CompTIA Data Analysis Essentials Training

The CompTIA Data Analysis Essentials course builds practical, beginner-friendly data analysis skills that apply to any industry or job role.

Through hands-on exercises and real-world projects, learners gain the ability to solve problems with data, support business decisions with evidence, and communicate insights effectively.

Designed for beginners and non-technical professionals, this course provides an accessible path to career-ready, transferable data skills and leads to a CompTIA Competency Certificate (CompCert) upon completion.

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Basic digital literacy and confidence using a computer will be helpful.

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Topic 1.1: Getting Started

Module 2: Setting Up Your Data Project

• Topic 2.1: Defining the Analysis Objective

• Topic 2.2: Importing and Structuring Data

Module 3: Cleaning and Combining Data

• Topic 3.1: Cleaning Data

• Topic 3.2: Reshaping Your Data to be Useful

• Topic 3.3: Combining Datasets

Module 4: Core Analyses and Calculations

• Topic 4.1: Aggregate and Descriptive Calculations

• Topic 4.2: Conditional Logic

• Topic 4.3: Dynamic Formulas and Named Ranges

 Module 5: Summarizing and Visualizing Data

• Topic 5.1: Pivot Tables

• Topic 5.2: Standard Charts and Customization

• Topic 5.3: Interactive Dashboards with Slicers

Module 6: Data Integrity, Ethics and Sharing Results

• Topic 6.1: Validate and Safeguard Data

• Topic 6.2: Document, Package and Share Results