{"id":187790,"date":"2021-05-03T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=102047"},"modified":"2021-05-03T12:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:30:19","slug":"explore-data-science-academy-launches-online-courses-into-africa-with-focus-on-nigeria-and-kenyan-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/explore-data-science-academy-launches-online-courses-into-africa-with-focus-on-nigeria-and-kenyan-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Data Science Academy Launches Online Courses Into Africa With Focus On Nigeria And Kenyan Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Africa\u2019s world-leading data science training institute, the Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA), will soon offer its range of online data science and data engineering courses in Africa. The academy is putting its focus on talent within Nigeria and Kenya.<\/p>\n

According to Cities Alliance an estimated 60% of Africa\u2019s population is under the age of 25, making Africa the world\u2019s youngest continent. While close to 11 million young people join the African labour market each year, the continent generates only 3.7 million jobs annually.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim with our data science and data engineering courses is to offer talented, ambitious and hard-working young people in Africa the chance to be trained for a career that has been labelled \u201cthe sexiest in the 21st century,\u201d says Shaun Dippnall, CEO of EXPLORE Data Science Academy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always cherished the goal of training young data scientists in other African countries and now, after four years of perfecting our training methods at home, we are ready to spread our wings into key African countries,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

The EDSA was established in 2017 offering a full-time, one year course to 100 young aspiring data science students. The immediate success of this course prompted the academy to offer short and longer courses online.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy going online, we can reach a far wider audience and we now train thousands of young people every year. The success of our full-time course has been phenomenal and we have a 95% placement rate after graduation with excellent starting salaries. Our courses are designed to be practical and deal with real world problems in business,\u201d says Dippnall.<\/p>\n

Kenya an innovation achiever
Kenya has been identified as an ideal African country for EDSA expansion. According to the World Bank, during 2015-2019 Kenya\u2019s economic growth averaged 5.7%, making it one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. This performance was boosted by a stable macroeconomic environment, positive investor confidence and a resilient services sector.<\/p>\n

Dippnall continues, \u201cWe aim our courses at young people between the ages of 18 and 35 and this fits perfectly into the Kenyan demographic, where about 20 percent of the population is between 15 and 24. We were also encouraged by a recent Bowmans report which cited Kenya as having steadily achieved high levels of innovation relative to its level of development and has been an innovation achiever (a country that outperforms on innovation compared to its peers at similar levels of development) for nine consecutive years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigeria has the largest economy and the biggest population in Africa, with more than 200 million people. About 9% of the population is aged between 15 and 24, which offers EDSA a potential pool of nearly twenty million young people from which to select its students.<\/p>\n

Nigeria telecoms is key driver of growth
Dippnall adds, \u201cNigeria\u2019s telecoms sector has been singled out as one of the key drivers of growth post-pandemic. These factors combine to make Nigeria an ideal environment in which to train young data scientists, who will make a significant difference to the efficiency and effectiveness of companies as the world moves deeper into the digital, information age.\u201d<\/p>\n

The data science universe is expanding in complexity and EDSA is right up there, offering courses in:
\u2022 Its flagship learning pathway, Data Science, where students uncover the magic of how data can be used to solve difficult problems in any context.
\u2022 Data Engineering: learn how to store, move, process and manage the powerful data platforms that run large enterprises.
\u2022 Data Analytics, gathering and analysing data to deliver business insights.
\u2022 Business Intelligence: mastering the art of telling stories from data through beautiful, insightful and value-driving visualisations.<\/p>\n

EXPLORE Data Science Academy was recently appointed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its training partner.<\/p>\n

Dippnall concludes, \u201cThe innovative design of our learning platform and the passion of our scientist facilitators equip EXPLORE learners to do great things. Facilitators are experienced in tackling real-world problems and skilfully mentor learners throughout the programme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Potential applicants can gather all the important information, including how to apply, details of the courses available, qualifications and aptitudes needed, application deadlines and costs by visiting https:\/\/explore-datascience.net\/. For more information on the EXPLORE programme go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCkwnPur7jA<\/p>\n

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