The PCAD Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python course teaches data acquisition, SQL, statistics, modelling and visualisation, and prepares you for the certification exam.
Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python Training with the Exam Included
PCAD Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python Course
The PCAD, Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python course is the associate level credential for working data analysts, covering the full data analysis lifecycle with Python and SQL. Over two days you acquire, clean, analyse, model and present data with a trainer and a live class.
The course covers data acquisition from databases, files, APIs and web pages, Python and SQL programming, statistical analysis, predictive modelling with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy and scikit-learn, and data communication with Matplotlib and Seaborn, and it prepares you for the PCAD-31-02 exam. It reflects the real tasks of a junior data analyst.
Where PCAD sits
PCAD follows the PCED Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python course and assumes Python fundamentals from the PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer course or equivalent. If your goal is a data role, the Data Analytics Job Ready Program adds projects and work experience.
Logitrain has trained more than 15,000 professionals since 2004, and the official exam fee is included in the course price.
The PCAD credential proves end to end data analysis ability with Python and SQL, the combination employers look for in data analyst roles. It validates practical skills from data collection through modelling to clear communication, giving you a competitive edge in data driven industries.
With Logitrain the official PCAD-31-02 exam fee is included, you keep the digital course material, and every course carries our price beat guarantee. Train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online across Australia, with the exam delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service.
There are no hard prerequisites, but PCAD is an associate level credential that assumes working Python and the basics of data analysis.
We recommend the PCED Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python course and Python fundamentals from the PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer course, plus some basic statistics.
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.
- PCAD-31-02, Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. It is delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service with live online proctoring, so you can take it from home, the office, or any private space with a webcam, microphone and reliable internet connection.
Exam format: 48 single-select and multiple-select items across five blocks, 60 minutes, with a passing score of 75 percent.
This course includes the full course material in digital format, yours to keep for revision before the exam.
- Compare data collection methods and choose the right source
- Acquire data from databases, spreadsheets, APIs and web pages
- Scrape web data using requests and BeautifulSoup
- Clean, transform and prepare data for analysis
- Write structured Python using functions, control flow and data structures
- Manage packages and apply error handling and documentation
- Query data with SQL using SELECT, filtering, GROUP BY and JOIN
- Connect Python to databases with sqlite3 and parameterised queries
- Analyse data with Pandas and NumPy
- Apply descriptive and inferential statistics
- Build basic models including linear and logistic regression
- Validate models and avoid overfitting with scikit-learn
- Create clear visualisations with Matplotlib and Seaborn
- Structure a data narrative and present findings to any audience
This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.
- Junior data analysts formalising their skills
- Professionals transitioning into data analytics
- Students and graduates entering the data job market
- Analysts and developers extending Python and SQL for data projects
- Business professionals and team leads who rely on data insights
- Data collection methods and use cases
- Connecting to databases and spreadsheets
- Collecting data from APIs
- Web scraping with requests and BeautifulSoup
- Reading CSV, JSON and HTML data
- Data integration and storage
- Cleaning and handling missing values
- Removing duplicates and fixing data types
- Transforming and reshaping datasets
- Python programming for data analysis
- Variables, functions and control flow for data tasks
- Lists, dictionaries and sets in practice
- Modular design, documentation and error handling
- Managing packages with pip
- SQL fundamentals and SELECT queries
- Filtering, sorting and grouping with SQL
- Joining tables and combining data
- Connecting Python and databases with sqlite3
- Parameterised queries and data integrity
- Descriptive statistics and summarising data
- Inferential techniques and bootstrapping
- Correlation and relationships in data
- Data analysis with Pandas DataFrames
- Aggregation and pivoting
- Introduction to predictive modelling
- Linear regression
- Logistic regression
- Model validation and test data splitting
- Recognising and reducing overfitting
- Using scikit-learn for modelling
- Visualisation with Matplotlib and Seaborn
- Choosing effective charts and avoiding misleading visuals
- Building a data narrative
- Presenting findings in reports and slide decks
- PCED Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python course: the entry level precursor to PCAD.
- PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer course: the Python foundations behind data work.
- PCEI Certified Entry-Level AI Specialist with Python course: extend data skills into artificial intelligence.
- Tableau training: complement Python analysis with leading visualisation.
- Data Analytics Job Ready Program: training, projects and work experience for a data career.
- Programming and coding courses: the full Logitrain programming category.
Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the PCAD Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same trainer, course material, mock test and included official exam as the public courses. It suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business.
What is the PCAD certification?
PCAD, Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python, is an associate level credential from the OpenEDG Python Institute that proves you can perform end to end data analysis with Python and SQL.
Is the exam included in the course fee?
Yes. The official PCAD-31-02 exam fee is included, and you can sit the exam within three months of finishing the course.
Do I need PCED before PCAD?
It is not compulsory, but we recommend PCED and Python fundamentals first, since PCAD assumes working knowledge of both.
Which exam version does this course cover?
The course prepares you for the current PCAD-31-02 exam.
How long is the PCAD course?
Two days full time, or two weeks part time across evenings or weekends.
Where can I train?
In person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia.
Does PCAD cover SQL and machine learning?
Yes. It covers SQL querying, connecting Python to databases, and basic predictive modelling with scikit-learn alongside analysis and visualisation.
What is included with the Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python Course?
Includes Official Exam Fee
Take the certification exam within 3 months of course / module completion
Authorised Test Centre
Take the official certification exam at Logitrain, a local VUE test centre or online
Includes Course Material
Course material in digital format is included for flexibility and ease of use
Includes Practise Questions
Practise questions are provided for better understanding of the key concepts
Instructor-led Training
Attend the course with an instructor at our training centre or from anywhere
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