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Rise fastest in data analytics, data engineering and data science. Ease into business intelligence, data strategy and cognitive computing. Move into data science from other technology and engineering domains. Start big in data science straight out of the university. Get your students or employees certified on the most advanced global standards ever in data science and stay assured that they are ready for the future. Welcome to the Data Science Council of America.

  • Associate Big Data Engineer

    Associate Big Data Engineer (ABDE™)

    It’s a must-have qualification if you wish to start big in your tech-career as a big-data application developer.

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  • Associate Big Data Analyst

    Associate Big Data Analyst (ABDA™)

    A qualification that sets you up best for a data science career right when you are in the university.

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  • Senior Data Scientist

    Senior Data Scientist (SDS™)

    The most powerful global qualification for rapidly-growing technology and data science professionals.

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  • Senior Big Data Engineer

    Senior Big Data Engineer (SBDE™)

    Ideal for software and big-data tech-professionals desiring to accelerate their careers to global organizations.

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  • Senior Big Data Analyst

    Senior Big Data Analyst (SBDA™)

    A certification for bright data analytics and research professionals wanting to pace up their careers.

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  • Principal Data Scientist

    Principal Data Scientist (PDS™)

    A qualification, only for the truly accomplished senior technology professionals.

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  • Associate Big Data Engineer

    Associate Big Data Engineer (ABDE™)

    It’s a must-have qualification if you wish to start big in your tech-career as a big-data application developer.

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  • Senior Big Data Engineer

    Senior Big Data Engineer (SBDE™)

    Ideal for software and big-data tech-professionals desiring to accelerate their careers to global organizations.

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  • Associate Big Data Analyst

    Associate Big Data Analyst (ABDA™)

    A qualification that sets you up best for a data science career right when you are in the university.

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  • Senior Big Data Analyst

    Senior Big Data Analyst (SBDA™)

    A certification for bright data analytics and research professionals wanting to pace up their careers.

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  • Senior Data Scientist

    Senior Data Scientist (SDS™)

    The most powerful global qualification for rapidly-growing technology and data science professionals.

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  • Principal Data Scientist

    Principal Data Scientist (PDS™)

    A qualification, only for the truly accomplished senior technology professionals.

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Grooming the Next Generation Data Talent

DASCA’s professional certifications and institutional accreditation program have transformed technology careers and data science learning all the way. Helping tech companies, consulting outfits, governments, training companies and leading universities build a pool of future-ready data talent.

  • DASCA accredited universities & institutions

    Universities and institutions

    Get DASCA accredited to unlock the true power of Data Science for your students, alumni and instructors

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  • Big data & IT companies partnership

    Big Data and IT Companies

    Get your workforce DASCA-certified for longer-lasting skills and enhanced and inspired performance

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  • Training companies

    Tech-Training Companies

    Partner DASCA as an authorized educator to reboot your training programs with DASCA body of knowledge.

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  • Training companies

    Professionals & Students

    Get certified in Big Data Analytics, Big Data Engineering and Data Science on vendor-neutral knowledge standards

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DASCA Accreditation for Higher-Learning Institutions

DASCA is the world leader in accreditation of technology and engineering schools, universities, business schools and government ICT academies. Respected widely for its most rigorous and the world’s first digitally-driven service for accrediting higher-learning programs in data analytics, data engineering and data science, DASCA is equipping hundreds of institutions around the world catch up to the latest standards in data science education, and enhance student learning and employability outcomes.

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DASCA Accreditation for Higher-Learning Institutions
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World Data Science Initiative

Powering the World Data Science Initiative

WDSI is a global subsidy and grants program helping universities around the world embrace and adopt the latest global standards, curricula and systems of Data Science education. As WDSI's prime sponsor, DASCA accredits WDSI-recommended and shortlisted institutions on the fast-track, and certifies their students on subsidized fee schemes. Additionally, institutions already accredited by other international accreditation agencies are also considered for accelerated accreditation.

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Transforming Data Science Education

DASCA’s pioneering initiatives reach out across 60+ countries today, bringing down the costs of adapting the best and the latest by educational institutions and education regulatory bodies and empowering them for nurturing higher-order tech employability among students. DASCA’s subsidized accreditation program under WDSI and its Data Science in School mission are two of the most powerful international initiatives in global technology education.

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Transforming Data Science Educators

Spotlight on Accredited Institutions and Centers of Excellence

  • Texas State University

    The TxState Data Science Center of Excellence

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  • University of Rwanda

    The African Centre of Excellence in Data Science

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  • Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta

    Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta

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  • Rome Business School

    Rome Business School

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  • Abu Dhabi School of Management

    Abu Dhabi School of Management

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  • IUGET

    Institut Universitaire des Grandes Ecoles des Tropiques

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The Ultimate Data Science Certifications

Aligned to the first ever vendor-neutral body of knowledge (DASCA-EKF™) on data science, the six DASCA certifications enjoy undisputed credibility and global respect as proofs of fluid cross-platform professional versatility and technical rigor. The world’s first and only vendor-neutral qualifications in data analytics, data engineering and data science, DASCA data science certifications have been consistently ranked tops by leading global tech experts and publications for their comprehensive sweep of all present and oncoming concepts and the most stringent evaluation, exam and credentialing process.

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Learning resources for Data Science Certifications

Learning and Exam-Prep Resources

Designed along the vendor-neutral and platform-agnostic DASCA body of knowledge, the exam preparation kits for DASCA certifications contain knowledge built around the groundbreaking DASCA - Essential Knowledge Framework™.

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You also get an online-verifiable digital version (digital badge) of your well-earned DASCA credential!

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Special for Alums & Students

Students and alumni of DASCA-accredited and partner universities and colleges are offered candidacy relaxations under the unique QualiFLY™ program.

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DASCA Smart Interfaces and Power Seminars

The DASCA Seminars division organizes conclaves and seminars on Data Science advances, trends, best practices and education for a variety of audiences. DASCA is getting ready for a new slew of webinar and podcast programming in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, we have helped develop and organize a number of exciting and aspirational projects – including smart interfaces in universities and power seminars for technology parks, tech-industry associations, and government stakeholders. We’re always looking to showcase the frontiers of Big Data and how they’re being pushed, ever so relentlessly.

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Raise Your Influence

Associate with DASCA if you are a university, training organization, technology company or an education regulatory body. DASCA partnership helps lift your data science educational and training standards, equipping you for developing next generation big data engineers, big data analysts and data scientists.

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