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Data modelling, cleansing and enrichment

Data modelling involves producing visual representations of information systems to communicate the relationship between different data types.

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • show an awareness of different data models and tools, and understand when they could be used
  • show an awareness of industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards
2. Working

You can:

  • produce data models and understand where to use different types of data models
  • understand different tools and can compare different data models
  • reverse-engineer a data model from a live system
  • understand industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • build and review complex data models, ensuring adherence to standards
  • use data integration tools and languages to integrate and store data, and advise teams on best practice
  • ensure data for analysis meets data quality standards and is interoperable with other data sets, enabling reuse
  • work with other data professionals to improve modelling and integration patterns and standards
4. Expert

You can:

  • understand different ways to model data to maximise its use and value
  • ensure data is modelled appropriately, and modelling standards exist and are complied with
  • understand a number of data integration tools and patterns, and ensure your teams have the support and training needed to use the most appropriate methods
  • build relationships with other senior data professionals (in fields such as data architecture, data engineering and data science) to share best practice and continually improve data modelling and integration processes and standards

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Trainee analytics engineerAnalytics engineer4Awareness
Analytics engineerAnalytics engineer6Working
Senior analytics engineerAnalytics engineer7Practitioner
Lead analytics engineerAnalytics engineer8aPractitioner
Head of analytics engineeringAnalytics engineer8cExpert