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Organization
Individual
Evaluate Workforce Capacity And Build New Capability
What is happening globally now might be just a coincidence BUT it fast-forwards the sense of urgency to expedite digital transformation as a whole along with workforce data readiness during and post-crisis.
Industry 4.0 is about to change the traditional business model, if it hasn’t already. Hence, it is no longer an option for businesses to run based on people’s current skills without preparing them to be ready for the inevitable digital change. The workforce needs to let go of repetitive and obsolete tasks and instead adopt the smartest way to get a job done. Efficiency is key to the new business.
Organizations need to future-proof the workforce to have a sustainable business
According to Future of Jobs survey 2018 by World Economic Forum, by 2022*;
1
%
Employees will require significant re- & up-skilling
1
%
Employees will seek to automate work tasks
1
%
Employees will be new hire possessing skills relevant to new technologies
*Source: Future of Jobs survey 2018, WEF
Take The Journey To Futureproof The Workforce
Our Augmented Strategy and tools help business leaders like you achieve your mission-critical priorities and position your organization for sustainability and growth by ensuring people-readiness.
Data Driven Organization™
Identify & align organization to become Data Driven
Build a Digital Competitive Advantage with Data Driven Organization™. Benchmark capabilities against best practices. Identify and align organization towards becoming a Data Driven Organization.
Talentspy Enterprise
Evaluate workforce capacity and build new capability
Workforce capacity and capability building for your business needs. This journey starts with evaluating organizational skills inventory on data literacy to optimize resources with appropriate upskilling.
Virtual Workshop
Join a program catered for Middle & Senior Leaders
Join a virtual classroom with Prof. Dennis of Harvard Business School in a program catered for Top & Middle management and embark on a journey to futureproof your workforce Data Literacy.
Ready To Take This Journey?
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Hear it from our clients about our Data Driven Organization™ engagement and Data Literacy programs.
"The original intent for the program is to increase the efficiency of the team in delivering daily tasks. Pre-training and post-training assessments showed the incremental growth of the analytics knowledge of the students upon undergoing 45 days of learning within 7 months,"
Fortune 500 Company
"The program helps reducing dependency on vendor for low risk tasks within shorter time and the participants are able to introduce automation in their daily task, which substantially reduce manual work and time required to complete task!"
Global Oil & Gas Company
Overcome The Challenges To Achieve The Expected Business Outcome
Our Workforce Augmented strategy looks into workforce capacity and capability building for business needs to help you overcome the challenges to achieve the expected business outcome.
What this journey would look like:
Understand the current organizational Data Literacy skills inventory; Formulate learning journey based on the identified skills gaps; Optimize upskilling ROI through application of skills on use case and pain points determined earlier from the key strategic initiates; Using a triple loop feedback and assessment method (TalentSpy) to enhance the learning experience.
Create a Center of Excellence For Data Literacy That Addresses Business Needs
Address business needs with CADS Workforce Augmented Strategy. Our Talentspy Enterprise platform capability includes;
Workforce Remodeling
- Performance, retention & succession plan
- Assess to verify Data Analytics and AI capabilities of talents
- Identify Skills Gap
- Learning & Development roadmap
Data Literacy & Capability Building
Proprietary learning paths with modules and certifications to upskill talent with Data Literacy skills.
Talent Acquisition
AI-powered Talent Matching through internal & external talent marketplace, connecting people with the right Data Literacy skills to relevant jobs.
- Improve employee engagement and talent retention
- Improve data literacy and close competency gap
- Digitizing operations and automating process
CADS has trained over 2,000 data professionals to become Data Analyst and Data Scientist. Over 240 young Data Stars were trained and placed at various leading organizations.
Ready To Take This Journey?
Talentspy Enterprise empowers organizations to
- Identify skills gap in Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Identify the right talent for the skill needed internally
- Develop talent with customized learning roadmap/ training program
- Monitor performance and identify the best performer
- Perform Job matching within the company or externally for new hiring
- Identify the right talent in Data, Analytics and AI skills for hiring
Learning Paths
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Enterprise Data Practitioner -
Associate Enterprise Data Analyst -
Enterprise Data Analyst -
Enterprise Data Scientist -
Enterprise Data Engineer
7 - 8 days Learning Track
Enterprise Data Practitioner
Learn how to organize, analyze, and present insights from data in 7-8 days.
Learning Outcome
Upon completion, participants should be able to demonstrate each of the following;
- Use PivotTables and Functions effectively to summarise and augment Data in Microsoft Excel
- Visualize Data & create dashboards for reporting with Microsoft Excel
- Assess Data distributions and statistical relationships with Microsoft Excel
2 days
1 day
2 day
1 day (Optional)
2 days
12 - 16 days Learning Track
Associate Enterprise Data Analyst
Extract data from database, explore it, and create reports and visualizations to get insight from data using basic Statistical Analysis in Python or R.
Learning Outcome
Upon completion, participants should be able to demonstrate each of the following;
- Understand the definition of a database and explain what a database management systems (DBMS) does
- Familiar with SQL Statements
- Ability to JOIN tables
1 day
5 days
or R for Analytics
2 days
2 days
1 day (Optional)
2 or 7 days
Track Pre-requisit
Enterprise Data Practitioner
12 days Learning Track
Enterprise Data Analyst
Use advanced Statistical Data Analytics to enhance decision making in an organization.
Learning Outcome
Upon completion, participants should be able to demonstrate each of the following;
- Comprehend the principles, techniques, and practices relevant to Statistics
- Conduct Hypothesis Testing
2 days
2 days
2 day
Pre req: Inferential Statistics
2 days
2 days
2 days
Track Pre-Requisit
Associate Enterprise Data Analyst
20 - 22 days Learning Track
Enterprise Data Scientist
Use Machine Learning to capture valuable insights from Big Data to improve and enhance predictive models.
Learning Outcome
Upon completion, participants should be able to demonstrate each of the following;
- Understand the landscape of machine learning possibilities
- Ability to train a model using simple supervised learning algorithms
- Ability to train and evaluate a model using training and/or test data
5 days
3 days
2 days
2 days
3 days
5 days
2 days
Track Pre-requisit
Enterprise Data Analyst
10 days Learning Track
Enterprise Data Engineer
Understand your data needs and create systems to store, compile, systematize, maintain and deploy your data for efficiency.
1 day
2 days
2 days
1 days
2 day
2 days
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Hear it from our clients about our Data Driven Organization™ engagement and Data Literacy programs.
"One of the students participated in an autonomous 1/18th scale race car designed to test RL models by racing on a physical track and won third place. Strong programming fundamentals provided in the program boost the confidence, enabling the students to grasp more complex programming language,"
Global Oil & Gas Company
"The beauty of this program is that it requires the trainees to get their hands dirty and do the actual work throughout the course. It is indeed very different from a lot of programs in the market which just produces a certificate in the end without the trainee actually able to do some real work,"
Data Insight Manager
Upcoming Virtual Workshop & Classroom
Join us at this interactive Online Facilitated Workshop with Professor Dennis Campbel from Harvard Business School.
This workshop is catered for Senior Management and Board Members.
Fee: RM2,500 RM2,375 per person (exclusive for MII members)
Tell a better story to leave a lasting impact with Enterprise Data Practitioner (EDP) 8 day program.
This program is best-suited for Business Intelligence Analysts looking to maximise the potential of their work.
Fee: Enquire
Future-proof your skills and career in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Join thousands of other professionals with CADS Certification. Strengthen your learning, earning and career potential by enrolling in an expertise-driven Big Data Analytics course, or verify your data literacy skills and get certified with CADS Certification. Stand apart from competing candidates in a competitive job market.
3 hours Online Course
Big Data Analytics 101
The first big leap in your Data journey starts here. Big Data Analytics 101 provides a comprehensive introductory overview of Big Data and its technologies.
Online Exam
Skill Verification
Just took an online course? Verify your skills. Ensure that your professional skill set and expertise are reflected as accurately as possible.
Online Exam
CADS Certification
An industry-recognized, globally respected qualification in Data Analytics & AI. Join thousands of other data professionals with CADS Certification.
Testimonials
What Our Students Say
"This training do enhance my career development as I currently working in a Big Data team which is a new thing to me since I have never been exposed to Big Data during my study time at university."
Irfan Farhan
Data Analyst Intern
"The training itself has benefited me enormously, and has allowed me to transition from someone who is almost wholly soft skill reliant, and developed my technical repertoire of skills."
Mohamad Haziq
Financial Adviser
"We were introduced with programming languages, analytical methods and machine learning algorithm that are essentials as a data analyst/scientist. At work, I have created line of codes that reduces equipment duplication and ultimately reduce client's operational cost."
Fahmi Khairul Azmi
Associate Executive – Analyst
Learning outcome
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Understand the emergence and importance of Big Data Analytics
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Understand the tools, technologies, architectures and framework that are used in Big Data Analytics
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Apply new understanding in the planning stage of Big Data projects
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Ability to determine the viability of any Big Data projects
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Gain insight into how large organizations have solved business problems, reduce costs, enhance customer loyalty & experience, effectively gaining competitive advantage against their competitors, using Big Data Analytics
Big Data Analytics 101
3 hours online course
Join over 1,000 learners who have enrolled since March 2020. Take the first big leap in your Data journey.
This course provides a comprehensive introductory overview of the concept of Big Data and its technologies, architectures and management. Participants can reap the benefits of this course when planning Big Data projects and understanding the technology involved using different types of analytics such as descriptive analytics, predictive analytics and machine learning.
In-depth review will be given to actual use cases of five large international organizations on how analytics were used to provide insights from various data sources.
Earn certificate upon completion of this program.
Course duration: 3 hours
Course fee: USD50 USD15 (limited time only)
Skill Verification
Put your data skills to the test with CADS 30-technical-skills library. Discover your Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence skill level in 60 minutes.
Verification Fee: USD100 USD25 (limited time only)
Know where you stand
Know your strength and see where you stand
Identify your skill gap
Find your weakness to fill the gap
Customized learning roadmap
Get a customized learning roadmap based on your skill level
Verify in 60 minutes
Discover your skill level in 60 minutes.
CADS Certification
Join thousands of other professionals with CADS Certification. Choose from a variety of certifications that any respected Data Professional and Practitioner needs to land their dream job and impress employers.
Machine Learning
Machine Learning is the gateway to Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. If you know how to train a model with supervised learning algorithms like linear regression and classification, we say prove it!
Machine Learning (Combo)
Exam fee: USD50
Unsupervised Machine Learning
Exam fee: USD50
Supervised Machine Learning
Exam fee: USD50
Python
Python has become a key driver in the explosion of big data analytics and machine intelligence across most industries. Given its versatility and applicability to data analysis, it has become the tool of choice for most industries. This certification will require knowledge in data types, collections, function and control structures.
Python (Combo)
Exam fee: USD40
Python for Analytics - Basic
Exam fee: USD40
Python for Analytics - Advanced
Exam fee: USD40
R for Analytics
As one of the world’s top data science tools, R provides a robust environment for tabulating, analysing and visualising data. Demonstrate your mastery of the programming language that has become a powerhouse for business intelligence and big data analytics. This certification entails familiarity with different data types and their operation, connecting relational databases through R and results reporting in Markdown and Shiny.
R for Analytics
Exam fee: USD40
Relational Database Design & SQL
Relational databases store just about everything. They have become essential for modern business. The ability to design efficient relational systems and query them for data is an in-demand skill that can take you anywhere. CAD SQL and Relational database design certifications certify and test your knowledge in SQL; statements, syntax, join statements; as well as database structure and DDL. If you’re whole life is normalized, show us.
RDD (Combo)
Exam fee: USD45
Relational Database Design
Exam fee: USD45
SQL Essential
Exam fee: USD45
Statistics
Statistics are changing the face of business; allowing greater degrees of accurate decision making with less resources and less time. Knowledge of sampling, probability theory, distributions, and graphical representations will be at the core of the data science revolution. CADS joint certification (Descriptive and Inferential statistics) certifies conceptual mastery of statistical analyses. If you have 95% confidence that your mean is within the 95-99th percentile of test takers, get certified today.
Statistics (Combo)
Exam fee: USD45
Descriptive Statistics
Exam fee: USD45
Inferential Statistics
Exam fee: USD45
CADS Skill Verification & Certification Process
Step 1 - Select Certification or Skill Exam
Select a certification that works for you.
Step 2 - Make Payment
Complete your payment. We accept credit card payment via Stripe.
Step 3 - Select Test Date
Upon completion of payment, you will be redirected to a page to book your test date. Select a test date that works best for you. All tests are available on Monday to Friday at 12.00 pm (GMT +8).
Step 4 - Receive an Invite
You will receive an invitation to your exam through TalentSpy on your selected date at 12.00 pm (GMT +8).
Step 5 - Official Results
For certification, your result will be available at Talent Spy portal right after you completed the assessment.
For skill verification, your result will be send to your registered email within next 5 business days.
Step 6 - Outcome
For certification, you will receive one of the three passing outcomes below:
a. Bronze passing mark
b. Silver mark, exemplary knowledge in the field
c. Gold mark, expert level knowledge and skill in the field
CADS will send your certificate to your registered email address within next 5 business days of test completion.
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
You will receive an invitation to your exam through TalentSpy on your selected date at 12.00 pm (GMT +8) and you will have 24 hours to complete the exam. Upon commencement of the exam, you will 60 minutes to complete the skill verification, 20 minutes to complete certification.
TalentSpy is a conceptual framework to help users explore the various data science roles and to uncover their own data science profile type.
Yes you can. But, you are only eligible to do so 1 month after a previous attempt. You are welcome to sit for a different exam.
The CADS is not responsible for technical failures such as lack of internet connectivity etc. If there is a failure within TalentSpy certification, contact certification@thecads.com ; If there is a failure within TalentSpy skill verification, contact skillverification@thecads.com ; and an alternative time can be scheduled. Expect a response between 9am and 5pm GMT +8 the following business day and include your confirmation number. Best practise for examination day includes taking the exam in a quiet place with a secure internet connection and after a good night’s rest.
TalentSpy is not configured for Internet Explorer and smart phone. Test can be completed using the following browsers on desktop;
- Chrome
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
Yes. However, requests for withdrawal will not be eligible for a refund if received less than 48hrs before the scheduled testing time. Rescheduling must be requested at least 24 hrs prior to the scheduled testing date. Both/either request should be emailed to certifications@thecads.com and a response should be expected between 9am and 5pm +8 GMT.
Each module exam tests different essential skills for a Data Professional and thus each certification is priced differently, though the range is between USD40 and USD80.
CADS certification exams are multiple choice and each question is selected from large pool of exam questions created and vetted by our in house team of data professionals and instructors. Incorrect answers are penalized -.25 points. Please be aware if you are trying to understand your exam score.
CADS Certifications are valid for 3 years. The fields of Data Science and Data Analytics are rapidly changing and our requirements for certification does too.
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