Data Vault training & certification

Certified Data Vault Data Modeler (CDVDM) training courses

Affecto Academy is promoting the CDVDM with a special discount. Customer organizations that send at least three (3) people from the same organization to the same seminar can apply a 20% discount from the total fees.  There is no discount for 1-2 people attending.

This course is delivered using a hybrid technique including two (2) days in the classroom working including lectures and interactive group lab work.  Plus two (2) weeks of online on-demand video lectures and labs delivered on DataVaultAcademy.com .  All course materials, labs, exercises, and online lessons are included in the course registration.

Course Duration:
This course is 2 days in length with the certification exam * PLUS * 2 weeks of online on-demand lessons.

Class Delivery:
Classroom Lecture, Presentations, Discussions, Exercises, Labs and online Lessons.

Lab Work:
We provide case-studies for the teams to utilize in the hands-on lab work.

Upon registration you will receive a confirmation email.  Then 2 weeks before the first day of class, you will receive an email with your login credentials for the online on-demand lessons.  These lessons will be available 24 hours a day for 3 weeks.  There are over 40 video based lectures and a detailed lab to get you introduced and to help you prepare for the course. The 2 day certification classroom portion starts off with a Data Vault Review, which refreshes the basic concepts behind the Data Vault. 

Students are expected to interact with the instructor during this review.  The review is followed by a Case-Study workshop where students will be divided up in teams.  Each team will be responsible for building a different piece of the Data Vault Model - answering business questions, identifying assumptions, and drawing a Data Vault Model.  This is the bulk of this class consisting of a total of 8 hours of learning time.  At the end of which, the students will either hand-in their work or be asked to present to the rest of the class on their findings.  The class then completes with a small prep-time for testing, and the administration of the Data Vault certification test. 

Upon arrival at the class, Students are to have a *working knowledge* of Data Vault practices, principles, and standards.

Day 1:
Module 1: DV Standards Review

• Hubs, Links, Satellites, Bridge Tables, Point-in-time, Load & end dates, ETL architecture, business requirements, etc...

Day 1 Afternoon & Day 2 Morning

Case Study/Wokshop
Module 2: Hands-On Team Study

• Case Study hand-out and review 
• Team setup (done by instructor)
• Break-off into groups to work through the issues/problems
• Interact and ask questions of the instructor
• Reconvene, and present the teams findings

Day 2:Afternoon

• Brief Test Preparation / Review
• Testing/Certification 

Certification:
The test is written in English, we do not grade on grammar or spelling constructs – only on ideas and concepts. Two and a half hours are allowed for this test.

Turnaround time: expect the results of the certification test to be available 3 to 4 weeks after the class has been taken.  We will notify each individual by e-mail, therefore the student must provide a working e-mail address upon registration for this course