DASCA's eminence as the developer of the world's most definitive credentials for marking excellence in the Big Data profession serves very well all stakeholders – Big Data tech-stables, Big Data professionals, Big Data training outfits, as well as business schools and universities breeding higher–grade professional talents.

DASCA Certification Exams

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DASCA Partnership Opportunities

Big Data technology stables, Big Data consulting outfits, IT training companies, leading universities, business schools, higher education institutions, and government ICT academies – all are adding to the rapidly swelling DASCA worldwide network. And if your organization is yet to ally with DASCA, well, then just start the process now! We'll be privileged to have you join in.

Overview

The Data Scientist credentialing track of the Data Science Council of America addresses credentialing requirements of senior, accomplished professionals who specialize in managing and leading Big Data strategies and programs for organizations and have proven competence in leveraging Big Data technologies for generating mission–critical information for organizations and businesses.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE ALL NEW SDS™ and PRE-REGISTER NOW FOR THE ALL NEW PDS™

Registrations are open now for the spanking new SDS™ and Pre-registrations for PDS™ version marked to the updated DASCA-DSBoK™ Ver 11-4.4.

The Big Data Scientist Track

Certifications in this Track

DASCA offers two levels of global certification programs in this track: the Senior Data Scientist (SDS™) Credential, which sharply targets senior Big Data Analysts and Engineers who want to move to Data Scientist roles. The Principal Data Scientist (PDS™) Credential, which is designed for experienced Data Science professionals who desire more challenging roles in their careers. SDS™ and PDS™ Credentials are awarded to those applicants who qualify the stringent DASCA candidacy norms for the credential, and have also successfully cleared the 100–minutes SDS™ or PDS™ online certification examinations configured around the DASCA Essential Knowledge Framework. These examinations are managed and delivered entirely by DASCA across 183 countries.

Best qualification for aspiring Data Scientists
For professionals with 6+ years of Big Data Analytics/ Big Data Engineering experience
Complete Exam Preparation Kit provided
Available in 183 countries
100–minutes online examination taken by DASCA

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World’s most powerful credential for accomplished Data Scientists
For professionals with 10+ years of experience in Big Data Analytics/ Big Data Engineering
Complete Exam Preparation Kit provided
Available in 183 countries
100–minutes online examination taken by DASCA

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Why the SDS™ and the PDS™

Establish Yourself as a Top-of-the-Line Big Data Scientist

SDS™/ PDS™ credentialed Data Scientists exhibit successfully-verified, high-end professional knowledge and capabilities related to managing Big Data in a global environment. They come with rich exposure to planning, designing, and implementing processes and layouts for complex, large-scale data sets used for modeling, data mining, and research. Competence in business case development, planning, coordination/collaboration with various internal and vendor teams, and the efficient management of the lifecycle of Big Data projects are the base, entry-level prerequisites for the SDS™ and PDS™ Credentials.

Get Ready for Leadership Roles

With an in-depth understanding of their roles, responsibilities, and the challenges of their profession in a global workplace, the SDS™/ PDS™ credentialed professionals possess validated expert-level knowledge of conceptualizing, developing, and executing higher-impact strategic uses of Big Data. Their knowledge of operating all major open-source and proprietary data analytics platforms, tools, and technologies in Hadoop and Spark environments, and on distributions like Hortonworks and Cloudera, also come reliably examined during the certification test.

And not the least, the DASCA-certified Data Scientists – by virtue of their experiences, accomplishments, and background academic qualifications and training – do exhibit a high level of understanding of applying concepts, principles, technologies, and tools of Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, and RDBMS in the contexts of business and marketing decision-making. Notably, possession of such rich experience and knowledge is a critical candidacy condition – a mandatory registration pre-requisite for all SDS™/ PDS™ applicants.

The Benefits

Sharply Employer/ Industry-Focused

The SDS™/ PDS™ pre-credentialing assessments are designed to address the cardinal Big Data question: how does Data Science assist managers, entrepreneurs, scientists, governments, marketers, innovators, doctors, lawmakers, attorneys, and everybody else around in solving problems faster and in taking better, more accurate decisions in real time. The credentials therefore, snugly fit-in as the ideal qualification benchmarks for the finest breed of Data Scientists who can work across sectors; adapt to and leverage technological developments and the changing dynamics of the Big Data industry.
3^rd Party Recognition, Cross-Platform Relevance

DASCA is entirely an independent certification body and not a technology developer or an owner of a proprietary Big Data platform. This catapults DASCA to the status of a neutral credentialing body with zero vested commercial interests. This third-party recognition, combined with its pan-platform and vendor-neutral characteristics and the DASCA-DSBoK™-centered credentialing stance and approach of DASCA, makes SDS™/ PDS™ relevant worldwide, giving professionals the recognition and flexibility to use their knowledge and skills for analyzing Big Data on multiple platforms.
Internal Acceptance, Recognition, & Relevance

Although the highest levels of research and validation rigor marked the development of the SDS™/ PDS™ Credentials into truly universal qualifications for top-league Data Scientists, the process of accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and/or the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is also due to commence.
Availability & Convenience

The SDS™/ PDS™ Credentials are now available worldwide and registrations can be made online. While the certification examinations can be taken across 183 countries around the world, the official DASCA examination preparation material is provided at the time of registration to all applicants at no extra costs.