Upskilling IT Professionals: A MOOC for the Data Science and IoT domains

Given the overall Data Science and IoT impact on the European economy – the impact of the European Data Market on the EU economy as a whole exceeded the threshold of €400 Billion in 2019 – there is a constant demand for experts at both domains. Although many training programs exist at different levels of education (i.e. higher education, VET) a skills gap in the domains of Data Science and IoT is observed. We present a MOOC for Data Science and IoT co-developed by academics and enterprises, as part of the SEnDIng vocational education and training program. The MOOC has been developed based on a modular multidisciplinary curriculum and has been positively evaluated by the trainees.