## Professional Certificate – 8-course series Prepare for a new career in the fast-growing field of data analysis, no experience or degree required here. Get professional training from Google and take advantage of opportunities to connect with various leading companies. **Performing data analysis** is the process of collecting, transforming, and organizing data to draw conclusions, make predictions, and provide supporting information for making the right decisions. Through the 8 courses offered, you can acquire the necessary skills and prepare for work as an entry-level data consultant. You will learn from Google employees who use their data analysis skills as a stepping stone in their careers. This training requires less than 10 hours per week, and the certificate can be obtained in less than 6 months. Prepare for a variety of roles such as junior data analyst, *database manager*, and many more. After completing this certification program, you can apply for jobs at Google and its partners in various industries. **82% of Google Career Certificate graduates report positive outcomes such as a new job, promotion, or salary increase within 6 months.** See all Google Career Certificate programs [here](https://www.coursera.org/google-career-certificates). *Trainee Outcomes Survey, IT Certificate Program* *Support* *Google. Data was collected via surveys on the Coursera platform or via email, from January 2018 to January 2021.* ### Applied Learning Project The program contains over 180 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based assessments to help you simulate data analysis scenarios in the workplace. The content is highly interactive and developed exclusively by experienced Googlers. Through a combination of videos, assessments, and hands-on labs, you will become familiar with data analysis tools and platforms, as well as important analytical skills required in entry-level jobs. **Skills you will acquire include:** Data cleaning, problem solving, critical thinking, data ethics, and data demographics. **Platforms and tools taught include:** Presentation applications *Spreadsheets*, SQL, Tableau, and R. In addition to training and working on projects directly, you will complete practical cases and present them to hiring companies as a set of skills you have mastered. Learn the concrete skills required today by various leading companies.
