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Part of Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Write and Optimize SQL queries

Apply SQL querying skills to extract, manipulate, and analyze data.

~17.4 hours8 modulesIntermediate
Custom pricing for your team's size — get a quote in 24 hours
At a glancePart of Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Total learning~17.4 hrs
Modules8
LevelIntermediate
FormatSelf-paced online
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Team reviewing business data together
Course overview

Apply SQL querying skills to extract, manipulate, and analyze data

Apply SQL querying skills to extract, manipulate, and analyze data. Across 8 hands-on modules, your team works through aggregate data for summaries, filter & sort data, sql & databases and more.

Aggregate Data for Summaries Filter & Sort Data SQL & Databases Modify Data with SQL Optimize SQL Query Performance
By the end of this course

Skills your team applies on the job

Aggregate Data for Summaries
Filter and Sort Data Effectively
Learn SQL and Databases
Modify Data with SQL DML
Optimize SQL Query Performance
Practice Subqueries and Nested Queries
Curriculum

Modules in this course

8 modules take your team through the full process from start to finish.

One course in the
Data Analytics Professional Certificate
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Module list8 modules · ~17.4 hours
01
Aggregate Data for Summaries
Summarize and group data using SQL aggregate functions and GROUP BY clauses to generate meaningful insights.
~2.08 hrs
~2.08 hrs
02
Reflect on Course Assessment ResultsHuman-graded
Apply comprehensive SQL querying knowledge in a summative assessment.
~0.08 hrs
~0.08 hrs
03
Filter and Sort Data Effectively
Apply advanced filtering and sorting techniques in SQL queries to refine data retrieval according to specific conditions and orders.
~2.58 hrs
~2.58 hrs
04
Learn SQL and Databases
Apply basic SQL commands to retrieve data from a single table.
~2.08 hrs
~2.08 hrs
05
Modify Data with SQL DML
Execute SQL commands to insert, update, and delete data safely to maintain database integrity and accuracy.
~2.58 hrs
~2.58 hrs
06
Optimize SQL Query Performance
Apply optimization techniques to enhance the efficiency of SQL queries.
~2.58 hrs
~2.58 hrs
07
Practice Subqueries and Nested Queries
Build SQL queries using subqueries for complex data retrieval.
~2.58 hrs
~2.58 hrs
08
Join Multiple SQL Tables
Construct SQL queries that integrate data from multiple tables using joins.
~2.83 hrs
~2.83 hrs
How the course works

Learn by doing, in real tools

Every module blends short video lessons, readings, and hands-on exercises — then applied projects prove the skill and assessments confirm mastery.

Analyst reviewing data on a laptop
Learn · video & readings
Practice · hands-on
Apply · real projects
Assess · role checks
How work is graded
Practice is auto-checked
Instant right/wrong feedback as learners go.
Projects are human-graded
Reviewed by instructors with written feedback.
Assessed against the role
Live assessments confirm real job readiness.
Who this is for

Built for the people already on your team

Designed for employees ready to move into a new role — no specialist background needed, the basics are covered along the way. It's an intermediate course within Data Analytics Professional Certificate. Great fit for roles like IT Support Specialist / Customer Success Associate currently in a semi-technical or adjacent role.

Great fit for roles like
IT Support Specialist / Customer Success Associate currently in a semi-technical or adjacent role
No prior experience required
Time commitment

A focused course, on your team's schedule

Fully self-paced — learners fit study around their working week and move at a pace that fits the team.

~17.4
hours of learning
Guided, hands-on training per learner in this course.
8
modules
From start to finish.
5-10
hours per week
A sustainable pace, flexible by learner.
A mentor supporting a learner at a laptop
What sets it apart

Real human support — not just videos

Where most online learning leaves people to figure it out alone, live help is woven through every module. That's what drives completion, not just enrollment.

TutoringOn-demand subject help the moment a learner gets stuck.
Live assessmentSkills checked against real role expectations, not just quizzes.
Human-graded workProjects reviewed by people, with actionable feedback.
CoachingAn academic coach keeps each learner on pace to finish.
Get team pricing

Custom pricing, built around your team

Pricing depends on your team size and enterprise needs — so the fastest way to an accurate number is a quick conversation. Tell us a little about your team and we'll send a tailored quote.

Get a quote in 24 hours — no lengthy sales process
Volume pricing that scales with your team's size
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Part of a program

Data Analytics Professional Certificate

This is one of 4 courses in the full pathway.

4 courses63 modules~146.3 hrs6–7 months
Questions

Frequently asked

Pricing is customized to your team's size and rollout needs, so we quote per organization rather than list a single price. Request a quote and we'll send an accurate number within 24 hours.