SQL tools and database basics
Understand how relational data is organised, how client tools connect to a database, and how to run and review queries in a practical SQL environment.
SQL for Data Analysts
Query data clearly and turn it into useful outputs.
A practical SQL course for analysts and operational teams who need to retrieve, combine, summarise, and check data with confidence.
One day
focused course
Outcomes
What participants will be able to do.
Read and write clear SQL queries.
Filter, sort, group, and aggregate records.
Join tables without losing sight of data quality.
Produce outputs that support review, correction, and reporting.
Curriculum
A stripped-down practical syllabus.
SELECT fundamentals
Retrieve columns from tables, filter rows with WHERE, sort with ORDER BY, create simple calculated columns, and combine comparable result sets.
Aggregating data
Use counts, totals, averages, GROUP BY, and HAVING to turn detailed records into useful summaries and reporting checks.
Joining multiple tables
Work with inner joins, outer joins, cross joins, self joins, and nested queries to combine related operational data without losing context.
Data types and conversions
Recognise common text, numeric, date, and time types, and understand how type conversion affects filtering, comparison, and calculated outputs.
Format
Built around useful analysis.
For people who query data
Suitable for analysts, finance teams, compliance teams, reporting teams, and anyone who needs to work more directly with structured data.
Focused on explainable results
The course emphasises queries that can be read, checked, changed, and understood by other people after the initial analysis is complete.
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