. Qlik is committed to improving data literacy rates through the Data Literacy Project and also the Qlik Academic Program. The Data Literacy Project has learning resourcesopen to all, and the Qlik Academic Program is specifically for students and academics who want to get trained in the use of Qlik analytics software, as well as to learn more about general theories and concepts in analytics. To find out more or to sign up visitqlik.com/academicprogram
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In an interesting article by the Director of a well known Management Institution in India, he talks about the rising demand for analytics professionals and strategies to deal with shortage of talent in order to gear up for challenges. One of the strategy discussed is to collaborate with industry to structure and deliver curriculum.
The Qlik Academic Program, an initiative of Qlik, a leading analytics company, has developed a modern curriculum which allows Universities to kick start their analytics training by utilizing our free resources. To know more about this, visit: https://www.qlik.com/us/academicprogram
The Qlik Academic Program has recently reached a new milestone. Since 2012 when the program was born, we have now had involvement from students and academics in 80 different countries! This has encompassed involvement from 1,390 Universities and over 7,000 students.This is a great achievement for the entire organisation as we continue to progress towards our vision of a data-literate world, where everyone can use data to solve their most challenging problems. Currently only 21% of 16-24 year-olds deem themselves to be data literate, and the Academic Program is an excellent resource for bridging this skills gap.The program is open to students and academics from all accredited Universities globally and is completely free of charge. Members get access to free Qlik software and training resources, as well as Qlik Sense qualifications which can really help students to stand out from the crowd in their job applications. Professors are able to build our content directly into their teaching, including product agnostic lecture materials on theories and concepts in analytics.To find out more or to apply for the program visitqlik.com/academicprogram.You can also email academicprogram@qlik.com with any inquiries.Please help us to spread the word on this invaluable free resource from Qlik, to help us to move ever closer to our vision of a data literate world, one student at a time!
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One of the UK’s leading home assistance providers HomeServe is using Qlik to drive their data transformation strategy and to improve customer satisfaction and experience for their two million customers.HomeServe worked with Qlik to create and build Engineer Balance Scorecards to allow the company to track individual and regional data in key areas such as: Completed jobs per day, Customer satisfaction via Rant & Rave scores, reattends (where an issue wasn’t solved in the first visit), first visit fix and complaints received.Business leaders, managers and engineers all receivedtrainingto ensure that everyone can understand and interpret the information on the Balanced Scorecard, to ensure adoption across the field operations team. “The data and insight provided by the Balanced Scorecard has enabled us to hold powerful feedback and coaching sessions with a forward-thinking mindset, to raise the bar and continuously improve performance."Martin Holloway, Field Operations Director, HomeServeThis is a great example of how acompany has use the power of Qlik to enhance their business. To get hands on with other examples from a whole range of industries you can visit ourQlik Demo Site.For current University students who want to gain experience with Qlik to prepare for future roles with companies such as HomeSevre we offer an Academic Program. This is open to all University students and academics regardless of your area of study. The program provides free access to Qlik software, training resources and even a qualification to showcase your skills to future employers. For more information and to sign up please visitqlik.com/academicprogram
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I had the honour of being invited to attend the annual event of Anurag Group of Institutions, ‘Aagam 2019’ in Hyderabad, India during March as one of its guests. Along with me, Dr. Rajiv Sharma Secretary- SERB, Govt. of India and Bala Peddigari, Technology Head, Digital Initiatives-TCS, India's leading software company were the other guests invited .
The Data Analytics Club was inaugurated on this day whose mission is to focus on career development and equip students with the right skills and tools in analytics. In pursuit of this goal, the club will endeavor to provide hands-on experience through, learning, events, program simulations and guest lectures. Along with other technologies, Qlik would be an integral part of learning at this club.
Already, more than 55 students and Professors from Anurag Group have successfully gained the Qlik Sense Business Analyst qualification showing their commitment to the academic program and Qlik. More initiatives to develop wider engagement between AGI and Qlik are planned
Presenting Qlik Sense Business Analyst qualification certificate to a successful studentSuccessful student completing the Qlik Sense Business Analyst qualification exams
More than 200 students and Professors attended this event and I spoke on the need for students to learn data analytics considering the times of transformation and technological changes we are witnessing. Convergence of technologies in AI, machine learning, robotics are taking shape and analytics plays a crucial role in this. Gaining data literacy is key for interactions with these technologies and Qlik provides the latest learning resources through the academic program to get students and professors get enabled in analytics.
To know how your University/institution could develop an engagement with the Qlik Academic Program and take benefit of the free analytics resources, including qualifications as Business Analyst and Data Architect, visit: https://www.qlik.com/us/academicprogram
The Qlik Education team have launched a brand new, globally recognised data literacy certification. This completely free examination is open to anyone who wants to showcase their data literacy skills in the modern workplace. Regardless of your industry or function, the certification can test both your hard and soft skills from understanding and interpreting data, to creativity and communication. You can read more about the new certification at DLP.org.For students, this is a great way to make your CV stand out from the crowd in job applications! In addition to the data literacy certification, students and academics can also access further Qlik qualifications and learning resources all for free as part of the Qlik Academic Program. For more details and to sign visit qlik.com/academicprogram
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As exam season comes to an end and with graduations on the horizon, you inevitably have to think about the months and years to come, and life beyond University. If you still don't have an action plan or a job lined up, then fear not! There is lots of advice out there for you to assess your options, including this particularly useful piece from LinkedIn on The Skills Companies Need Most in 2019. If you can master one or more on the list, you'll be landing yourself your first opportunity in no time!And the even better news? There are several of these skills that the free Qlik Academic Program can help with. Read on to find out more:(Note: to access some of the links below, you must be a member of the Academic Program)Business Analysis - More and more companies are relying on Analysts to help inform their strategic decision making. The Qlik Sense Business Analyst Qualification will not only get you hands on with our industry leading analytics software, but it will also help you to showcase your newly found skills to future employers with a certificate and digital badge for your LinkedIn profile.Data Science - For a solid foundation in the analytical aspects of data science, take a look at our free our free data literacy courses, which includes a data analytics certification.Sales Leadership - Sales skills are always in demand, but having the ability to make decisions based on your sales data is the new hot topic. Our Business Analyst learning pathway is a great place for future sales leaders to start, and you can also find example sales visualisations on our demo site.Analytical Reasoning - Our Data Analytics Curriculum is packed full of content to get you up to speed on the general theories and concepts in data analytics, including specific sessions on Critical and Analytical Thinking.If you are currently a student and looking to build on any of the above skills, or an academic looking to integrate these topics into your courses, sign up to the Academic Program for free Qlik software and training resources:qlik.com/academicprogram
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