How to select a Data Analytics Bootcamp

Thodupunuribharath
2 min readJul 17, 2023

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๐Ÿš€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—” ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ“Š

I always receive one question from many people and I want to address this.

Question: Hi Bharath, I am in a confusion now for deciding the best bootcamp for my upskilling journey. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ in the market now. How do I choose best one.?

I received this many times and I want to answer this by ticking the boxes.

๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

โžก๏ธ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ:

Check your Bootcamp is covering overall course curriculum or not.
Outcome: This is crucial to acquire necessary skills.

โžก๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ:

Research the bootcampโ€™s reputation and read reviews from previous students.
Outcome: You get bootcampโ€™s credibility and success rate.

โžก๏ธ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ:

Check the qualifications and experience of the instructors
Outcome: You get valuable insights, real-world examples.

โžก๏ธ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž :

Practical application is key. Verify if the bootcamp offers hands-on projects and a capstone.
Outcome: You gain practical experience, and develop a portfolio

โžก๏ธ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค :

Check the bootcampโ€™s job placement support, career services, and the strength of their alumni network.
Outcome: You get Strong job placement support

โžก๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž:

Duration is very important, few of them have 3,6,9,12 months followed by placement support.
Outcome: You can commit the necessary time and resources to finish it.

โžก๏ธ ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž:

Compare the bootcampโ€™s cost with other bootcamps. Inquire about scholarships, financing options, EMI payment plans to make it more affordable.
Outcome: To get ROI (return of investment) correct.

โžก๏ธ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:

It is not mandatory but accreditation adds credibility.
Outcome: Few industry-recognized certifications can enhance your credibility.

โžก๏ธ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:

Make it online instead offline to save travel time and afford weekends to manage existing job.
Outcome: You can utilize more time on program if its flexible.

โžก๏ธ ๐€๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ:

Ask for this further support after placement.
Outcome: Access to their resources, libraries, mentorship for enhancement.

By considering these factors, One can make an ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง and choose the bootcamp that aligns best with your goals.

Good luck on your data analytics journey! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ’ผ

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Thodupunuribharath
Thodupunuribharath

Written by Thodupunuribharath

Lead - Data Analytics | Converts Data Into Meaningful Visuals โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.You can reach out to me on LinkedIn

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