Safe Researcher training

Introduction
The Safe Researcher Courses are run by the ADLS on behalf of the ESRC. The course consists of five different modules specifically designed for researchers who wish to apply for and use administrative data.

A researcher who has attended this course will have the basic knowledge to treat administrative data in a responsible manner. This is the basic requirement of any application to a data holder for access to their administrative data. The course has been endorsed by major administrative data holding organisations in the UK and the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Aims
The course is specifically focused on the safe and responsible use of administrative data and aims to provide researchers with a basic grounding in issues relating to the handling of administrative data and good practice methods in using administrative data.

Course content
The course contains six modules covering the the following topics:

1. An introduction to administrative data in the UK
2. Responsibilities of a safe researcher
3. Creating safe settings and data security
4. Good practice in the analysis of administrative datasets
5. Understanding statistical disclosure and avoiding disclosive outputs
6. Making effective applications for administrative data

Bookings
The ADLS run the courses two to three times a year at various locations around the UK.  To be notified of our next course dates please register with us.  We may also be able to run the course for your organisation subject to a minimum booking.  For more information about this please contact the ADLS.