Professional Development
Workshops
Access workshops and leadership training to unlock your business’ data potential
Our workshops and leadership training courses are tailored to you or your organisation. They provide a mix of insight, discussion, and practical work, along with the opportunity to share knowledge, expertise and experience.
You will boost your capacity to use data and AI to solve real-world business issues. Your organisation will also be better placed to develop specific data projects that will strengthen its capabilities. Our workshops are not industry-specific and do not require a data background.
Workshops and leadership training we offer:
Please follow the course links below for further information and to register.
Data Leadership Programme
An immersive programme of learning incorporating themed workshops, masterclasses, peer-to-peer discussion, fireside chats and community events.
Duration: 4 months
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | Rolling intake deadline |
Driving Value From Data
Our Driving Value From Data workshop will help your team to develop a greater understanding of the importance and potential of data.
Duration: 1 or 2-day workshop (depending on your business needs)
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | Enrollment currently closed |
People Power Data
People are the power that fuel your data ambitions. This workshop will help you to identify the skills your team needs to support your business and data strategy.
Duration: 1 or 2-day workshop (depending on your business needs)
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | Enrollment currently closed |
Our other course offerings:
Women and Non-Binary People in Data
An experimental learning event for women and non-binary people exploring data science as a career option. This is hosted by Dundee and Angus College in Partnership with The Data Lab.
Duration: 3.5 days
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | 3 intakes per year |
Data for All
Our FREE workshops offer people living or working in Dundee and Angus the chance to upskill or reskill in data.
Duration: 3.5 days
| Format: | Instructor-led |
| Date: | 3 intakes per year |
Why study with The Data Lab?
The Data Lab is hosted by the University of Edinburgh and funded through Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government. We are a respected and trusted provider of professional development, business support and innovation within Scotland, the UK and beyond.
Our trainers and associates are leaders in their fields. They are highly experienced at helping teams see how data science can help them to do their jobs more effectively and to meet their strategic goals.
We work with industry and academia to make sure that teams across all sectors can gain the skills they need to apply data science in the business world.
Speak to one of our team to find out more about our workshops and leadership support.
Case studies showing what’s possible with data:
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Scottish Curling’s Data Leadership triumph
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Seafood Innovation Fund: Machine learning to monitor lobster stock
The Data Lab’s data scientists in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, Orkney Sustainable Fisheries, and Bangor University have unlocked the key to accurately measuring lobster stock like never before. By melding low-cost cameras with the magic of machine learning, this ground breaking solution will help fishers, researchers, and sustainable fisheries management by reducing costs and carbon…
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