Elizabeth Rakgotho-Booi

Elizabeth Rakgotho-Booi (Pr.Nat.Sci) has a diverse work experience in the field of business intelligence, data analytics, and education. Elizabeth currently holds the position of Business Intelligence Data Architect & BI Lead at the University of the Western Cape, where they provide leadership on information and analysis to support strategic management and decision-making. Elizabeth also works as a Siyaphumelela (Student Success) Coach, focusing on improving institutional capacity and student outcomes in South African higher education institutions.

Elizabeth is actively involved in the Southern African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR), where they serve as the Vice President (2022-2024) and President-Elect (2024-2025). Elizabeth also takes on the role of Co-opted Exco Member for Learner Analytics Lead.

In addition to their roles in the field of education and institutional research, Elizabeth is the Founder & Data Analytics Specialist at Phambily Analytics, where they use statistics and business intelligence to solve practical problems in various fields such as education, marketing, and finance.

Elizabeth has also worked as an Expert Facilitator in Business Analytics at FourthRev, where they add depth and relevance to the learning experience and guides students towards maximizing their career outcomes. Elizabeth has experience as a High School Mathematics Teacher at Shiloh Centre of Learning and as a Tutor and Quantitative Literacy Facilitator at the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika.

Earlier in their career, Elizabeth worked as a Senior Solution Engineer at Slipstream Data, where they were involved in BI requirements definition, solution design, and report/dashboard development using tools like Tableau and statistical programming languages like SAS and R. Elizabeth also worked as a BI Developer and Support Data Analyst at Metropolitan and as a BI Report Developer at RCS.

Overall, Elizabeth Rakgotho-Booi (Pr.Nat.Sci) has a strong background in business intelligence, data analytics, education, and institutional research.

Elizabeth Rakgotho-Booi's education history is as follows:

- From 1997 to 1997, they attended Prestige College and completed their matriculation (Grade 12) with a focus on Maths and Science.

- From 1998 to 2002, they studied at the University of Limpopo and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Statistics and Psychology.

- In 2010, they pursued further education at the University of Limpopo and received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours degree in Statistics.

- In 2018 and 2019, they attended the University of the Western Cape and obtained a PG Diploma in Computer Software and Media Application, specializing in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (DABI).

- From 2020 to 2022, they studied at Unicaf University and earned a Master of Education (MEd) degree.

- In 2021, they acquired multiple certifications from Info-Tech Academy, including a Certificate in Data and Business Intelligence, a Certificate in Project Management & Portfolio Management, and a Strategy & Governance Certificate.

- In 2021 and 2022, they also obtained a People & Resource Certificate from Info-Tech Academy.

- In 2022, they completed a certificate course in Data Visualization: Best Practices from LinkedIn Learning.

Additionally, Elizabeth Rakgotho-Booi has several other certifications, including Google Analytics certification, Sales Accreditation Exam Certification from Tableau Software, and the IBM Certified Associate - SPSS Modeler Data Analysis v2 from IBM.