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The Royal Statistical Society- Statistic of the year 2018
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is looking for the numbers that tell the story of 2018 for our annual ‘Statistic of the Year’.
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Secondment opportunities with BBC News
News | GSS websiteGSS Careers are pleased to announce that we are collaborating with the BBC again to offer professional development secondments to our experienced analysts in 2019.
Learn moreCall for organising committee volunteers for GSS Conference 2019
News | Upcoming eventsWe had a fantastic GSS Conference in Manchester this year celebrating 50 years of the GSS – a big thank you to the brilliant team who helped put the conference together and ensured it was a great success! To make sure the next conference is just as great (if not better) we’re looking for a […]
Learn moreLooking for career advice? Career Checkpoint courses now available to all GSS staff!
The Career Checkpoint course is now open to all staff across the Government Statistical Service. The aim of the session is to enable staff to review and reflect on their progress to date, discuss career challenges (and how they can be overcome) and explore what support is needed/available to make the next career steps. The […]
Learn moreRAP Champions meet for the first time
News | DevelopmentOn 16th October 2018, the Good Practice Team (GPT) and the Government Digital Service (GDS) hosted the first meeting of a new champions group to support and promote the use of Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAP) across the GSS. These champions are statisticians who have the software development skills necessary to deliver RAP data products, and […]
Learn moreOpportunity to join a Royal Statistical Society committee
Do you want to influence UK official statistics? The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) have a great development opportunity that will let you do just that. The RSS have two vacancies on their official statistics section committee for 2019. The current committee includes academics, members of the GSS and other statisticians. They arrange a programme of […]
Learn moreWould you like to work for the Government Statistical Service?
There are currently three recruitment campaigns running across the Government Statistical Service. Statistical officer Higher statistical officer Senior statistician
Learn moreData Science Accelerator: applications now open
The Data Science Accelerator Programme is now open for applications. Apply by 15 October, and you could begin developing your data science skills before the end of 2018. The Accelerator Programme is an award-winning up-skilling programme which has been recognised for its impact on increasing capability. It gives analysts from across the public sector the opportunity […]
Learn moreNew programming courses from the Learning Academy
News | Learning and developmentNew programming courses Learning Academy and Data Science Campus are excited to announce new awareness and introductory level programming courses in R and Python. These new courses form the first steps of new learning pathways for programming and will help to build our capability and support our transformation efforts. These learning pathways have been designed […]
Learn moreNew GSG Learning Pathway Launch
The new GSG Learning Pathway will formally launch at this year’s GSS Conference 2-3 October 2018 (if you are planning to attend, visit our stall and find out more about it and how it may help you/your organisation). Following the launch, GSS Learning & Development intend to promote the pathway by visiting key locations, providing […]
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