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Data Governance Courses

Data governance courses can help you learn data quality management, compliance frameworks, data stewardship, and risk assessment. You can build skills in establishing data policies, implementing data privacy measures, and ensuring data integrity across systems. Many courses introduce tools like data catalogs, data lineage software, and governance frameworks that support effective data management practices.

Popular Data Governance Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Minnesota

    IS/IT Governance

    Skills you'll gain: IT Management, Technology Strategies, Change Management, Information Technology, Governance, Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, Investment Management, System Implementation, Resource Allocation, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Resource Consumption Accounting, Decision Making

    ★ 4.7 (750) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    AWS: Management and Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Cloud Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration Management, Security Controls

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Data Mapping, AI Integrations, Data Governance, AI Workflows, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Governance, Data Integrity, Data Quality, Information Assurance, Risk Modeling, Metadata Management, Automation, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Policy Analysis, Case Studies, Political Sciences, Data Analysis, Responsible AI, Public Administration, Public Policies, Analytics, Data Storytelling, Model Evaluation, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Governance, R Programming, Applied Machine Learning

    ★ 4.8 (18) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Power BI: Data Secure, Governance, and Workspace Management

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Power BI, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Model Optimization, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Security, Data Cleansing, Performance Tuning

    ★ 4.6 (7) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Michigan

    The Total Data Quality Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Collection, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Analysis, Data Processing, Data Access

    ★ 4.6 (51) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Management with Databricks: Big Data with Delta Lakes

    Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, JSON, Dashboard, SQL, Data Manipulation, Apache Spark, Dashboard Creation, Data Management, Data Transformation, Version Control

    ★ 4.1 (32) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • F

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Best Practices for Ethical Data Handling

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Sharing, Personally Identifiable Information, Clinical Research Ethics, Medical Privacy, Data Management, Healthcare Ethics, Clinical Research, Data Security, Information Privacy, Health Information Management, Encryption

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    LearnKartS

    Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Governance, Risk Management, Vendor Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Security Awareness, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Strategy, Business Risk Management, Security Testing, Risk Management Framework, Cyber Security Policies, Security Management, Compliance Management, Supplier Risk Management, Governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Supplier Management, Cyber Risk, Risk Mitigation

    ★ 4.4 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Management with Azure: Implement Compliance Controls

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Security, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Databases, Database Management, Data Management, Data Access, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    Imperial College London

    Globalisation and health governance

    Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Health Equity, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Governance, Political Sciences

    ★ 4.9 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Advanced Data Techniques for Enterprise AI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Vector Databases, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Security, Data Governance, Generative AI Agents, Metadata Management, Containerization, Data Ethics, Interoperability, Data Store, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Taxonomy, Data Storage, Data Processing, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning, Agentic systems

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data governance courses

  • IS/IT Governance: University of Minnesota
  • AWS: Management and Governance: Whizlabs
  • Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI: Fractal Analytics
  • Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector: University of Michigan
  • Power BI: Data Secure, Governance, and Workspace Management: Whizlabs
  • The Total Data Quality Framework: University of Michigan
  • Data Management with Databricks: Big Data with Delta Lakes: Coursera
  • Best Practices for Ethical Data Handling: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance: LearnKartS
  • Data Management with Azure: Implement Compliance Controls: Coursera

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