What is this training about?

This Fundamentals training course provides attendees with a cutting-edge understanding about how to effectively and efficiently communicate data visually. Delivered over a single full-day session this training de-constructs this complex, multi-disciplinary craft into an organised sequence of topics towards giving attendees a thorough appreciation of how to navigate through the many creative, editorial, and analytical options that exist.

Who is this training for?

This training is relevant to anyone who has a role in or undertakes duties involving the analysis, presentation, and communication of data. Whether your work is primarily concerned with building dashboards, creating infographics, constructing data stories, or producing charts for reports, its all part of the same world. This popular course will enlighten you with new ideas and approaches for visualising data in the most contextually-reasoned way.

Please note this is not technical training - you will not receive teaching in the form of tutorials for creating charts in specific tools - but you will learn more about the common tools that are being used in the field today, as well as access to useful references to help you develop your technical skills.

For more information about the course contents and objectives visit the training page where you will also find a selection of testimonials from previous attendees.

Who is this training delivered by?

Andy Kirk is an independent data visualisation expert based in the UK. He is one of the most in-demand, experienced, and prolific educators in the field, having delivered nearly 425 public and private training courses since becoming a freelance professional in 2010. Visit Andy's website, visualisingdata.com, to learn more about his training experiences as well as his other work in visualisation design, consultancy, lecturing, and book authoring.

Where will this training be held?

This course will be held at the new premises of Canva at Bersey Warehouse, which is located at 293 Old Street on the corner with Coronet Street in the Hoxton area of London (postcode: EC1V 9LA) which is about 6 minutes walk from Old Street underground station. Specific arrival instructions will be provided to all attendees priort to the course. Lunch is NOT provided but there will be access to hot/cold drinks and snack refreshments throughout the day. The venue is closely located to many nearby cafes and sandwich shop opens.

Timings

This training commences at 9:30am and finishes around 4:30pm. Arrival will be open from 9am onwards. There will be breaks during the morning and afternoon sessions, and a lunch break of around 60 minutes.

Technology

Attendees are requested to bring a laptop to use as a workspace for the session. The event is not technical in nature but this will enable you to access the course materials and exercise files referred to during the sessions. You will not require any specialist software beyond Excel/Sheets, a pdf reader, and a browser. Across a day you should expect to need around 3 hours of charge. Power access will be provided for charging devices.

The online whiteboard platform, Miro, will be used extensively during the course to collate and share exercise activities. More details will be provided in the class. Other than using a browser and a pdf reader, no additional tools will be necessary to have access to or skills with for this non-technical course.

Training materials will be issued digitally, including the teaching slides, exercise files and further useful resources, and delegates will receive instructions and information about this prior to the course resources. OneDrive, as a first preference, or WeTransfer, as an alternative, will be the typical methods used for material sharing.

Registration

Registration can be made online using the built-in Eventbrite payment processing system. Click on 'Get Tickets', choose the relevant ticket option, and then follow the instructions to complete the delegate registration and payment details.

If you would prefer to register offline and arrange payment via an invoice process for electronic transfer just email andy@visualisingdata.com to reserve your place and progress your registration.

Pricing: Fees, VAT charges, and Discounts!

The standard registration pricing for this course is £325+VAT per person. The total cost will depend on any additional processing fees, your VAT exemption status, and the application of potential discounts.

VAT charges are relevant to the following types of buyer:

All attendees registering from the UK will pay an additional 20% VAT charge.
Any attendee registering from an EU organisation which is not VAT registered in their local region will face the additional 20% VAT charge.

VAT charges are exempt for the following types of buyer:

Any attendee registering from an EU organisations which are VAT registered are exempt from these charges. You should select 'VAT exempt' ticket types and enter your organisation's VAT details in the order form to formalise this exemption.
All attendees registering who are based in any other world region outside of the UK and the EU (eg. US, India, Australia) are exempt from VAT charges and should select the 'VAT exempt' ticket types accordingly.

There are FOUR ways of joining this course at a reduced price...

(1) Subscribers to Andy Kirk's Visualising Data Newsletter will find a promo code for a 10% discount mentioned in each monthly issue.

(2) Do you own a copy of the 'Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design' book (any edition)? If you do there is a 10% discount available when using the promo code which is the full name of the final chart type in the gallery of methods presented in the book's sixth chapter. The same final ‘chart’ is listed is all editions of the book. Removing the space, the code should be 7 characters in length.

To apply this discount, when you get to the training registration checkout, in the ‘Promo code’ box enter the code (not case sensitive) and this will reduce the price by 10%.

(3) Eventbrite charges a non-refundable processing fee of ~8% which applies to all registration types. To avoid incurring these additional charges you may instead choose to register offline and arrange payment via an invoice process for electronic transfer. If you/your organisation prefer this method please just email andy@visualisingdata.com to reserve your place and progress your registration.

(4) For some people interested in attending such training, finances can be a barrier. Whether it is due to the relative cost of living in your region or specific personal circumstances, it is entirely appreciated that financial obstacles will exist for some. As a commitment to widening access to these training courses, at least 2 places will be made available on this course, no questions asked, at a discounted 'pay what you can afford' basis.

If you would benefit from and feel you would qualify to take one of these available places please email andy@visualisingdata.com to make the necessary arrangements for your registration (ie. this may entail being issued with a discount code to apply to a standard registration procedure).

Cancellations and changes policy

Full refunds (less the non-refundable Eventbrite processing fees ~8%) are offered for any delegate cancellations made up to 7 days before the course start date. Please email andy@visualisingdata.com if this situation arises.

Cancellations made during the 7 days prior to the course starting will be offered a 50% refund (less processing fees), as it becomes much harder to fill a space vacated with such short notice.

Registrations can be switched to a different attendee. Please email andy@visualisingdata.com if this situation arises.

In the rare event the course itself has to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances all attendees will be offered a choice of a full refund (excluding processing fees) OR the opportunity to attend an alternative training course in the future. Refunds will be limited to registration costs alone, Visualising Data Ltd is not liable for any other costs incurred.

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