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Our Business Analyst development programme - what a difference a year makes

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Business Analysts on a Teams call

In December 2022, ONS welcomed 11 new Business Analyst apprentices through our Business Analyst Development Programme. One year on, Jodie Stephens, Head of Practice for Business Analysis, takes the opportunity to reflect on their incredible development.

Designing content for the ONS - an insight into the whats, wheres and whys of the team and how content they are in their roles

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Picture of Cariad Sealey, Content Designer at the ONS

Our content designers help to ensure all of our publications are as well put together as possible, carrying out proof-reading, making sure our writing style is consistent and paying attention to the accessibility of our official written content.

Jacob Starling speaks to Cariad Sealey, one of our current content designers, who gives an insight into the whats, wheres and whys of the team and how content they are in their roles.

Economic outputs and key systems - where our new Technical Lead role fits in

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Outputs, key systems and the tech lead role

We talk to Alastair Christie, Head of Partnership Development within our Digital Services & Technology (DST) directorate to learn about the tech lead role that will help develop a new system to underpin the statistical outputs on the UK economy.

Finding new and improved ways of solving problems with code - a conversation with ONS Data Scientists

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Picture of two ONS Data Scientists

Our latest intake for Data Scientists has just gone live and it's a great opportunity to join a leading organisation in the Data Science field where you'll work on critical projects producing statistics for the public good. We ask Jeb and Vondy, two of our Data Scientists, about the role, the work, the ONS and why you should consider a career with us.

Opening a new world of opportunities – a conversation with our automation engineer apprentices

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National Apprenticeship Week is an annual celebration of apprentices around the country. To mark the occasion, Chris, Jonathon and Tom reflect on 5 months into an automation engineer apprenticeship a the ONS.

How the new DDaT Academy is helping to build our talent pipeline of business analysts

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Screen shot of a video conference call with 9 business analysis apprentices

Since the ONS DDaT academy was launched 6 months ago, we've used a variety of approaches to attract new talent to the organisation. We had a great response when building our business analysis talent pipeline.