Anyone a data/business analyst?

[Stealmysunshine503]

I've applied for an apprenticeship as a Data Analyst, maybe I'm losing the plot. My background is in teaching and social care, I've got a very basic understanding of coding and programming and I've got some experience teaching Maths, that's it. I'm computer literate and like to think I have strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
It pays a really good wage for an apprentice.
I'll probably not get it as I've not got any direct experience or qualifications that are relevant, I have a languages degree and a teaching qualification.
I'm thinking to either apply for a permanent teaching job (I've never had a permanent one before), work up to being a care home manager (if at all possible) or try a new field.
I don't want more student debt so an apprenticeship seems like a good idea.
I thought of doing something business-related to gain more experience in another industry.

This apprenticeship sounds interesting and I hope I've got some of the transferrable skills, and I'm hoping that if I complete the apprenticeship it'll lead to a permanent and higher paid role.

So I think data and business analysts do differ things. Data analysts look for patterns in data. May require use of excel, databases, coding, data visualization (power bi, tableau) - but the exact requirements will depend on job (some may want just excel; others may prefer databases plus tableau etc).

a business analyst looks at what a customer (internal or external) wants.
They have meetings to clarify and go through different options of what they want a product (eg website) to be like: how it looks, what options users have when they visit it; what security requirements or deadlines the customer has etc. they then break this into pieces of work for implementation teams to carry out. Often they don’t need to code themselves - but being curious and unafraid of technical jargon helps (google it or ask people). Logical thinking, organisation, good communication skills are helpful. The bcs (British computing society) do a modular diploma for business analysis. Companies like Grayce do programs so people can train and work at the same time.

I am neither but I have worked with them as I am in databases (career switched from healthcare). Good luck!