Data Professionals 

As the global competition for digital talent intensifies and our own local demands increase, the lack of availability of data professional skills within the City Region will inevitably impact upon business competitiveness. 

We want to ensure equality of access for all learners to become data professionals in the region. 

WHO 
Primary job role in data with specialist skills, and an ability to communicate and engage effectively about data. For example: Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Architects.

SKILLS 
Data professionals have the specialist skills required to provide large scale data infrastructure and analysis to help organisations make data-informed decisions.