Some NSA job listings have mentioned Coursera&#x27;s (and others) Data Science specializations.<p>&gt; &quot;Completion of a data science certificate program (online or other) may replace 1 year of relevant experience. Some examples of data science certificate programs include those offered by Cloudera, Coursera, Indiana University-Bloomington, and University of California-Irvine.&quot;<p>Data Scientist - Entry Level:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;psp&#x2F;applyonline&#x2F;EMPLOYEE&#x2F;HRMS&#x2F;c&#x2F;HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&amp;Action=A&amp;JobOpeningId=1064069&amp;SiteId=1&amp;PostingSeq=1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;psp&#x2F;applyonline&#x2F;EMPLOYEE&#x2F;HRMS&#x2F;c&#x2F;HRS_HRAM...</a><p>Data Scientist:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;psp&#x2F;applyonline&#x2F;EMPLOYEE&#x2F;HRMS&#x2F;c&#x2F;HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&amp;Action=A&amp;JobOpeningId=1067413&amp;SiteId=1&amp;PostingSeq=1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;psp&#x2F;applyonline&#x2F;EMPLOYEE&#x2F;HRMS&#x2F;c&#x2F;HRS_HRAM...</a><p>Might just be an indication of how desperate they are for those positions, but it could also indicate they&#x27;re doing a pretty good job educating people.