The first SAS certified data scientist of India Sunil Bhardwaj, Senior Analytics Consultant with SAS Institute (India) Pvt Ltd, has over 15 years of experience in academia and industry. He elaborates on how the data scientist program me at SAS Academy of Data Science can bridge the demand supply gap in this field.
Who is a data scientist?
There are many definitions. SAS defines a data scientist (who is partly an artist as well) as a new breed of analytical data expert who has the logical, technical and creative skills to solve complex business industrial problems across domains or specific domains.
What are the skill sets needed?
Big data management skills that include managing technologies and techniques responsible for data capture, and transfer, storage, and data processing for analytics are needed, along with analytical skills ability to analyses the data with speed and accuracy. Typical skills encompass segmentation, text analytics, and deployment and automation. Business visualization and communication skills are critical ones that enable one to showcase results to a business audience.
Who can become a data scientist?
Those with Bachelor PG PhD in Maths, Science, computer science, physics, engineering, econometrics, stats or management with an aptitude and flair for data driven business problem solving can become data scientists. At SAS Academy for Data Science, profiles are scrutinised based on the education background and work experience.
What are the key differentiators of SAS Academy courses?
The SAS Data Scientist course is designed to deliver industry ready workforce
with a reasonably short turnaround time. The course offers comprehensive training
where you can learn big data, advanced analytics and data science your way in the
classroom or in a blended format at your own pace. Doctorates and industry
consultants with global experience teach here with a strong pool of experts to coach
and mentor.
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The course is mapped to five international certifications leading to SAS application based on actual case studies enhances your learning. Apart from SAS itself our key partner organizations are willing to offer internship placements.
What is the demand for data scientists?
The jobs for data scientists are rapidly growing. Specific reports from renowned
consulting firms indicate accelerated demand worldwide. In India, a survey in
2016 indicated 32.20 percent more jobs in data science as compared to the IT sector in
Bangalore and 26.50 percent more nationally.
How does one connect with the Academy?
The Academy is run by SAS Institute (India) Pvt Ltd and sessions are planned in
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Source By: The Times of India (Bangalore)
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