The State of Data Literacy 2023, by DataCamp

The State of Data Literacy 2023, by DataCamp
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In 2023, 87% of leaders recognize data literacy as the most important skill behind basic computer skills. However, only a third of organizations are offering data upskilling.

For most teams, bridging the data literacy skills gap is a universal challenge across modern businesses. Just as workforces adopted computers in the 1980s, and the internet in the 2000s, now organizations must embrace data skills to stay competitive, drive innovation, and attract top talent.

To help close this gap, DataCamp invested months into compelling The State of Data Literacy 2023 report, an expert-led and free-to-download guide to navigating the current data skills revolution, including a foreword from CEO and co-founder, Jonathan Cornelissen.

DataCamp independently surveyed over 550 business leaders across the UK and US to shed light on the most pressing data skills gaps facing modern organizations. In doing so, they uncovered key insights into the strategies data-first organizations are using to upskill their workforces.

From companies taking their first steps into data literacy to data mature organizations, the report takes multiple leadership perspectives and dives into the business and individual benefits of data upskilling.

A key highlight revealed that leaders who engaged in data upskilling programs experienced more than 70% improvement in quality and speed of decision-making, innovation, customer experience, and employee retention across the board.

Whilst three of the top five fastest-growing skills in the past five years were data skills; business intelligence (41%), data science (37%), and data literacy 30%). In addition, 77% of leaders agreed they would pay a salary premium to candidates with data literacy skills

Download the report now to discover key insights that you can start applying in your organization today.

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RADAR 2023 | Free Annual Summit of the World’s Data Leaders

RADAR 2023 | Free Annual Summit of the World’s Data Leaders

Presented by DataCamp, join a selection of the world’s data leaders for a two-day
digital event designed to help data professionals build stronger careers in 2023.

From gaining a deeper understanding of which skills industry leaders are looking for to navigating the evolving data talent pool, uncover insights on data’s most pressing opportunities through a mix of keynotes, fireside chats, and panels.

Across these expert-led sessions, learn from the people at the forefront of data
transformation with leaders from world-class organizations such as Tableau, Alteryx, Qlik, Salesforce, JetBrains, Google, CBRE, and more.

From R to Python, Jupiter, and beyond, this is an unmissable event for anyone looking to strengthen their wider data skillset and accelerate their careers.

March 22-23 2023, 9 AM – 3 PM EST: Save your seat now.

Key sessions aimed at up-and-coming data scientists:

Breaking Into Data in 2023: How Building a Personal Brand Can Accelerate Data Careers
The secrets to a successful data career with the founder of DATAcated, Kate
Strachnyi. Learn how to build a personal brand, create opportunities through
networking, and build lasting connections within the data community.

How The Data Job Market Is Evolving in 2023
Stay informed on how the data job market is evolving in 2023. Join the CEO of
Orbition Group to learn about breaking into a competitive market, and the
importance of soft skills and value creation in building a successful data career.

An In-depth Guide to the DataCamp Certifications
Ranked at the #1 data certification program by Forbes, DataCamp’s VP of
Certification, Vicky Kennedy, discusses how a DataCamp certification can accelerate your data career. You’ll learn about the two levels of certification and how to prepare for exams. You’ll also uncover insider’s secrets to acing the case study—a take-home exercise based on real-world data scenarios.

Tips For Building An Effective Data Science Portfolio
Portfolio projects are the silver bullet for lack of work experience when it comes to finding data roles. Naledi Hollbruegge, Data Analytics Consultant, and James Le, Developer Advocate at Twelve Labs outline how to effectively present your portfolio projects to highlight your technical and soft skills.

Ask a Hiring Manager: The Keys to Landing a Job in Data Science
Google’s director of Ads Safety, Lukas Tencer, and DataCamp’s Director of Analytics, Jorge Vasquez on what drives successful data applicants. Throughout, they’ll answer audience questions on the key characteristics of successful data applicants, the questions hiring managers expect, and more.

View the full agenda and register here

Fast-Track Your Next Move with R

DataCamp is an online data learning platform for all levels. Whether you’ve never written a line in R, you’re working to become a Data Scientist / Analyst with R, or you simply want to bring forward your promotion and add in-demand skills to your resume—upskill today to put your future into your own hands.

Across 22 R skill tracks and six R career tracks—alongside 400+ interactive courses covering all major data technologies—DataCamp offers learners a career-advancing upskilling solution, regardless of starting point or professional goals. To validate your skills and stand out to employers, all learners have access to Forbes’ #1 ranked Certification program, which elevates certified learners to the top 5% of all DataCamp job searches. From entry-level courses to advanced technical courses in Machine Learning, applied finance, data manipulation, and so much more, DataCamp’s hands-on learning and bite-sized lessons make upskilling efficient and flexible for your career ambitions. Upskill Now For Less – Exclusive to January, DataCamp is offering its Premium Learn subscription—unlimited access to all of the above and more—up to 67% off for an entire year. Go from zero to job-ready in 2023 and put your future in your own hands to thrive in the era of data. Start Now

Unlock Your Data-Driven Future with DataCamp’s Analyst Takeover

For the rest of October, DataCamp is spotlighting how analyst skills transform careers and organizations. Featuring top courses, tracks and certifications for all levels, expect podcasts, webinars, and more from industry leaders—breaking down how the latest in R, Power BI, Tableau, Spreadsheets, and SQL.

DataCamp will be focussing on how being data-driven requires not only investments in tools and technology, but in people’s skills and an organization’s data culture. Illustrating how at a truly data-driven business, everyone adopts a common language, feels empowered to ask the right questions, and are able to make decisions based on facts—not just instinct.
The time to invest in analyst skills is now Only 26% of data leaders claim their organization is “data-driven”, whilst 88% or organizations those who have invested in organization-wide data upskilling programs have exceeded business goals. (Deloitte, 2022)
So, how do we get there? Look no further than DataCamp and their hands-on and interactive R tracks for supercharging your data journey.
Additionally, the majority of the introduction courses are completely free—allowing you to get a flavor of the technology and track before committing to a subscription.

CAREER TRACK | Data Analyst with R—no experience required.

Grow your R skills, and begin your journey to becoming a confident data analyst! No prior coding experience required. In this track, you’ll learn how to import, clean, manipulate, and visualize data in R—all integral skills for any aspiring data professional or researcher.
Across 9 courses taking approximately 36 hours you’ll run through interactive exercises, get hands-on with some of the most popular R packages, including ggplot2 and tidyverse packages like dplyr and readr. Develop your data manipulation and exploratory data analysis by working with real-world datasets, including everything from U.S. income data to global food consumption.
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If you’re just looking for a short taster into what R is and if it could potentially be useful to you or your business, DataCamp’s free Introduction to R course (the first course on the Data Analyst with R Track) is just four hours. During the beginner-friendly courses, you will cover the basics of the open source language, including vectors, factors, lists, and data frames. In an extremely short time, you’ll gain useful coding skills and be ready to start your own data analysis in R.
Looking for something more advanced?
If you’re ready to take your next career step—look no further. Check out the options below, or head straight to DataCamp’s R Tack Hub to scroll through a wider list

CAREER TRACK | Machine Learning Scientist with R

The essential skills to land a job as a machine learning scientist.
Here, you’ll augment your R programming skills with the toolbox to perform supervised and unsupervised learning. Learn how to process data for modeling, train your models, visualize your models and assess their performance, and tune their parameters for better performance. In the process, you’ll get an introduction to Bayesian statistics, natural language processing, and Spark.
Transform your career trajectory in just 57 hours, across 14 courses, of interactive learning… What are you waiting for?
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CAREER TRACK | Quantitative Analyst with R
Those who are ready to take on advanced topics. Over 15 courses, learn the ins and outs of quantitative analysis with R—invaluable skills for the finance sector. In finance, quantitative analysts ensure portfolios are risk balanced, help find new trading opportunities, and evaluate asset prices using mathematical models.
Go from learning essential data structures such as lists and data frames and apply that knowledge directly to financial examples in Introduction to R for Finance and Intermediate R for Finance to Bond Valuation and Analysis in R and beyond.
Change your career in just 65 hours.
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Certifications:
When you’re ready for the next step, DataCamp’s Certification Program validates new data skills to employers and recruiters. Listed as #1 in Forbes’s list of best data analytics certifications, DataCamp’s certifications are most respected within the data industry—helping learners fast-track hiring processes and helping new data professionals stand out.
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About DataCamp Whatever your starting point or data goals, DataCamp is your one-stop-shop for all your data needs. Across 380+ courses, track and certifications for all in levels—DataCamp’s hands-on learning takes complete beginners to certified data professionals, then helps their learners find a job to match their new skills.
Right now, DataCamp for Business is offering up to 60% off their entire platform for a limited time only. With a 23% increase in the number of job openings predicted for analysts between now and 2031 there has never been a better time to upskill in data skills (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022).
Join over 10 million learners, 2,500+ companies and 80% of the Fortune 1000 who use DataCamp to upskill their teams—you’re in good hands.
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Access Datacamp’s top programming courses for only $1 this week!

Running only until Oct. 7, DataCamps’ entire learning platform is accessible for just $1 during Space Week! Suitable for complete beginners and seasoned practitioners alike, DataCamp’s hands-on learning approach has something for anyone looking to advance their data skills. With unlimited access to 380+ courses in Python, R, SQL, Power-bi and more for only $1—you can start coding and applying your skills in real-world situations from day one, regardless of your starting point. And, once you’ve mastered certain skills, we offer industry-leading certifications to help boost your career and get recognised by recruiters. As data becomes more prominent in our daily and working lives, possessing the skills to effectively use and manipulate data puts you at an instant advantage. In fact, 82% of leaders expect all employees to have basic data literacy skills (Tableau, 2022)—and it’s only going to increase. For less than a price of coffee, dive into data. Your future self will thank you. Buy Now *note: First month is charged at $1, after which you will be billed monthly at our standard rate. Cancel any time.

Learn data skills, earn points and win money prizes daily with Datacamp!

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Get a chance to win up to $1500* by simply learning data science on the DataCamp platform. Until Aug 31, the amount of XP you earn will determine the amount of cash money you can win—every day. Start learning for Free
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DataCamp is one of the world’s leading data science learning platforms, here is why! ● Over 10 Million users trust DataCamp
● An average course rating of 4.5/5 stars
● 6x better completion rates than any other platform
● 80% of the Fortune 1000 use DataCamp to upskill their teams, including Google

DataCamp’s gamified learning experience ensures learners enjoy upskilling in data. And for a limited time only, they’ve made the experience rewarding too! Get a chance to win up to $1500* by simply learning data science on the DataCamp platform. Until Aug 31, the amount of XP you earn will determine the amount of cash money you can win—every day. Start learning for Free *Rules of the XP Learner Challenge:
Earn XP to win cash. Every right answer you get increases your chances of winning a prize.
Daily XP Challenge – Win $500
○ Cash prize for the learner with the highest XP in a day
○ XP daily volume to be measured between 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM EST
○ 17 chances to win cash prizes between Aug 15-31
○ 1 catch – 1 prize per individual, you can’t win multiple days Ultimate Prize – Win $1000
○ Cash prize for the ultimate learner with the highest single day XP through Aug 15-31
○ Only awarded on Sept 1 based on results

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Refine your R Skills with Free Access to DataCamp

Introducing Free Week

DataCamp is excited to announce their Free Week commencing Monday, 18 July at 8 AM ET. Anyone interested in developing their R programming skills or improving their data literacy can enjoy unlimited free access for a week until 24 July at 11:59 PM.

For those who are new to R or are supporting teams using R, now is the time to dig deeper into the programming language. DataCamp offers R courses from introductory courses to more advanced topics, meaning you’ll find learning opportunities no matter your level.

Free Access for Individuals

To access DataCamp Free Week for individuals, you’ll only need your email address when signing up on their Free Week page.
Once you’ve signed up, you will have access to their entire library of 387 courses, 83 projects, 55 practice sessions, and 15 assessments across Python, R, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and more. If you are an R loyalist, you’ll be happy to hear about our 149 courses specializing in your favorite programming language.
Free Week access for individuals starts at 8 am ET on 18 July and finishes at 11.59 pm ET on 24 July.
Not only that, but to ensure you finish the week off with confidence, you also have access to the following resources:

Moreover, for their intermediate and advanced learners solely interested in developing your R skills, their skill and career tracks are perfect for you. They have skill and career tracks specially curated for developing R programming skills where you get to develop your knowledge in the following areas:

Free Access for Teams

DataCamp recognizes and appreciates the increasing dependence that companies have on data-driven decisions. With that, we created DataCamp for Business to help businesses upskill their workforce to become data-driven.
In DataCamp for Business, you and your team will have access to the following resources:

Build learning programs with their team to create custom learning paths just for your team (eg. if your team specializes in R, their team will help create R-specialized learning pathways)
Report on your ROI using DataCamp’s visualization and spreadsheet tools to thoroughly understand your team’s progress
Upskill your company by investing in professional development for all roles and skill levels
Get started and scale using DataCamp’s integrations

If you want to start developing your team today, sign up to DataCamp Teams during Free Week, and gain seven days of free access from the point of sign up.
You will receive seven days’ free access from the point of sign-up, and your payment will automatically renew after that period.
We cannot wait for you to join them along with 2,500 other companies that have upskilled their team with DataCamp. They are proud to have a diverse list of clients, including top companies from consulting, the FTSE 1000, and 180+ government agencies.