The Development Counts: Data Skills for International Development Careers project focuses on supporting the next generation of global development professionals to harness the power of data for global and social good.

The project developed new data skills instructor and student learning resources informed by insights from global development professionals – You can find out more about the training programme design, the research that underpinned it, and how to access the open access resources in the training programme.

In addition, the team have compiled career profiles documenting the career journeys of professionals who use data skills in global development to help inspire aspiring development professionals.

Introductions to the Project from our Student Teams

The project was co-funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union under grant agreement 2019‐1‐UK01‐KA203‐061973 and led by University of Gloucestershire in the UK, in collaboration with Gazi Üniversitesi (Turkey), L-Università ta’ Malta (Malta) and Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Spain).

The European Commission’s support for the project outputs does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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