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Data Engineering and Pipeline Fundamentals

Reliable analytics and reporting depend on well built data pipelines, yet many African organisations still move data through fragile manual steps. This course introduces the core practices of data engineering, from ingestion to transformation and delivery. Participants build repeatable pipelines that feed dashboards and analytics with clean, timely data.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe the components of a modern data pipeline and how they fit together.
  • Ingest data from operational systems, files and external sources.
  • Apply transformation and cleaning steps to prepare data for analysis.
  • Design pipelines that run reliably on a schedule with error handling.
  • Manage storage choices between structured and semi structured data.
  • Document and monitor pipelines so downstream users can trust the output.

Course outline

  1. 01The Modern Data Pipeline
  2. 02Data Ingestion Approaches
  3. 03Transformation and Cleaning
  4. 04Scheduling and Orchestration
  5. 05Storage and Data Layout
  6. 06Error Handling and Reliability
  7. 07Monitoring and Documentation
  8. 08Delivering Data to Consumers

Who should attend

Data analysts, business intelligence developers, IT staff and technically minded professionals moving into data engineering roles.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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