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Highlands and Islands Grant for Data Leadership Programme

Funding & Support, Skills & Professional Development 03/08/2023

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The Data Lab is delighted to offer a limited number of funded places on the Data Leadership Programme for Autumn 2023

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS GRANT ARE NOW CLOSED

The Data Leadership Programme is designed to equip leaders with the necessary tools to enhance their data knowledge.

It focuses on the leadership skills required to design, resource, and implement a data strategy that facilitates organisational change. To be eligible for the grant, applicants must live or work in the Highlands and Islands.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS GRANT ARE NOW CLOSED

Data Leadership Programme Dates for 2023

This is four-month course that begins in mid-September and runs until December. It combines in-person and remote sessions to cover themes like data governance and strategy, innovations in data and AI, recruiting diverse data talent and much more.

The programme is not technical and it is not industry-specific. It is for leaders who know that data represents a key opportunity but who wonder what data can achieve for them, and what their next steps are.

Autumn 2023 Cohort Schedule:

Registration is now open until 18 August 2023

Free Data Leadership Programme Information Session – 4pm – 5pm, 16th August 2023

Location

Sessions will be delivered in a hybrid format, with our forums taking place online, and our monthly leadership summits taking place in Edinburgh.

Welcome call – 10am – 11:30am, 13th September 2023
Leadership Summit 1 – 9:30am – 5pm, 27th September 2023
Online Forum 1 – 10am – 11:30am, 4th October 2023
Leadership Summit 2 – 9:30am – 5pm, 25th October 2023
Online Forum 2 – 10am – 11:30am, 1st November 2023
Leadership Summit 3 – 9am – 5pm, 15th November 2023
Online Forum 3 – 10am-11:30am, 29th November 2023
Leadership Summit 4 – 9am – 5pm, 13th December 2023

See the full Data Leadership Programme Outline

Apply for Highlands and Islands Grant for Data Leadership Programme

The Highlands and Islands Grant is open for individuals and organisations based in the region covered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The grant can be used to cover the course fees (valued at £2,500) and eligible travel and accommodation costs.

We encourage applications from people working in any sector, but, to be eligible, applicants must live or work in the Highlands and Islands.

Please note this is public funding. The funding may constitute a state funded subsidy where the recipient organisation is classed as an “enterprise” under the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Enterprises are permitted to lawfully receive subsidies up to a total value of £315,000 over the period consisting of the elapsed part of the current financial year, and the two financial years immediately preceding the current financial year period (the “Minimum Financial Assistance Cap”). Organisations which are awarded this funding will be required to confirm receipt of this funding shall not cause them to breach the Minimum Financial Assistance Cap.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS GRANT ARE NOW CLOSED

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Andrew Morgan says

    17/08/2023 at 18:16

    Hello,

    I am having issues enrolling, and cannot submit my application. The website states that registration is open until 18th August, however on logging on to complete my application (17th Aug), I am provided with a note that applications for this grant are now closed.

    Please could you help, as I would like to register?

  2. Sarah MacKenzie says

    18/08/2023 at 09:58

    Hello Andrew,
    We’re sorry you weren’t able to get your application in to us. Our annoncement specified that applicants would be notified about whether their application had been successful by the 18th August, unfortunatley, this was not the cut off date. Our application form was removed yesterday morning to allow applicants as much time as possible, but also allow proper application review. We have passed your comment on to our Highlands & Islands team Business Team to ensure they are aware – you can also speak to our team at dataleaders@thedatalab.com

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