Free practical course

Data Quality, Taxonomies and Record Hygiene

Build reliable field definitions, resolve duplicates carefully and maintain useful skills and role vocabularies.

What you will build

A data-quality rule set and taxonomy maintenance plan.

Before you start: Talent Engineering Fundamentals, or equivalent recruitment experience.

74 min estimated, including practice. 4 written lessons.

What you will learn

Course lessons

  1. Prioritise quality by decision impact
  2. Build taxonomies that support retrieval
  3. Resolve duplicates without losing meaning
  4. Make hygiene a maintained workflow

Complete the lessons and pass the five-question knowledge assessment at 80% to earn a free course certificate. Exercises are self-directed, not independently graded.

Download the practice workbook

Sources and further reading

Original Academy teaching and fictional examples. These references provide context, not endorsement. Edition 2026.09; updated 2026-09-24.

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