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Data User (Level 3)

If you need to unlock and better communicate the data and technology you have at your disposal, this apprenticeship will help your employees become more data literate to understand insights, create transformation, and give you the competitive edge.

With sharp analysis at its heart, a Kaplan Data User apprenticeship is anything but standard.

As well as developing technical skills using a range of core technologies and platforms, we support our learners to develop their capability to weave together the ability to source, analyse, work with data, and generate insights that underpin business decisions.

Ideal for new talent in the organisation with an active interest in data or existing staff taking on a more data centric role.

If you’re looking to develop broader data analysis skills, you may also be interested in our Data Analyst apprenticeship Level 4

If you’re seeking to maximise the benefit of time used as part of off-the-job training and develop technical capability coupled with sector relevant skills that can be directly applied to the role, this apprenticeship might be the right option for you.

This apprenticeship is suitable for a wide variety of roles across most departments within an organisation. If an individual is required to work with different data sources to perform some analysis and communicate insight as part of their role, a Data User apprenticeship could be relevant.

It’s more about what you do in your job role than the actual title. Anyone from accounts, to marketing, to finance can benefit from improving their data literacy skills to perform their role even more effectively.

One of the key things to success is that the job role and Line Manager provide the opportunities, support and relevant work based projects to be able to contextualise and apply the apprentice’s learning back in the workplace, to gain real competency in that area.

An apprentice’s journey doesn’t end when their apprenticeship has finished. This is just their first step to becoming a data professional. The next steps could be to progress to the Data Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship, take up higher education studies at a university, or start a higher level technology apprenticeship.

Regardless of age or prior attainment, anyone can do an Apprenticeship provided they’re learning new skills and are employed in England, in a relevant role. Kaplan will support you to assess the job role suitability as part of your application.

To do this apprenticeship employers may specify that candidates must have at least a grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English. If apprentices don’t have this level of Maths and English, Kaplan offers free resources and support to make sure they develop their understanding and application of the subjects by the end of their apprenticeship.

Apprentices typically have one of the following:

  • GCSE or other Level 2 qualification
  • 12 months of work experience in the last 24 months if they do not have any other Level 3 qualifications

Level

Level 3

Apprenticeship

Data Technician
Durationinfo_outline

18 months with Gateway at 15 months

Costs / funding band

£12,000

Optional qualifications

Optional exam and certification in Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Excel and Excel 2019)

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About the programme

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Help your people make better decisions

The Data User apprenticeship will help your people make better decisions through the right skills, knowledge and behaviours to understand what’s going on today, and help you transform your business for tomorrow.

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Learn essential skills that are in high demand

By learning digital skills and how to identify and explain data, your data user apprentice will be able to support your wider team and implement efficiencies with insightful analysis.

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Support and insight for managers

We have robust processes and reporting in place to ensure you and your line managers have all the insight needed to help your apprentices progress and succeed.

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Support for apprentices

Each learner has regular 1:1 contact and progress reviews to keep them on track, review their portfolio, and get them fully prepared for their final assessments.

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Included in this apprenticeship

Our Data User apprenticeship programme integrates five modules of technical training with work based projects. This ensures that learning and skills are directly applied to the apprentice’s role, and maximises the time used as part of off-the-job training.

For each module, learners benefit from attending small, scheduled Live Online classes taught by a subject matter specialist, combined with additional online learning that can be completed at their own pace. Each of our live classes discursive, giving apprentices quality time with tutors and sector peers to support the development of their knowledge and skills and bring new perspectives to their thinking. Learners also get practical lab time to hone their skills and practice using real data in a safe but simulated environment.

2 days
Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate

Fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions, and creating charts and objects.

  • Manage worksheets and workbooks
  • Manage data cells and ranges
  • Manage tables and table data
  • Perform operations by using formulas and functions
  • Manage charts
1 day
Data Literacy

An introduction to various facets of data, including data protection and governance (GDPR and Data Protection Laws), understanding data, basics of analytics and data informed decision making.

  • How data is used in an organisation
  • How to work in a data-driven culture
  • Making data-driven decisions
4 days
Data Analysis and Visualisation with Excel

This module equips learners with modern analytical skills and the ability to analyse trends in data and generate business intelligence for enhanced business operations and better decision making in day to day business.

  • How to perform data analysis fundamentals
  • Analysing data with pivot tables
  • Transforming and reporting data
  • Data Visualisation using Excel
2 days
Databases and Data Modelling

This module delves into the principles and use of databases, giving apprentices the knowledge and practical understanding to use database systems in the workplace.

  • What is a database
  • Designing a database and data modelling
  • Managing tables
  • Querying and sharing data in the database using SQL
3 days
Data Challenge

This three-day workshop will take the learner through a practical application of a data project.

Learners will be provided with a practical project structure which will involve working through various activities that a data Literacy will typically carry out. This will include picking data from various sources, cleansing data, processing it and visualising data to be presented to various stakeholders.

The data challenge will help support the learner in preparing them for their End Point Assessment giving them an opportunity to build their data skills in an immersive exercise getting real time feedback as they hone their skills.

Optional
Generative AI course

A one-day online course during which apprentices will learn about AI, discuss the theories and practice behind it, and leave with an action plan for further development. Bring significant value to your organisation with our Generative AI course.

Skills development

To complement the technical training, apprentices will develop sector relevant skills at the right time for their job role.

Throughout the programme, the Talent Coach will support the apprentice and their line manager to identify opportunities to apply their new learning through work activities and projects. This provides a framework for the apprentice to develop and demonstrate the skills and behaviours required in a holistic way. The skills and behaviours are contextualised enabling evidence of competency to come from real-work that contributes to their business.

Timetables

Programmes are running regularly throughout the year. View our timetables for scheduled Live Online sessions to see when the next one is running.

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Why choose Kaplan to do a Data User apprenticeship?

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Future facing

Our Data User apprenticeship programme equips your teams with the ability to unlock data insights and create success.

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Bring insights to life

Apprentices will learn the process for sourcing and migrating, inspecting, cleansing, and processing data, as well as developing key communication and visualisation skills to help bring insight to life to inform, predict, and support smarter decision-making.

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Comprehensive learning

Learners attend scheduled, interactive Live Online classes involving lots of practical discussion and application, and combine this with additional online learning that can be completed at their own pace.

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Expert teaching

Our tutors are all subject matter experts, with real world experience, and teach groups of diverse learners from organisations across the UK.

Support for employers:
  • Named client solutions point of contact to support you at every stage
  • Recruitment service to help you hire an apprentice for a new vacancy
  • Transparency throughout the application and onboarding process for your learners
  • Sector expert tutors and talent coaches delivering relevant training and development
  • Learning that is applied to your organisation through work based experience
  • Accurate, timely and accessible tracking for each learner
  • Line Manager visibility of your learner’s portfolio dashboards
Support for learners:
  • Tutor contact via email outside of scheduled classes
  • Regular 1:1 contact and progress reviews with their line manager and a named, industry experienced talent coach to keep them on track, review their portfolio and get them fully prepared for their End Point Assessment.
  • Peer to peer contacts from across the industry as part of a small cohort - creating opportunities to spark new ideas and get new perspectives
  • Apprenticeship ePortfolio to track their progress, capture off-the-job activity and hours, manage and capture progress reviews, upload evidence, as well as communication with their Talent Coach
  • Interactive lab environment to practise and put learning to the test
  • Student Service support available 362 days a year
  • Work based projects and support from a line manager to be able to contextualise and apply their learning back in the workplace

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