Data Analysts (IHK) can analyse the potential of using data to optimise work and business processes in a practice-oriented way, promote data-supported decisions, e.g. in production, marketing or logistics, contribute to increasing competitiveness, design and implement company-specific data projects, and improve their career prospects through innovation.
Scope and contents
- Kick-off event: Technology check, participants’ expectations and introduction to the course programme
- Basics of Data Analytics – ETL Process: Use tasks and function of data analytics, visual analytics tools, organise and document data processes.
- Visual Analysis and Reporting – BI Tools: Familiarise yourself with the tasks and functions of visual analyses and reporting, use BI tools safely, visualise content and data efficiently and comprehensibly.
- Advanced Data Analytics – Databases, Machine Learning, Workflow Control: Work confidently with databases, understand machine learning and its potential, develop data models for machine learning, apply methods for workflow control.
- Data Projects - Evaluate, Plan, Implement: Planning and communicating data projects, convey project parameters and goals transparently, agile methods for greater project efficiency
- Practical Training: Apply data analytics in (your own) professional context, identify sources of information for further development and potential for improvement through data analytics and take steps to exploit this potential.
- IHK certificate test (online): Short presentation of (your own) data analytics project including discussion and final talk (approx. 50 minutes in total). Small groups with several participants can be formed.
Who is it for?
The course is aimed at specialists from all sectors who have a basic understanding of data and data processing. Programming knowledge is not required, but participants should have some basic experience in handling data, e.g. in spreadsheet programs such as MS Excel. English language skills are required due to the course is conducted in English.
Dates
Usually from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, unless otherwise noted
Monday, August 24th, 2026 – Technology check (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
Tuesday, August 25th, 2026
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
Tuesday, September 22th, 2026
Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
Tuesday, November 24th, 2026
Tuesday, December 1st, 2026
Tuesday, December, 15th, 2026 – IHK certificate test (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
Tuesday, December, 15th, 2026 – chech-out 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM)
Qualification: IHK Certificate
You will receive the
IHK Certificate upon fulfilling the
following requirements:85n
Regular attendance
of at least 80% of the course. For online
sessions, participants must keep their cameras switched on as proof of
attendance. Successful
completion of the course's internal assessment.
As part of the
assessment, participants will develop a Data
Analytics project, which may be based on their own company or
organization. During the final workshop, participants will present their
project concept and take part in a professional discussion.
Who is it for?
The course is aimed at specialists from all sectors who have a basic understanding of data and data processing. Programming knowledge is not required, but participants should have some basic experience in handling data, e.g. in spreadsheet programs such as MS Excel. English language skills are required due to the course is conducted in English.
IHK skills development and funding opportunities
Our skills development team has complied an overview of databases that can be used to search for additional training opportunities offered by other education providers: Weiterbildungsdatenbanken.
Under certain conditions, individuals residing in Nordrhein-Westphalen may be eligible to apply for an Education Voucher (Bildungsscheck) to support the costs of professional training.
Self-employed individuals without employees (solo-self-employed) may be eligible to apply for a Quality Voucher (Qualitätscheck) through the KOMPASS funding program to support their professional training.
You can find more information about this course on our Landing Page. Please note that this is in German.
Note
This digital course is run in cooperation with the DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH. If you choose to participate, we will forward your e-mail to the DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH. The meetings are not recorded. A few days before course begin, you will receive an e-mail from the DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH with the necessary information for this course.
