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Data Engineering Core Skills

9 Courses
7 Hours
Skill IQ

Just getting started on your data engineering journey? Or perhaps you're interested in learning more about what data engineers do? This skill path is focused on providing a foundation upon which you can build a data engineering career. In this path, you'll learn core data engineering skills like data modeling, database, design, ETL, and more, which are all crucial for the role.

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Data Engineering Core Skills

Watch the following courses to get started on your data engineering career journey.

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What You'll Learn
  • How to become a data engineer
  • Data modeling
  • Database design
  • SQL for data engineers
  • Data warehousing
  • ETL
  • Big data
  • Data engineering in the cloud
Prerequisites
  • Learners interested in this path should have a foundational understanding of database, data structure, math, statistics, and programming concepts. Learners should also have experience in data processing and analytics, as well as experience with at least one programming language like Python.
Related topics
  • Data Modeling
  • Database Design
  • ETL
  • Big Data
  • SQL
  • Data Warehousing
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