“Although I'd used R in my work before, I found it difficult to master. This course showed me much I didn't know and greatly improved my abilities to use R effectively. Most importantly, this was the first course I've taken that used R to solve real policy problems. I found the classes easy to understand, informative, and enjoyable and have no reservations recommending it to others."

“I have to say that I did not believe I could start using R in a matter of weeks, but thanks to the course, I have done so! I overcame my reluctance and barriers to using R during the course. This is a very useful and easy-to-approach course on R, and I feel much more confident in continuing to learn to apply R in my day-to-day work. Thank you!”

“This R course became a steppingstone to progress myself in the Federal Data Science career. Since R is one of the top-used programming languages, it is a must for all data professionals. I found this course suitable for new and returning R users.”

In the modern, multi-disciplinary working environment, it is expected that employees are constantly upskilling and adapting to changing technology. Employers seek policy analysts who are also skilled in programming and data analysis, and this course offered the perfect opportunity for me to broaden my skillset. As a total coding beginner, Giles explained the foundations of R in a way that was easily understandable. He also ensured that the content was relatable and useful for my field of work, and took the time to further explore areas that I found particularly interesting.

I attended version 1 of Giles’ course in Sydney and as somebody with no programming experience, I felt it had just the right mix of theory and practical application to get me started and keep me interested. I liked that it was highly tailored to policy professionals, and working through realistic policy scenarios provided a good foundation in how to use programming to help me tackle common policy analysis problems. It was also very logically set out which made it easy to follow and kept the course interesting as it jumped straight into practical applications of the code we learnt. The relaxed atmosphere and individual troubleshooting also meant it was very accessible and conducive to learning even though I had no background in programming!