Change the Game + Generation Data - Data Engineering Academy

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Start your application above by providing your name and email — quick and easy! In a few minutes you’ll receive an email from ctg-engineering@generationdata.org with a link to the Data Engineering Academy application form.
The Data Engineering Academy application form this is the core part of your application where we get to learn about your experience, background, skills and motivation or taking the course. This is the most important part of the application where we're able to get a good sense of who you are and if you'll be a good fit for this class. There’s no time limit on this portion of the application but we suggest taking 60-90 minutes.
Once you submit your Data Engineering Academy application form, you’ll be sent a brief, untimed technical assessment aimed to give us a better sense of your existing SQL skills, a foundational language for other skills and tools you'll learn in the Data Engineering Academy. We use the technical assessment as part of getting a holistic picture of your application.
That’s it. Once we have your Data Engineering Academy application form and Technical Assessment, we have all the information we need from you. From time of receipt of your application, it should take us approximately 2-3 weeks to make a determination though depending on various factors it make take shorter or longer.

As data grows ever more integral to movement work, it is vital that organizations and individuals have the tools and skills to access, clean, share & analyze vast amounts of disparate data to drive programmatic, operational & fundraising insights. In this 22-hour, live online course, instructors from Change the Game and Generation Data will teach intermediate level data practitioners currently working in or aspiring to work in progressive + pro-democracy organizations key tools, concepts, and best practices associated with movement data engineering.

Big picture overview of Data Engineering in the progressive + pro-democracy space
Overview of APIs
Python for Accessing, Cleaning, & Porting Data Including Using the Parsons Library
Pipelines
Workflows + Orchestration
dbt
Data Engineering Final Project
Certificate of Completion
The course will be taught and coached by experienced instructors from Change the Game & Generation Data

The Data Engineering Academy will meet July 16th - August 8th, Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm EST. There will generally be 30 minutes of optional office hour time after each course as well as other times during the 4 week class window. Participants should expect to put in 25-35 hours total between formal training and independent work time including the final project. We’ll accept up to 30 students for this program on a rolling basis, so please apply early to increase your chances of being accepted.

No worries. All sessions are recorded. You’ll have the opportunity to watch classes you miss, review slides and presentations, and get the support you need via office hours and our Slack community.

$250
We strongly encourage prospective students who are currently employed full-time to utilize professional development funds of possible
For students to whom cost is a barrier, we have full and partial tuition scholarships available. Please indicate the amout of scholarship support you require on your application, and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Requesting scholarship support will not have any effect on our overall evaluation of your application.

We’re particularly interested in
- Individuals with advocacy and campaign field experience who like working with data / technology
- Individuals with strong existing skill sets in areas including SQL, Python, data analytics, computer programming, software development, statistics, and more
- Preference will be given to applicants with existing SQL skills. There is a short SQL assessment as part of the application
Black, Indigenous, other People of Color, women, queer, trans, those with disabilities and other individuals from underrepresented and marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply

We’re continually trying to make our trainings as accessible as possible to all styles of learners and those who may have specific learning challenges. That said, we’re both small organizations and don’t currently have any experts in learning accessibility design on staff. During the application process, we’ll provide space for you to let us know of any accommodations you may need, and we’ll let you know if we are able to accommodate you.

Friday, June 28th at 11:59pm PST
We will make all admissions decisions on a rolling basis and accept up to 30 students. The sooner you get you application in the better.

A Mac, Windows, Linux laptop or Chromebook ideally with 8GB of RAM (but at least 4GB of RAM) or more. All course materials will be provided
Access to a reliable internet connection with download speeds around 20Mbps
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