Developing a data literate workforce

Part of the Data Skills Gateway, delivered by The Data Lab

Data Skills for Work supports workers in adapting to the demands of increasingly digitalised, automated, and data-driven workplaces.

Skills Framework

Designed to help employers, individuals and training providers to get started with developing data literacy.

Skills Portal

Looking to upskill? We list a wide range of courses mapped to our Framework to help you find the right training.

Upcoming courses

courses

Aug 1

Data Professional

PDA Data Science

Data Professional

This course is aimed at those in the Tech sector or with an intermediate Python Programming knowledge.

Data Professional

Access to Industry SQA accredited courses

Jan 20

Data Worker, Free Courses

Access to Industry SQA accredited courses

Data Worker, Free Courses

The aim of the courses is to equip participants with digital and data skills essential for life, education and work. All participants will also be supported by Access Data caseworkers, who can help them to tackle any issues in and out of the course and provide wider employability support.

Data Worker, Free Courses

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26 Aug 2024

Bridge AI Adopts AI Skills for Business Competency Framework, Modelled on Data Skills for Work Personas

26 Aug 2024

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31 Jul 2024

Announcing New Courses Funded by Data Skills for Work

31 Jul 2024

Announcing New Courses Funded by Data Skills for Work

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22 Apr 2024

The Data Lab upskills more than 1000 learners to address growing digital skills gap

22 Apr 2024

Almost 800 of the learners were based in Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland. 68% of learners are women or gender diverse and nearly a quarter (24%) of learners are of ethnic minority.

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22 Apr 2024