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Python for Working Professionals

University partner: Partner University (sample).

Programming fundamentals from university faculty; automating your own reports, files and emails with a partner engineer.

Part A · Theory · University · 30%Part B · Practical · Industry · 70%

Who this course is for

Non-programmers in any function who want to automate repetitive work, and analysts who want to go beyond Excel.

What you will be able to do

You leave with one repetitive task automated and the skills to do the next one.

Syllabus, by who teaches it

Progress is tracked separately for theory and practical, and both are assessed.

Part A · Theory University faculty
  1. A1
    Programming fundamentals

    Variables, loops, functions and errors.

  2. A2
    Thinking in data

    Lists, dictionaries and tables.

  3. A3
    Debugging and testing

    Finding and fixing problems systematically.

Assessed by a proctored online theory exam set and marked by university faculty.
Part B · Practical Industry professionals
  1. B1
    Files and Excel

    Reading, writing and combining spreadsheets.

  2. B2
    pandas

    Cleaning and summarising tables.

  3. B3
    Web and APIs

    Fetching data from the web and internal systems.

  4. B4
    Scheduling

    Running a script every morning without you.

  5. B5
    Capstone

    One of your own tasks, automated.

Assessed on progressive assignments, the industry project and a presentation to the partner team.
You earnWalnutcraft Certificate in Python for ProfessionalsIssued on passing both assessments, with theory and practical marks shown separately. Verifiable online by employers.
Industry projectA brief from a partner companyOne of your own tasks, automated.
After the courseApply to partner rolesApply from Walnut LMS to the roles partner employers share for this career, and sit the certification exam with the course's preparation.

Ready for Python for Working Professionals?

Ask about the next batch, fees and whether your employer can sponsor the seat.