We now live in the era of ‘big data’, where data and its analysis have become crucial to the modern economy. In fact, "big data is the new 'corporate gold'," according to Mark Wilkinson, managing director of SAS UK & Ireland.
A recent study by Cebr found that companies in the UK are increasingly assigning a financial value to their data; with nearly three-quarters of business leaders seeing real benefits from using analytics to increase revenue, reduce costs and make decisions faster.
But ‘panning’ for that corporate gold requires gold standard skills. Research published by SAS UK & Ireland and the Tech Partnership revealed that by 2020, there will be 56,000 job opportunities a year for big data analysts. However, serious skills shortages are emerging with recruitment companies reporting that 77 percent of positions were either “very” or “fairly” difficult to fill. Tech Partnership Director, Karen Price, said, "Investment in education and training opportunities is vital to securing a strong talent pipeline for the digital economy."
To address this, we’ve launched a new “SAS Data Scientist Curriculum” to give both students and experienced data scientists the knowledge and skills to better prepare, analyse and extract value from big data.
What’s more, we’ve also been awarded a Gold Accreditation from the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) for our education programme. With more than 95 percent of customers rating our instructors, the courses and course administration as “excellent” or “good” and willing to recommend these courses to others.
Solid gold proof that SAS Education can help you to take full advantage of the opportunities offered in the age of big data.
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