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Unlocking Data Careers runs free public information sessions across Alberta. Each one is 60 to 75 minutes. Come in skeptical. Leave knowing whether a data career is actually a realistic option for you.
Day 1 — Data Literacy Fundamentals
A career transitioner and an employer share both sides of a non-traditional data hire. The hiring bar is lower than most people assume — this session makes the case with real examples from both sides of the table.
Speaker: Speakers to be announced
Day 2 — The Data Ecosystem
An internal hiring manager gives the honest version of what Alberta employers actually need. A data professional walks through roles that did not exist five years ago and where new demand is coming from.
Speaker: Speakers to be announced
Day 3 — Introduction to Data Governance
What data governance actually looks like day to day, what bad data costs a real organization in real terms, and why people with non-technical backgrounds are exactly what the field needs right now.
Speaker: Sonia Utting — Sr Data Quality Specialist, Suncor
Day 4 — Introduction to Data Management
What data management is in practice, how O&G and industrial experience translates directly into this discipline, and where the real hiring demand sits outside of energy.
Speaker: Nataly Toporkova — Business Data Analyst, S&P Global
Day 5 — How Data Is Used
Three practitioners from three different sectors walk through what a real workday looks like and answer the question that matters most: what would it take to hire someone who just finished a five-day training program?
Speaker: Speakers to be announced
May 19, 2026
Free data career training for Albertans.