💡 Tip: make sure you check what version of Tableau you’ll be tested on. I’m currently working on consolidating all these materials in an easy to search overview and hope to release something in the coming weeks. Remember you can use Google during the exam so while you might not need to know every single piece of theory it helps when you have read the content in Tableau’s Help section and/or at least know which articles you should not skip on. Next to taking the course, I collected tableau articles & community blogs on all the topics in the exam prep guide and read through them. What I really liked about this course were the videos and exercises with exam tips folded in and the 2 practice exams with the incredibly detailed solution videos which really helped to solidify my learning because it helped me think through what I was doing. You just have to check what’s currently available on platforms like Udemy which is where I found “ Tableau 2020 Certified Associate Exam Guide A-Z by Kirill Eremenko”. You’ll find that the offering for prep courses and test exams has grown considerably over the years. I’m aware that this will be different for everyone (and I’m by no means saying you need to invest in a course to pass the exam), but I find that I learn best by doing so I decided to invest in an online exam prep course. Especially because there were a few functionalities that I hadn’t actively used at work, and for that reason were more challenging to relate to because I couldn’t put them into context. And while that is certainly a valid approach, I knew I needed something a bit more structured to help me work through all the different topics. Important to note that when I took the exam they were testing version 2020.1, you can view the exam guide here.įor most folks getting ready for the exam all starts with reading up on the different topics in the exam prep guide and watching all the videos on Tableau Help.

If you’re interested in getting a taste of the actual exam experience and what to expect, I recommend going through the resource list in one of my previous posts. In this post I’ll be sharing some of my favourite tips and tricks and give you some insight into how I prepared for the exam and hopefully it’ll give you some new ideas that you can incorporate into your own prep. With all that’s going on in the world, passing the ‘Tableau Desktop Certified Associate’ exam is definitely one of my personal highlights for 2021 and I’m not done yet … but that’s a different story all together. Let’s face it, there’s nothing like achieving a goal you’ve set for yourself.

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