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SQL Foundations Track

Learn the core SQL skills needed to query, summarise, and combine relational data with confidence.

~35h total
4 courses
SQL Foundations Badge
Path Overview
LevelBeginner
Duration~35h
Courses4 included
BadgeYes — on completion

Skills You'll Gain

SELECT, FROM, WHERE
Sorting and limiting
Aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG)
GROUP BY and HAVING
INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN
CASE WHEN and transformations
NULL handling with COALESCE
CTEs and subqueries

Included Courses — In Order

Complete these courses in sequence. Each one builds on the foundation of the previous.

01
Data & Analytics
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SQL Foundations: Core Queries

Query databases like a professional. Learn SELECT, WHERE, JOINs, aggregates, and GROUP BY from zero.

Beginner 10h 7 lessons✦ Project
02
Data & Analytics
NEW

SQL Foundations: Data Transformation

Write smarter queries with CASE WHEN, calculated columns, NULL handling, and string/date functions.

Beginner 8h 5 lessons
03
Data & Analytics
NEW

SQL Foundations: Joins & Relationships

Master all JOIN types — INNER, LEFT, RIGHT — and understand how relational tables connect.

Beginner 8h 5 lessons
04
Data & Analytics
NEW

SQL Foundations: Subqueries & CTEs

Write complex multi-step queries using subqueries, CTEs, and UNION — the professional SQL toolkit.

Intermediate 9h 5 lessons✦ Project

Path Outcome

You will be able to write professional SQL queries from scratch — filtering, grouping, joining tables, and structuring multi-step queries with CTEs. The foundation for every SQL specialisation.

Earn: SQL Foundations Badge
Next Level Up

This path feeds into the Data Analyst Career Pathway

Master Excel, SQL, and Python to extract, clean, and present corporate data. Build 3 real analytics projects your future employer can see.

8–12 weeks3 portfolio projects

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