From Learning Forecasting 📈 to Earning Their First KNIME Certification 📃

Last night reminded me once again why I continue teaching and sharing knowledge after finishing my regular workday.

I had the opportunity to mentor two students from Universitas Nusa Mandiri (Indonesia) on forecasting using KNIME Analytics Platform. Together, we explored how to transform raw data into meaningful insights, build forecasting workflows, and interpret the results to support better decision-making.

What impressed me the most was not the certification result itself, but their commitment to learning 👨🏻‍💻. After attending classes, they were still willing to invest their evening time to develop practical data analytics skills and challenge themselves with new concepts.

I’m happy to share that both students successfully passed the L1: Basic Proficiency in KNIME Analytics Platform certification. 🎉

To celebrate their achievement and encourage them to continue their learning journey, I gave each of them a KNIME jacket 🧥. The jackets were funded from a portion of the income I earn as a KNIME trainer in Indonesia.

For me, this is not about the jacket itself. It is a small way to recognize effort, celebrate progress, and remind them that learning is a journey worth pursuing.

As someone who has been using KNIME for many years and actively growing the KNIME community in Indonesia, I believe that every workshop, mentoring session, and community discussion can create opportunities for someone else. Today’s student can become tomorrow’s contributor, educator, community leader, or innovator.

Indonesia 🇮🇩 is home to millions of young talents with tremendous potential. By making data analytics and AI more accessible through KNIME, I hope we can help more students and professionals discover opportunities that may have seemed out of reach before.

Every certified KNIME user in Indonesia is more than a number. Behind each certification is a person investing their time, effort, and curiosity to learn something new.

Let’s continue sharing knowledge 👨‍🏫, supporting one another 👥, and growing the global KNIME community together 🌱🌏