Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Statistics
The Postgraduate Certificate programme in Applied Statistics requires a Bachelor’s Degree from any field of study from a university or an equivalent institution which is recognized by University Grants Commission/University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Adequate mathematical knowledge is recommended.
With this postgraduate qualification in Applied Statistics, students can advance their career in almost any field, including education, science, technology, health care, government, or business. In Sri Lanka, qualified statisticians are well received by various institutions such as the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Department of Census and Statistics and Coconut/Tea/Rubber research institutes to name but a few. The demand for trained statisticians continues to increase in the industry as well as it is becoming more dependent on predictive data and numerical reasoning.
The Postgraduate Certificate programme in Applied Statistics provides:
- essential theoretical knowledge in Statistics,
- an opportunity for graduates who have not studied Statistics to learn Statistics,
- knowledge in applications of Statistics and training in data analysis required by graduate employees in various fields,
- an opportunity for graduate employees to gain higher education qualifications required for their promotions and career development.