Certifications
Certifying a data skill
Producing a figure is easy; making it defensible is not. The documents in this field attest the whole chain: collecting, cleaning, modelling, publishing an indicator you can defend in a committee.
From collection to a defended indicator
An indicator is worth only the chain that produces it. The document awarded here attests every link: where the data comes from, how it was cleaned, which model summarises it, and how the result is presented to leaders who have to decide. That traceability is what an executive committee questions, and what assessment checks.
- Collect data and document its provenance
- Clean it, check consistency and flag what is missing
- Model and produce a reproducible indicator
- Build a dashboard readable by a leadership team
- Defend a figure in committee, with the method behind it
What each rung weighs
- professional qualifications
- 4
- credits combined
- 275
- supervised
- 2750 h
- catalogue programmes
- 2
Four posts, four responsibilities
| Professional qualification | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data and Annotation Operator | 9 months | 60 | 600 h | 5 |
| Data and Applied AI Technician | 10 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| Data Analyst | 10 months | 75 | 750 h | 5 |
| Chief Data and AI Officer | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
The specialisation programmes
Two programmes, two entry points: one through data science, the other through business steering. The credits and supervised hours below come from the filed catalogue.
| Programme | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Science programme — Bac+5 level | 2 years | 120 | 1200 h | 7 200 000 GNF per year |
| Business Intelligence and Steering | 2 years | 120 | 1200 h | 5 000 000 GNF per year |
Questions about data
What separates this field from artificial intelligence?
Data covers the chain that produces a defensible figure; artificial intelligence covers the models that draw a prediction from it. The two share two rungs of the catalogue, and the qualification pages state precisely which blocks overlap.
Can an employer check one precise competency?
The public page lists the validated competencies one by one, which allows an achievement to be matched with an assignment. A block validated on its own appears the same way, with its supervised volume and its date.
Which post matches level 6?
Manager and professional: the person answers for a whole function, holds a budget and arbitrates. The catalogue holds 17 qualifications at that level, from 75 to 80 credits.
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