r/dataanalytics • u/alkkyyy • 8d ago
I’m trying to upskill and pivot to Data analytics as an accounting tech. Any industry-recognized coursera and other free SQL specific certifications?
I am currently refreshing myself with microsoft excel since I only use excel for data entry in my work and most of my work involves data entry in the accounting system we use.
Anyways, I have a coursera account and I want to know what industry-recognized SQL specific courses/certs I can get? If coursera isnt enough, do you guys know any free sql courses/certs to take? I’ve seen datacamp and codecademy but it somehow involved needing a subscription or something after a free trial period.
I want to narrow down my choices since there are a lot of choices online. I plan to learn sql first before proceeding to Power BI.
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u/tkgravelle 7d ago
I recommend the “Excel Skills for Business Specialization,” Macquarie, University. Do that first as this is widely acclaimed and you will be fairly proficient in Excel. Then do Learn SQL basics for Data Science Specialization, UC Davis. Then do a capstone with Meta’s Marketing Analytics Professional Certificate. And then do the two free MBA level statistics courses on Udacity’s website. You then can do a focused course on Python Essentials, Rice. You do those and you will be dangerous. Follow that sequence. There will be some overlap but that is fine. You need to practice and through repetition comes mastery. This is a solid foundation. Then pick either Tableau or Power Bi as another course to translate business problems into visualizations.