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I might have the chance to do one of the following Udacity nano degrees. My background is in digital and data so things like power BI, Query, Power Automate and Apps. Are any of these course areas particularly in demand or areas that might grow in the future? Cyber, AI and autonomous systems appeal to the kid in me.
Data science
Artificial intelligence
Programming
Autonomous systems
Cloud computing
Cyber security
Thanks
There is a marked lack of people with the right skills in security.
Whether a 'nano course' would provide those skills however... it's a broad church and I've sat a couple of the "$499 reduced to $29" courses which have proved to be terrible.
Thanks. I'm conscious of the real world value of these courses too. I guess they'd give an indication of what's involved to some extent. Thanks
Ai as a short course sounds a bit of a joke unless you already have a good grounding in programming and maths.
What are the prerequisites for these courses?
They all are, that's why they are offering courses in them. Question is whether or not having the qualification will help you get the job. With the programming one - possibly, but you'll be up against a load of youths with full sized degrees. Ideally, you'd use the industry experience you already have to work your way into a niche. So for example, find a company that needs automation but you are part of a team that does some programming. This is quite tricky to do.
Same with the others, I suppose. if you can do automation but also understand AI then you might find a job that is using both.
How old are you / far into career? I’d say data science would be a nice next step from BI and a much easier transition.
Security is a great career but that course is not going to help. You will need 5 yrs experience + CISSP to make a dent in career while… Make sure you realise what the job is like in real world too. It’s quite dry, nothing like the movies.
Most data science roles are basically advanced BI / spreadsheet skills for nice pay. If you can do it properly then your experience relates directly and you will likely be able to solve many challenges you faced using PowerBI out of the box. Even if the course isn’t great the theory will set you up nicely for the real world if you want to take it further. Likely easier to scale bk and take an easier route than straight programming, while giving a route down the programming road if wanted.
Cloud Comp Pfff, your already using it and are not going to turn into an infrastructure / CTO overnight. Everyone includes it on their CV these days to so not giving you much advantage and I wouldn’t bet on the course being that good for real world application. I.E in real world where to use AWS Vs Azure Vs Goog and why.
Programming, great like security if early in career and want to jump into it. If you don’t have maths / physics / engineering background from Uni, or at least A-Level I’d angle towards security.
It’s quite dry, nothing like the movies
You mean it's not like:
In which case I'm out...
Hahaha, only the bit that looks a bit like a Vlookup 😂😂