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SQL Core: Foundations for Data Careers (Live Training)

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    By - Emmanuel Edegbo

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Start Date & Time

18th Apr, 2026 At 02:00 PM

End Date & Time

18th Apr, 2026 At 06:00 PM

Duration

4 Hours

Course Description


Limited Places — Live Online Training

SQL Core
Live Online Training

Master the fundamentals of SQL in two focused, instructor-led days. Write real queries, build practical skills, and walk away with a project you can showcase to employers.

2 Days Live Training
1 Real-World Project
1 Year Azure SQL Access
Certificate on Completion
Programme Start
Saturday 18 April 2026
Live training: 18–19 April, 2pm
Programme End
Thursday 15 May 2026
Project defence deadline
Duration
~4 Weeks
2 live sessions · 8 hours total
Live Session Time
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM UK
BST (UTC+1) · All sessions
Session Format
Live online · In-class
Link sent on enrolment
Weekly Support
1-hour catchup
Every week until project defence
Course Price
£349
🎯 Attended a taster session? Check your email for your exclusive discount code.
or email training.enquiries@careerswerve.io
Saturday 18 April · 2:00 – 6:00 PM
SQL Core — Day 1
Introduction to relational databases, writing your first SELECT statements, filtering with WHERE, sorting with ORDER BY, and understanding data types, tables, keys, and relationships.
Sunday 19 April · 2:00 – 6:00 PM
SQL Core — Day 2
JOINs across multiple tables, aggregating data with GROUP BY, COUNT, SUM and AVG, filtering grouped results with HAVING, and combining techniques to write practical, multi-step queries.
19 April – 15 May
Project Window
Complete your hands-on SQL Core project using the SalesLT practice database and your Azure SQL database subscription. Weekly catchup sessions available throughout.
By Thursday 15 May
Project Defence
Present and defend your completed project, explaining your approach and query logic — just as you would in a job interview or stakeholder presentation.

2 Days Live, Instructor-Led Training

No pre-recorded videos. Learn in real time with a practising Lead Data Engineer. Ask questions, get immediate answers, and work through exercises as a group.

1 Real-World Project

Complete a hands-on project using the SalesLT practice database. Defend your work — explaining your approach and query logic just as you would in a real interview.

1 Year Azure SQL Database

A full year of access to an Azure SQL database so you can continue practising long after the course ends. Everything is set up and ready from day one.

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Course Materials & Exercises

Comprehensive documentation covering every topic, plus practical exercises and lab activities to reinforce your learning during and after the sessions.

Weekly Catchup Sessions

Stay on track with weekly one-hour group catchup sessions. Get help with your project, revisit tricky concepts, or ask follow-up questions.

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Certificate of Completion

Earn a CareerSwerve SQL Core certificate after successfully completing the course and defending your project. Proof of practical, verified ability.

Write SELECT statements to retrieve and filter data from relational databases
Use JOINs to combine data across multiple tables
Aggregate and summarise data using GROUP BY, COUNT, SUM, and AVG
Filter grouped results with HAVING clauses
Sort and structure output for clear, professional reporting
Understand relational database concepts — tables, keys, and relationships
Write queries with confidence using Microsoft SQL Server
Apply SQL skills to a real-world project using the SalesLT database

Business Users

Analysts, project managers, testers, and operations professionals who work with data but have never written a SQL query. Become more effective with the tools your team already relies on.

Career Switchers

Targeting a role as a data analyst, data engineer, or data scientist? This is your structured first step — no prior programming or database experience required.

Corporate Teams

Upskill your team with practical SQL training. We offer corporate bookings for teams of five or more, with flexible scheduling and tailored content.

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Emmanuel Edegbo

Lead Data Engineer & Architect

Emmanuel designs and builds production data platforms and brings that real-world experience directly into the classroom. As the founder of CareerSwerve, he created every module, lab, and project from the ground up.

SQL Core is the first step on the CareerSwerve SQL track. After completing this course, you can continue with SQL Applied — tackling subqueries, CTEs, window functions, and performance tuning. From there, SQL Professional takes you into stored procedures, dynamic SQL, and database design patterns. You can also combine SQL Core with Power BI Core as part of the Data Analytics Programme.

Ready to Start Your SQL Journey?

Secure your place on SQL Core. Limited seats available for the 18th & 19th April session.

Enrol Now — £349

Course Schedule

Start Date
18 Apr 2026
Time
(Start - End)
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Duration
4 Hours

Instructor

Emmanuel Edegbo

Emmanuel Edegbo is a highly experienced Lead Data Consultant with a strong track record of delivering data-driven solutions in complex, enterprise environments. With hands-on experience across analytics, data engineering, and cloud-based data platforms, Emmanuel has worked extensively with technologies including SQL, Python, data modelling, Databricks, Spark, and Microsoft Azure.

His professional background spans designing scalable data models, building robust data pipelines, and transforming raw data into actionable insights that support business decision-making. Emmanuel brings a practitioner’s perspective to learning, combining technical depth with real-world context drawn from working in high-impact, data-intensive organisations.

His experience cuts across manufacturing, retail, oil and gas, insurance, Ed-Tech, Insure-Tech, and government sectors.

As an instructor on CareerSwerve, Emmanuel is passionate about helping learners build practical, job-ready skills. His teaching style emphasises clarity, hands-on practice, and structured progression guiding learners from foundational concepts through to advanced, industry relevant applications. He is committed to empowering aspiring data and AI professionals to gain confidence, think critically, and succeed in today’s data-driven roles.

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