Certificate in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

What you'll study

• Business questions, data types and spreadsheet analysis
• Cleaning data, checking quality and documenting assumptions
• SQL queries, joins and aggregation
• Descriptive statistics and avoiding misleading comparisons
• Data modelling and dashboard design with Power BI or an approved alternative
• AI-assisted analysis, verification and communicating recommendations

Proposed study themes — confirmed against the issuing body's module list where one applies.

Course content, admissions and delivery features are proposed for E BEST review.

Entry requirements

• Age 16 or above; comfortable with basic spreadsheets.
• School-level mathematics, percentages and basic English reading.
• No programming qualification required; complete a spreadsheet readiness exercise.

How you'll study

Study mode

Live online

How classes run

Live online workshops with weekly data exercises and dashboard reviews. Work with public or synthetic datasets and present findings to a nontechnical audience.

Teaching language

English; any additional language support must be confirmed for the cohort

Weekly commitment

4 guided + 6 independent hrs/week

Assessment

Create a sales or operations dashboard, a data-quality log and a short decision brief supported by reproducible calculations.

What you'll need

Laptop compatible with the selected BI software; the course must provide an alternative lab route for unsupported devices.

Fees

Total investment

LKR 60,000USD 300

Registration (included in total)

LKR 10,000USD 35

Balance after registration

LKR 50,000USD 265