End-to-End Skills for the Modern Data Landscape

Ferford Capacity Developers Africa’s Research, Data Management, and Data Analytics training equips professionals, researchers, and data practitioners with the skills to collect, organise, analyse, and interpret data for informed decision-making. The curriculum spans foundational research design and statistical analysis using tools like SPSS, Stata, and R, through to advanced applications in big data analytics, machine learning, and data science with Python.

Training also covers mobile data collection (ODK, SurveyCTO, KoboToolbox), qualitative analysis (NVivo, Atlas.ti), geospatial mapping integration, and emerging areas like generative AI and data visualisation with Power BI and Tableau — equipping participants to manage, analyse, and derive actionable insight from complex data across every sector.

A significant part of the portfolio is a comprehensive Advanced Excel series, tailored to specific professional roles — from finance and HR to healthcare, procurement, and NGO project management — ensuring the training is directly relevant to how each participant actually works with data day to day.

 

Training Delivered Across Africa

Delivered directly to participants across the continent, this in-country model removes barriers to advanced technical education, letting researchers, analysts, and decision-makers build capacity locally without costly international travel.

 

  • West Africa — The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • East Africa — Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Southern Africa — Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Central & North Africa — Cameroon, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia

List of Courses

 Training course on Advanced Excel for Training and Development Professionals
RDA170Training course on Advanced Excel for Tax Planning and Compliance Professionals
RDA171Training course on Advanced Excel for Strategic Decision-Making and Business Analysis
RDA172Training course on Advanced Excel for Social Impact and Sustainability Analysts
RDA173Training course on Advanced Excel for Senior Executives and Business Leaders
RDA174Training course on Advanced Excel for School Administrators and Education Managers
RDA175Advanced Excel for Sales and Marketing Analytics
RDA176Advanced Excel for Project Managers and Project Planners
RDA177Advanced Excel for Production and Operations Managers
RDA178Training Course on Disaster Risk Finance & Parametric Insurance using Excel
RDA179Training Course on Environmental & Social Risk Analysis for Investors
RDA180Training Course on Carbon Credit Trading & MRV Systems
RDA181Training Course on Sustainable Finance Regulation & Reporting
RDA182Training Course on Behavioural Portfolio Construction using Excel
RDA183Training Course on Asset-Liability Management (ALM) Mastery using Excel
RDA184Training Course on Quantitative Portfolio Optimization using Excel/Python
RDA185Training Course on FX Algorithmic Trading & Optimization
RDA186Training Course on Smart Order Routing & Execution Algorithms
RDA187Training Course on High-Frequency Trading Systems
RDA188Training Course on Financial Market Infrastructure Resilience
RDA189Training Course on Central Securities Depository (CSD) Operations
RDA190Training Course on Digital Payments, Cross-Border Settlement & SWIFT Evolution
RDA191Training Course on Advanced Market Microstructure & Liquidity Analysis
RDA192Training Course on Financial Cybercrime & Digital Forensics
RDA193Training Course on Data-Driven Market Surveillance & Compliance Analytics using Power BI
RDA194Advanced Excel for Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals
RDA195Advanced Excel for Payroll and Compensation Analysts
RDA196Advanced Excel for NGOs and Donor-Funded Project Management
RDA197Advanced Excel for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Professionals
RDA198Advanced Excel for Medical Researchers and Public Health Professionals
RDA199Advanced Excel for Market Research and Business Development
RDA200Advanced Excel for Logistics and Fleet Management
RDA201Advanced Excel for IT Professionals and System Administrators
RDA202Advanced Excel for Inventory and Warehouse Management
RDA203Advanced Excel for Internal Auditors and Risk Management Professionals
RDA204Advanced Excel for Human Resource Management Professionals
RDA205Advanced Excel for HR Data Analytics and Workforce Planning
RDA206Advanced Excel for Healthcare and Hospital Management
RDA207Advanced Excel for Grants Management and Reporting
RDA208Advanced Excel for Finance Managers, Auditors, and Accountants
RDA209Advanced Excel for Financial Modeling and Forecasting
RDA210Advanced Excel for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
RDA211Advanced Excel for Engineers and Technical Professionals
RDA212Advanced Excel for Digital Marketing and Social Media Analysts
RDA213Advanced Excel for Data Cleaning, Transformation, and Automation
RDA214Advanced Excel for Data Analysts and Business Intelligence Professionals
RDA215Advanced Excel for Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
RDA216Advanced Excel for Construction and Civil Engineering Professionals
RDA217Advanced Excel for Consultants and Business Advisors
RDA218Advanced Excel for Budgeting, Cost Control, and Variance Analysis
RDA219Advanced Excel for Bankers and Investment Analysts
RDA220Advanced Excel Course for Professionals in the Insurance Industry
RDA221Qualitative Data Management and Analysis with NVIVO course
RDA222Quantitative Data management, analysis and Visualization with Python
RDA223Advanced Excel Formulas and Functions for Big Data course
RDA224Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis using NVIVO, ODK, and Power BI Course
RDA225Mobile Data Collection using ODK & KoboToolBox for Monitoring and Evaluation Course
RDA226Research Design, ODK Mobile Data Collection, GIS Mapping, Data analysis using NVIVO and R course
RDA227Quantitative Data Management and Analysis with SAS
RDA228Research Design, SurveyCTO mobile data collection, GIS mapping and data analysis using NVIVO and SPSS
RDA229Quantitative Data Management and Analysis with R course
RDA230Data Collection and Management using CSPRO Course
RDA231Epidemiology and Biostatistics Course
RDA232Impact evaluation and Data Analysis of Programmes Course
RDA233Quantitative Data Management and Analysis with STATA
RDA234Data Analysis using EViews and Stata course
RDA235Advanced Quantitative Data Management and Analysis with SPSS course
RDA236Data Analysis using EViews course
RDA237Qualitative Data Management and Analysis using Atlas.ti
RDA238Quantitative Data Management and Analysis with SPSS course
RDA239Advanced Big Data Analysis Using Python course
RDA240Advanced Big Data Analysis Using R
RDA241Research Design, SurveyCTO mobile data collection, GIS mapping, Data analysis using NVIVO and STATA c
RDA242Research Design, ODK Mobile Data Collection, GIS Mapping, Data Analysis using NVIVO and PYTHON Course
RDA243Procurement Business Analytics Course
RDA244Research Design, SurveyCTO Mobile Data Collection, GIS Mapping Data Analysis using NVIVO and PYTHON
RDA245Research Design, ODK Mobile Data Collection, GIS Mapping, Data Analysis using NVIVO and SPSS Course
RDA246Advanced HR Metrics and HR Analytics Course
RDA247Data Visualization with tableau course
RDA248Training on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) System Development, Data Man
RDA249Transforming, analyzing & visualizing data with Microsoft Power BI Course
RDA250Data Science using Python, R, and NVivo
RDA251Research Design, ODK Mobile Data Collection, GIS Mapping, Data Analysis using NVIVO and STATA Course
RDA252Training Course on AI-Powered Wealth Management & Robo-Advisory using Python
RDA253Training Course on Smart Contracts for Financial Markets
RDA254Training Course on Crypto-Asset Risk & Regulation
RDA255Training Course on Quantitative Trading Using Python
RDA256Training Course on Intelligent Automation (RPA) for Trading & Operations
RDA257Training Course on API–Driven Portfolio Analytics using Python/Power BI
RDA258Training Course on Electronic Trading Architecture & Latency Optimization
RDA259Training Course on Distributed Ledger Technology in Securities Settlement
RDA260Training Course on Digital Identity & KYC Automation using Python
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Training Venue

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria , Cape Town & Johannesburg  | RWANDA: Kigali  | ZIMBABWE :Victoria Falls | UAE: Dubai | KENYA: Nairobi

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FAQs: Research, Data Management & Data Analytics Courses

What software and tools do your courses cover?

Our courses cover Excel, SPSS, STATA, R, SAS, Python, NVivo, Atlas.ti, Power BI, Tableau, and mobile data collection tools like ODK, SurveyCTO, and KoboToolbox.

They’re designed for data analysts, researchers, project managers, M&E specialists, and professionals across public, private, and development sectors looking to strengthen their analytical capabilities.

Yes — we offer a dedicated series of role-specific Advanced Excel courses, covering finance, HR, healthcare, procurement, engineering, NGO project management, and many other professions.

Yes — including Qualitative Data Management and Analysis with NVivo and with Atlas.ti.

Yes — including Mobile Data Collection Using ODK and KoboToolbox, and Data Collection and Management Using CSPro, both widely used for monitoring and evaluation work.

Yes — our Big Data, Programming & Data Science category covers Python and R for big data analysis, and data science using Python, R, and NVivo.

Yes — including Data Visualization with Tableau and Transforming, Analysing & Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI.

Yes — our Research Design & Mixed-Methods Studies category combines research design with mobile data collection, GIS mapping, and analysis using tools like NVivo paired with R, STATA, SPSS, or Python.

Yes — including Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Advanced HR Metrics and HR Analytics, and Procurement Business Analytics.

We deliver training across South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg), Rwanda (Kigali), Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls), the UAE (Dubai), and Kenya (Nairobi), alongside broader delivery across our pan-African network, with in-country delivery to reduce the need for international travel.

We offer both one-week and two-week training formats, with new intakes starting regularly throughout the year.

Browse our course categories to find the programme that fits your role, then register through our course calendar, or contact our team for guidance on the right course for your needs.