Announcing New Courses Funded by Data Skills for Work

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

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.

Introduction to Data Skills for Work Bootcamp for women returners

In collaboration with the Data Skills for Work Programme, Fife College ran an Introduction to Data Skills for Work Bootcamp for women returners.

Case StudyAnna Ashton Scott22 April 2024Data Worker

Registration now open for online courses at The Data Lab

The Data Lab has announced that registration is now open for online courses for its Spring term. With a focus on Data Leadership, The Data Lab’s courses provide a flexible way to build skills in this crucial area.

NewsAnna Ashton Scott22 April 2024Data Leader, Data Worker, Online learning, CPD

Case study: Code Division and Ukrainian refugee Polina

Hear about how upskilling with Code Division through the Data Skills for Work / DigiTay partnership reignited Polina’s self-belief and passion for learning, showing her that data roles were within her reach.

Case StudyAnna Ashton Scott15 February 2024Data Worker

Introducing our new online course Data Management Fundamentals

Our new online course is suitable for anyone and offers an easy-to-understand introduction to the essential ideas in data management, including up-to-date examples and case studies to help you relate these ideas to what organisations are doing in this area.

NewsAnna Ashton Scott31 August 2023Data Worker, Data Professional

£50,000 Data Skills Boost for Tay Cities Region

Up to £10,000 is now available for tech training providers and Further and Higher education institutions to offer new data skills courses.

NewsAnna Ashton Scott11 April 2023Data Worker, Data Citizen, Data Leader

Code Division Supporting displaced Ukrainians through the Data Skills for Work Provider Fund

Data and Jobs Boost was an SQA accredited course delivered by Code Division and supported by Data Skills for Work specifically designed to support displaced Ukrainians seeking employment. The course saw 15 learners through a two week bootcamp where students were taught data analysis using business applications such as Excel, Sharepoint and Power BI, with additional employability and English language skills training.

Case StudyAnna Ashton Scott30 March 2023Data Worker