Training

BLOG - Getting to grips with administrative data analysis: My experience of the IADRA course

Having recently joined SCADR, I have been both excited and overwhelmed by the prospect of working with administrative data. Administrative data differs from other forms of data collected for research, such as surveys in the social sciences, and comes with its own benefits and challenges. To...

EVENT - Introduction to Administrative Data Research and Analysis (IADRA) course (online)

This course gives a full introduction to working with administrative data. Participants will learn how to understand, access and prepare linked administrative data for analysis.

EVENT - Quality aspects of administrative data *pilot course*

This one-day course will provide an introduction to data quality, and how it can affect all aspects of working with administrative data.

As researchers and practitioners working with administrative data, we are often given datasets where we do not know the full provenance about how this...

Starting out in administrative data research

Find out more about the administrative data research landscape, what skills are needed, and where to find support.

TRAINING - An Introduction to Data Science for Administrative Data Research

This online course - running over 4 weeks in March 2023 - gives a full introduction to working with administrative data where participants will learn how to understand, access and prepare linked administrative data for analysis.

Accessing data

Data access can be complex, so here is an outline of processes, access requirements and data catalogues available in Scotland.

Introduction to Administrative Data Research and Analysis (IADRA)

This course gives a full introduction to working with administrative data. IADRA participants will learn how to understand, access and prepare linked administrative data for analysis.

ONS Safe Researcher Training course (ONS-SRT)

Researchers wishing to access any data in Scottish National Safe Havens, must have successfully completed appropriate training.

BLOG - What do Administrative Data Researchers need to know?

The Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) have been exploring what people using administrative data think they need to know, and what’s already available regarding training, support and access in this area.