Statistical Training Unit
Courses and workshops we offer
STU delivers the following courses and workshops:
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Statistical Foundation Course - mandatory course for new GSS recruits,
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GSS Statistical Training Programme - full prospectus for 2013 (468.4 Kb Pdf) ,
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RSS Ordinary Certificate - covers the principles and practice of statistics,
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Professional Development in Official Statistics and short courses with Southampton University - full prospectus for 2013.
Contact us
For further information about any of the courses and workshops we offer, please contact us at the following address: statistical.training.enquiries@ons.gov.uk
Methodology Advisory Service (MAS)
The Methodology Advisory Service (MAS) is one of the UK's leading providers of expert methodological advice. As part of Methodology in ONS, we offer advice and guidance across the public sector.
Our aims are to improve the quality and value for money of statistical outputs and promote best practice for the greater public good.
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We advise on methodology best practice and on setting and improving standards.
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We give support on meeting the requirements for the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
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We help organisations prepare for UK Statistics Authority assessment and respond to assessment recommendations.
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We provide training programmes and workshops in conjunction with the ONS’s Statistical Training Unit.
Our service is available to the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and the wider public sector - local, regional, national and international - and is provided by teams of experts in different aspects of statistical and survey methodology.
MAS has access to a wide range of expertise and offers advisory services in the following specialist areas:
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Methodological advice on all aspects of the production and analysis of data,
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Hands-on development of surveys or statistical outputs,
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Feasibility studies,
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Methodological research to address complex problems,
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Quality assurance of statistical methods or outputs,
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Cross-cutting reviews of statistical processes and methods across a department's statistical work,
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Evaluation of competing statistical sources,
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UK Statistics Authority pre-assessment health check,
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Independent application of the National Statistics Quality and Methods Harmonisation Tool.
Contact us
Work is undertaken on an individual project basis with services charged on a cost recovery basis. For more information please contact us at the following address: mas@ons.gov.uk
