Free Data Certification Exams

Credentials with value that are free - ready?

Shano Collins
September 28, 2024

Companies:

Alteryx – Used to prepare & transform data from various sources “code-free”. https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Certification-Exams/bd-p/product-certification

Databricks – Data platform built on Apache Spark. These “Accreditations” are different to the “Certifications”.

Basically, you do their free online training, and then do their quiz and you’ll get the Accreditation badges. These are perfect for LinkedIn and gives you something to talk about in job interviews. https://www.databricks.com/learn/training/certification#accreditations

Snowflake – Data warehousing – Do their labs, submit your code – Get a badge if you pass, all free.
https://learn.snowflake.com/en/pages/hands-on-essentials-track/

Tableau – Visualization Tool
https://www.tableau.com/learn/learning-paths

Microsoft – Choose your own adventure!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/browse/?credential_types=applied%20skills&roles=data-analyst%2Cdata-engineer%2Cdata-scientist%2Cdatabase-administrator

Salesforce – Use your data skills with the leading CRM
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/superbadges

AWS – The king of cloud (For the time being)
https://aws.amazon.com/training/badges/

Why doing some of these is important?

You need activity on LinkedIn, you should be posting once per month at least. People WILL contact you regarding jobs.
Shows you’re active in your own skill development
Gives you something to talk about in interviews.
You will actually increase your knowledge
Exposes you to different tech, that may spark your interest

If you know of any other good free data credentials, please let me know in the comments.

All the best, Shano

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