Data Foundations Course
Data your analytics and AI can trust
A self-paced course that shows every employee how they create, store, organise and share data, so it stays correct, complete, documented and findable from capture to disposal.
What You Will Learn
The course follows the seven stage data lifecycle and shows how every employee touches each stage, and how healthy data at every stage underpins reporting, analytics and AI.
- 1Create
- 2Store
- 3Organise
- 4Use
- 5Share
- 6Archive
- 7Dispose
Why data matters
Thinking critically
What data is, why it matters and how to think critically about it.
Where data lives
Filing discipline
Where your data is kept, and the folder structures and naming that keep it findable.
Types and definitions
Business glossaries
Types of data, data definitions and the glossaries that give everyone a shared language.
Handling data safely
Security and access
Access rights, data security and responsible handling, from capture to disposal.
Stewardship and ownership
Clear responsibility
Who owns which data, and how stewards keep it correct and complete.
Ready for AI
From foundations to AI
How good data foundations prepare your organisation for analytics and AI.
At a glance
- Self-paced online
- About 2.5 hours
- Nine modules
- A quiz in every module
- Final assessment
- Certificate of completion
- Every employee
Next on the pathway: Data Literacy.
Why It Works
Everyone touches data
Not just IT
Every employee creates, stores and shares data, so everyone shapes how trustworthy it is.
A shared language
Ready for AI
Naming conventions, glossaries and data dictionaries become the shared language your AI and analytics rely on.
Certified
Proof of learning
Nine modules, each with a quiz, then a final assessment and a certificate of completion.
Course Details and Pricing
R395 per seat excl. VAT, with volume pricing for teams and organisations rolling out at scale. Start with a department or the whole workforce.
| Format | Self-paced online, nine modules |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.5 hours |
| Audience | Every employee in your organisation |
| Assessment | A quiz in every module and a final assessment; certificate of completion |
| Price | From R245 to R395 per seat excl. VAT |
Volume pricing
| Tier | Seats | Price per seat | Total | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | 1 to 24 | R395 | Standard | |
| Team | 25 to 99 | R345 | R8 625 to R34 155 | 13% |
| Business | 100 to 499 | R295 | R29 500 to R147 205 | 25% |
| Enterprise | 500+ | R245 | Capped at R245 000 | 38% or more |
All prices exclude VAT. Totals are capped at R245 000, so any number of seats above 1 000 costs R245 000.
Where It Fits
Data Foundations is the first stage of the data skills lane. Alongside your AI skills, your data and analysis skills grow so AI has something worth working on.
- 1Data Foundations
- 2Data Literacy
- 3Data Storytelling
- 4Self Service Power BI or Qlik
Next: Data Literacy · Explore the full Data & AI Fluency pathway
Register Your Interest
Register your details and we will contact you with access, seat numbers and pricing for your teams.
Let’s Connect
Schedule a Call
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