Professional Development
Upskill to harness the power of data and AI
Get the training and support you need to upskill your team from Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI
Courses and workshops
Enhance your team’s data and AI skills with our introductory sessions, interactive workshops and self-paced e-learning courses. Designed for all staff – including technical professionals and senior leaders – our training is flexible, practical and suitable for every industry.
Data and AI Skills Framework
The Data and AI Skills Framework and Whitepaper offer strategic insight and practical guidance to help organisations and individuals thrive in the data and AI economy.
Data Skills for Work
Data Skills for Work offers funding for learners of all levels to upskill and reskill in data. Anyone can access our Data Skills Framework and Skills Portal for training and development.
Additional learning opportunities
Explore courses developed in collaboration with universities and industry partners. While many focus on a specific subject area, the skills you’ll gain are highly transferable and relevant to a broad range of learners.
Our professional development team
Michelle Scott
Training and Development Executive
Cheryl Stewart
Project Manager (Skills)
Nuria Fraile-Diaz
Digital Learning and Development Manager
Nicki Moore
Training Manager
Our impact on professional development
87,000+
learners enrolled in online courses
2,000+
leaders completed executive education
150+
businesses have been supported
Discover our professional development success stories
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Kelsey Pearson: Data Skills funding advances data science career
Kelsey Pearson, a Data Skills Credit recipient, significantly advanced her career after completing a Professional Development Award in Data Science with Code Division, funded through The Data Lab’s Data Skills for Work programme. We spoke to Kelsey about her journey from a Data Assistant to a Data & Analytics Consultant and how she still feels
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DataKirk: Upskilling ethnic minority groups in data
Founded in 2019, DataKirk aims to close the data divide and increase the representation of disadvantaged groups in the data economy. We spoke with Fash Fasoro, Founder of DataKirk and MSc alum, about how The Data Lab has supported them. The Challenge: Addressing the data literacy gap In 2015, Fash was among the first students
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