Free training sessions with Data Cymru this February and March

You can access free training sessions on different aspects of data this February and March.

Training sessions are available in Welsh and English and will be delivered by Data Cymru,  who provide a range of specialist support designed to help you find and use data effectively.

The sessions are intentionally ‘basic’ in its approach and content, and are aimed at beginners. No previous knowledge of collecting and analysing data is required.

An introduction to designing and running surveys

Thursday 20 February 2025 |10 am – 12:30 pm | Online | English

Thursday 20 February 2025 |12:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Online | Welsh

This half-day course will introduce you to some top tips, tools and resources to help you design and run surveys. Our training course gives practical advice and guidance to help you prepare, produce and design surveys and analyse the resulting data.

By the end of the course, you will understand:

• survey design
• the most common sampling techniques
• how to construct survey questions
• how to pilot and run a survey
• how to analyse and present the results.

Getting your point across: An introduction to presenting data effectively

Thursday 20 March 2025 |10 am – 12:30 pm | Online| Welsh

Thursday 20 March 2025 |1pm – 3:30 pm | Online| English

During this course we will introduce you to some top tips, tools and resources to help you present data effectively – in tables, charts, maps and text. Our training course gives practical advice and guidance to help you present your data effectively, and to make sure that your audience understands the intended messages quickly and easily.

By the end of the course you will understand:

• the principles that underpin good data presentation
• the most common ways of presenting data – the good and the bad
• how you can present data to different audiences to create the highest impact.