Guidance

Data skills for all

Explore this collection of free data skills courses for civil servants.

Awareness level

Analysing evidence: effective collaboration

An introduction to the benefits of evidence-based policymaking and the variety of sources from which that evidence can come.

Analysing evidence: effective collaboration

Understanding data

A confidence-building introduction to data and the ways in which you can embrace it to make better, evidence-based decisions.

Data skills for all: Understanding data

Data visualisation 101

A step-by-step guide to data visualisation and its power to communicate the essential points from complex evidence.

Data skills for all: Data visualisation 101

Get started with Microsoft Power BI Desktop

This short course explains the essentials of business intelligence and data visualisation and how to connect and import data, transform it into actionable insights, and craft compelling reports.

Get started with Microsoft Power BI Desktop

Information management

Learn best practice for every stage of the information management process.

Information management

Security and data protection fundamentals

A course to ensure you know your responsibilities when it comes to protecting and sharing information.

Security and data protection fundamentals

Security and data protection refresher

Learning to keep you up to date with your responsibilities regarding information use.

Security and data protection refresher

Working level

Going further with Microsoft Power BI and Meet Copilot

Learn how to master complex data modelling, advanced data analysis expressions (DAX), and sophisticated visualisation techniques.

Going further with Microsoft Power BI and Meet Copilot

Working with data

Designed to develop your data skills, this course will help you turn insights from data into decisions.

Working with data

Data quality

A course to help you consider data quality and have effective discussions with data specialists.

Data skills for all: data quality: .

Practitioner level

Data masterclass

Get the know-how you need to become a data changemaker with this free course designed to expand your knowledge of data quality, ethics and using data to make better informed decisions.

Data skills for all: Data masterclass 

Feedback and suggestions

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Published 31 March 2026

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