Data Development Apprenticeships
It’s more than numbers - it’s our driving force. The last few years have seen unimaginable growth in the role of data in our lives, increasing the importance of building data skills.
By harnessing data we can join the dots, increase efficiencies, and make the right decisions. We’re excited to launch data development apprenticeships.
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Identify patterns. Turn data into stories. Drive better decisions
Data is evolving at pace across the industry and customer expectations are increasing - wanting speed, personalisation and security as standard. Data powers our ability to deliver brilliant experiences to our customers - and we all have a part to play in building our skills.
Are you...
- In a non-technical role but use data daily?
- Looking to build your data analysis skills?
- In a more senior role and ready to deepen your specialist data expertise?
If so, explore our quiz tool to help find the best programme match for you.
We're on a mission to maximise the potential impact of data
Data is a business-critical asset and used to make value-generating decisions. By developing our skills we're building a culture where data powers every decision and fuels innovation.
Through data development apprenticeships, the goal is to empower you to use data instinctively as the basis for decisions, understand the role we play in ensuring our data is high-quality and trusted and use data as a common asset to collaborate to solve problems.
It’s important your current role allows you to demonstrate how you are applying the learning day to day. Explore the programmes available and get ready to level up your skills.
Data apprenticeships
These development programmes empower you to identify and interpret patterns, turn data into stories and drive better decisions. Transform your impact and supercharge your professional development.
Please note: Apprenticeships are a brilliant mechanism for development – and in England, our apprenticeship levy can fully fund this learning. Levies exist in other nations (e.g. Scotland) but governments run them totally differently and unfortunately outside of England there are many more restrictions.
We're doing everything we can to navigate within the current parameters that exist. If you’re living outside of England and are interested in doing this type of professional qualification, please do still register and we’ll pick up with you individually to see what options there might be.
Explore our levels
Data Essentials (Level 3)
Looking to build your data skills? This programme is aimed at people in non-technical roles who use data daily in their current role. It doesn’t matter your level of seniority or band, it's about how you interact with data day to day. You’ll cover topics such as:
- Translating data into insight
- Improving data quality
- Data for decision making
- Storytelling and visualisation
This is a closed cohort to Sky colleagues and the tools used in this programme include Microsoft Excel and Tableau
Data Analyst (Level 4)
Looking to build your data skills? This programme is aimed at people who are in analytical roles. The content will help you analyse, interrogate, and present technical data and you'll cover topics such as:
- Principles of data
- Using Data to improve customer experience
- Data analysis, manipulation, visualisation and modelling
- Data architecture and cloud
TThis is a closed cohort to Sky colleagues and the tools used in this programme include Tableau, GCP, Python and Linux.
Digital Technology (Level 7)
Looking to build specialist skills? This programme is aimed at people who are band 7+, with solid experience in data analysis. The content will help you build commercial awareness and specialist data expertise, covering things such as:
- Business and technology innovation
- Technical and digital leadership
- Data and analysis principles
- Work based projects
We anticipate this programme is best suited to those in Band 7+ roles although there may be some exceptions
This is an open cohort, where participants will learn from and alongside senior individuals from other organisations.
AI Data Specialist (Level 7)
Looking to build specialist skills? This programme is aimed at people who are band 6+, with solid experience in data analysis. The content will help you discover and create data-driven AI solutions, covering things such as:
- Programming for AI
- AI and digital innovation
- Data science principles
- Machine learning using cloud
- Leadership in a disruptive context
We anticipate this programme is best suited to those in Band 7+ roles although there may be some exceptions to this
This is an open cohort, where participants will learn from and alongside senior individuals from other organisations.
Digital by design
Learn with confidence using QA’s digital by design approach. Receive on-demand support from experienced Learning Consultants who are ready to address your queries promptly and provide swift feedback on assessed work, ensuring your development is fully supported.
Tools that matter to you
We've partnered with QA to identify core skills training in the essential tools and technologies we use. QA’s approach focuses on providing the skills needed to thrive in using our tools and technologies, offering learners the opportunity to gain expertise in widely used technologies and pursue industry-recognised qualifications.
Self-paced courses
QA's training library provides access to over 1500 of technical learning pathways. It’s a secure environment to experiment with tools and technologies safely – learn the most relevant and up-to-date skills on an entirely cloud based platform.
What to expect
QA’s applied learning approach is designed to maximise the learner experience and directly support development within your role. Through practical application, learning is embedded in your day-to-day work, ensuring that skills are developed in real-time and are immediately relevant.
Expert Learning Consultants provide programme-specific support to learners, offering guidance through online chat and live video calls, so you receive on-demand help throughout the programme. This blend of work-based learning and session-based teaching ensures continuous support and a tailored learning journey.
QA's applied learning model has empowered 97% of learners to complete their programmes on, or ahead of, schedule.
Key dates
Insight events
Open for registrations (see next section).
Closing date
Applications are now open, by submit this by COP 22nd November 2024.
Programmes start
From Q1 2025.
Register to join an insight event
Insight events will bring the programmes and application process to life, exploring:
- Programme overview: eligibility and benefits to your role
- Support: how you’ll be supported throughout the programme
- Time commitment: what’s required to complete the programme
- Next steps: application process and Q&A
Line managers with employees interested in these apprenticeships can attend an optional drop-in sessions to learn more about the programmes, manager responsibilities, and the time commitment involved, as well as ask any questions.
Whether you're an applicant or a line manager, be sure to register for an upcoming insight event or drop-in session.
Application Journey
Apprenticeships are a brilliant method of learning but it's important they're the right fit. The application journey is designed to make sure we match the right learners onto the right programme.
Explore the portal to understand the opportunities, attend an insight event to learn more about the programmes, submit your application alongside an approval form from your line manager by COP 22nd November 2024.
Explore this portal to learn about the opportunities.
Take the quiz to find the programme level which best matches your goals and review the relevant brochure.
Attend an Insight event for a detailed overview of the programme and application process. We’ll also run optional Line Manager drop-in sessions. Register above.
Showcase your interest and motivations in your application. Speak to your line manager and ask them to complete the Line Manager approval form. Applications close COP 22nd November 2024.
Applications will be shortlisted, and if successful you will be invited to attend a briefing event. You’ll complete a skills scan with your line manager before onboarding with QA.
Join the kick-off event and network with fellow learners, meet your coach and begin your learning journey
Ready to apply?
To apply, simply complete the "Application form" and ask your Line Manager to fill out the "Line Manager Approval Form."
Please note: we can only proceed with applications that have manager approval.
