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Improve Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Using HR Data

Did you know that highly engaged employees are 87% less likely to leave their employer?  So you’ve mastered your hiring...

Using HR Data Analytics to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Since 2014, McKinsey have released a series of reports that explore the importance of diversity and inclusivity in the...

How Data Analytics in Healthcare is Improving NHS Wait Times

According to the British Social Attitudes Survey held in 2022, the most common reason why people were dissatisfied with...

How Data Analytics in Healthcare is Revolutionising Medical Service

Data analysis is booming in every industry. But one of the most significant industries where it’s helping to make huge...

7 Benefits of Data Analytics in Higher Education

Higher education institutions are facing many challenges today, including decreasing enrollment rates, declining...

Cambridge Spark Awarded "Good" Inspection Result from Ofsted

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge Spark was recently awarded a "good" inspection result from Ofsted, the Office...

Should You Become a Digital Business Analyst?

Did you know that 98% of businesses see digital transformation as an important part of their future business strategy? ...

Traditional Business Analysts vs. Digital Business Analysts

According to UK salaries data from Glassdoor, the average traditional business analyst earns 8% less than the average,...

Webinar: International Women's Day: Women in Data

International Women’s Day is a globally celebrated day that serves to recognise the social, economic, cultural and...

Cambridge Spark Announces Data Awards 2023 Winners

It's our great pleasure to finally be able to announce the results of the 2023 Data Awards. With more than 100...

Webinar: The Impact of Data Apprenticeships in Healthcare

What impact can data apprenticeships have on healthcare? How about extracting data from 200+ hospitals and identifying...

ML and AI Skills Key to Unlocking $1 Trillion in Financial Services Industry

Machine learning and deep learning have recently taken centre stage in industries like healthcare, retail, banking,...

Webinar: Digital Careers in Healthcare - Retaining Talent with Training

Training is frequently mentioned as a significant incentive in a professional's career and should be viewed as a vital...

Cambridge Spark Alum Takes Home IT Apprentice of the Year Award

It is our great pleasure to announce that our Level 7 Data Science and AI apprenticeship achiever Kevin Cassar was...

3 Ways to Source Exceptional Data Engineering Talent

In our recent article The Hidden Costs of Poor Data Quality, we discussed what leads to poor quality data and the...

5 Sectors Where BAs are Essential for Digital Transformation Projects

The first step in a digital transformation project across any industry is to first ensure there’s a thorough...

World Summit AI - Worth the Hype?

Every October in Amsterdam, World Summit AI, the largest and most influential AI event in the world brings together the...

The Hidden Costs of Poor Data Quality

“D&A leaders must take pragmatic and targeted actions to improve their enterprise data quality if they want to...

The Role of the Business Analyst in Digital Transformation

When it comes to running a business, the only constant is change. Whether you're looking to expand your client base,...

The Race to Upskill the Retail Sector in Data Science

The digital skills gap is well documented and is being felt across industries - retail included. Organisations are...

Webinar: Introducing the Data Engineer Apprenticeship

The data pipeline and infrastructure are critical to producing the high-quality data required by an organisation to...

The Difference Between a Data Analyst and a Data Engineer

In a world where ever-growing sources of business data become increasingly critical to maintaining competitive...

Panel Discussion: How to Build the Skills Essential for Data-Driven Journalism

Data that is accurate and reliable is becoming an increasingly important feature of captivating journalism. However, as...

Webinar: Data Saves Lives - How Apprenticeships in Data Can Work for your Trust

Data remains one of the NHS's top priorities in the Year of the Digital Profession. Data's intelligence and insight...

Webinar: The Path to Digital Transformation in Retail - Culture & Talent

The retail industry in the United Kingdom has had a difficult few years. Vacancies remain at an all-time high, and...

The Top 5 Topics for Professionals Looking to Upskill in Data and AI

The breadth of skills required to deliver end-to-end data science projects are complex and constantly evolving. Data...

How to Accelerate Your Career with a Digital Business Analyst Apprenticeship

Are you a business analyst looking for ways to take your organisation’s digital transformation journey to the next...

Introducing our new Data Engineer Apprenticeship

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new Level 4 Data Engineer Apprenticeship! 

Cambridge Spark partner with Capita to launch new Data Citizen Bootcamp

Cambridge Spark is delighted to be working with Capita on their Data Citizen bootcamp designed for people inspired to...

Cambridge Spark partners with City of London to deliver Data Skills Bootcamp

Cambridge Spark is delighted to be working in partnership with the City of London Corporation to deliver a programme of...

Webinar: Where Can a Career in Data Take You?

Data affects our day to day lives in so many ways. It's an imperative part of patient care within the NHS. For all of...

Data Science in Practice - Applying skills to healthcare problems

Are you interested in the intersection of AI and Data Science and its applications to the healthcare industry? Data...

Bridging the Data Skills Gap: the Talent Senior Stakeholders are Looking For

Last year, in a government research report carried out to quantify the UK’s data skills gap, the introduction stated...

5 Reasons Business Analysts Should Learn Data Skills

Are you a business analyst who is looking to future-proof your career development? Or maybe you're looking for ways to...

The Difference Between a Business Analyst and a Data Analyst

Data is knowledge, and knowledge is power - but only if you know how to harness it. The most successful organisations...

Podcast: The Importance of Building Digital Capability in the NHS

Part of the NHS, Health Education England exists “to help improve the quality of life and health and care services for...

UK's first AI Apprentice awarded Merit certificate with Cambridge Spark

It was with great excitement that we received the news here at Cambridge Spark that one of our learners (who modestly...

The Skills You Need to Become a Data Analyst

Data Analysts vs Data Scientists - What's the difference?

Data Science and AI technologies are already having a major impact on business and society — from early and accurate...

5 Business Benefits of Data Analyst Apprenticeships

Your business is producing incredible amounts of data on a daily basis: about customers, user experience, web traffic,...

Data Analysts: Who are they and What do they do?

In the last decade, there’s been a massive surge in the adoption of data analytics to transform and optimise business...

Why Economists should embrace Data Science

Economists can make great data scientists and complement the skillsets of Data Scientists who have other backgrounds. I...

Studying Data Science via an apprenticeship

So, you want to upskill in Data Science. Great! The question is, what’s the best way to go about doing that?  Whether...

How data analysts are adding value to businesses in every sector

Data analysts are in high demand across all sectors as more and more businesses are working to harness their data to...

Python vs Excel for Data Analysis

Excel has been a firm favourite for working professionals for many years and for good reason. Its wide capabilities and...

Introducing our new Data Analysis Foundation Certificate

We are thrilled to announce that we have added a brand-new offering to our suite of short-form commercial training...

Introducing our new Digital Business Analyst Apprenticeship

We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new Level 4 Digital Business Analyst Apprenticeship! 

International Women’s Day 2022: ‘Break the Bias’

As part of our IWD 2022 celebrating women's achievement and raising awareness against bias, we talked to a selection of...

John Lewis Partnership Launch Cambridge Spark’s Largest Level 7 AI and Data Science Apprenticeship in the UK retail industry

The John Lewis Partnership has today launched Cambridge Spark’s largest Level 7 AI and Data Science cohort in the UK...

Webinar: The Level 3 NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship

Cambridge Spark has partnered with the NHS Leadership Academy to deliver the NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship. The...

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week

In celebration of this year's National Apprenticeship Week, we are shining a spotlight on learner success and the...

Webinar: Building The Future at GSK with Data and AI Apprenticeships

A panel discussion with GSK during National Apprenticeship Week. Learn how GSK and Cambridge Spark are Building The...

Webinar: Exploring Data Citizen Level 3 Apprenticeship with London Local Authorities

Cambridge Spark Patents Innovative Learning Platform EDUKATE.AI

Today, Cambridge Spark announces patent EP3719653, a great milestone for the company.

Our responsibilities towards data privacy, with Ben Byford; on Data Protection Day

In celebration and to raise awareness of National Data Protection Day we invited Ben Byford, part of the Cambridge...

Cambridge Spark Makes Data Driven Journalism a Reality

Today, Cambridge Spark launches a brand new, and industry first, Data-Driven Journalism Apprenticeship which will equip...

Marks & Spencer and Cambridge Spark Data Science and AI Academy for Retail

Today marks a huge milestone for Digital & Data at M&S, as the retailer launches a brand-new Level 7 Data Science & AI...

Utility Warehouse and Cambridge Spark join forces to offer tailored apprenticeship to staff

The multiservice utility company has teamed up with the specialist data science and AI capability partner to upskill...

Webinar: Building Data Skills Capability Within Small, Fast Growing Companies

Webinar: The NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship

Cambridge Spark launch first cohort of the NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship

Cambridge Spark and the NHS Leadership Academy are working in partnership to deliver the first cohort of the NHS Data...

MasterStart and Cambridge Spark partner to expand data science education offering

South African edtech MasterStart and UK-based Cambridge Spark have launched a partnership that will provide...

Webinar: Introduction to the AI Apprenticeships Academy for Health

Why develop Data Science & AI strategic capability in your organisation?

In this article, Cambridge Spark's CEO and Founder, Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, explains how to build capability that...

Apprenticeships: future proofing the workforce and promoting diversity in data science & AI

The world of work is changing fast. Data is the new currency and language, and it's everywhere. Yet many organisations...

The Year of MLOps

In this article, Cambridge Spark's CEO and Founder, Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, explains what MLOps is and why it is crucial...

Cambridge Spark launches new upskilling programme for data literacy

Cambridge Spark, the specialist Data Science and AI learning partner for organisations and creators of the EDUKATE.AI®...

Cambridge Spark signs up more than 100 data science and machine learning apprenticeships

 

Cambridge Spark launches government-funded upskilling programme for AI and Machine Learning

Cambridge Spark, the specialist Data Science and AI apprenticeship training provider and creators of the EDUKATE.AI®...

5 data science skills your business needs - and how to get them

Data science can add enormous value to any business. It’s not just relevant for data-driven departments and roles, but...

The benefits of 'learning by doing' in data science training

Many companies are choosing to build their data science capabilities from within, by upskilling their existing staff....

6 benefits of virtual learning for data science training

It’s an exciting time for people working in data science. Around 90% of the world’s data has been generated over the...

Top 10 FAQ's Employers have About the Data Analyst Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship Levy is making it easier for companies to upskill their employees with the tools and knowledge to...

Learn How To Code In Python Over 10 Evening Classes

Cambridge Spark will launch a new Introduction to Python for Data Analysis Bootcamp at our brand new London AI Campus...

Cambridge Spark Launch Applied Data Science Bootcamp In Edinburgh

Cambridge Spark is launching a new Applied Data Science Bootcamp in Edinburgh on 12 September 2020.

Cambridge Spark launch London AI Campus and plan new AI apprenticeship

2020 is set to be a big year here at Cambridge Spark. We are about to open our new London AI Campus in Kings Cross, are...

Choosing a Data Analyst Apprenticeship Training Provider: 7 Tips for Employers

Upskilling your team with a Data Analyst Apprenticeship can help you build the internal capabilities your company needs...

Predicting Diabetes Progression Based on BMI, Using Linear Regression

In this tutorial, we will consider a very simple linear regression model, which is the backbone of several time series...

Cambridge Spark Launch Data Analyst Apprenticeship Academy

Cambridge Spark is launching a new Data Analyst Apprenticeship Academy in May 2020, to be held at their brand new...

The Apprenticeship Levy: helping companies fill the digital skills gap

The digital skills gap is being felt by businesses in every sector. 75% of UK executives are experiencing challenges in...

Word Embeddings in Python with Spacy and Gensim

Word embeddings are vector representations of words, which can then be used to train models for machine learning.

Neural Networks in Python: From Sklearn to PyTorch and Probabilistic Neural Networks

This tutorial covers different concepts related to neural networks with Sklearn and PyTorch. Neural networks have...

Introduction to Text Classification

In this tutorial, we will explore a basic workflow to train and evaluate a model to classify text. Note that there are...

Implementing your own recommender systems in Python

Nowadays, recommender systems are used to personalize your experience on the web, telling you what to buy, where to eat...

Apprenticeship Series: The Age of Apprenticeships

So far this blog has been based on my perspective, so I asked my colleagues from a range of training programmes, to...

Data Processing with Pandas Dataframe

The purpose of this tutorial is to teach you how to process data with Pandas DataFrame.

Apprenticeship Series: Fear of the Unknown

Welcome to October, the month of Halloween and all things scary. Something that has been worrying me recently is the...

An introduction to Uber’s new CoordConv architecture and its applications. 

In 2018, Uber AI Labs developed a new layer for the deep learning practitioner: CoordConv. This concept was explained...

Quarterly Alumni Newsletter

Alumni Meetup: December 2019, London We partnered up with @wavelengthlaw to host a networking event for Alumni of our...

Cambridge Spark Collaborates with BBC on New Apprenticeship Standard in the UK

Apprenticeships Series: Why Trust Training Providers?

Welcome to my third blog on all things apprenticeships. This month will discuss why should employers trust...

Applied Data Science Bootcamp Graduation, London - 14th September 2019

Saturday 14th September 2019 marked a special day for a group of individuals who have embarked on a six-month journey,...

Closing My Skills Gap With Data Science

Six Data Science Podcasts You Need to Listen to

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Apprenticeship Series: Fired Up About Diversity

Welcome to my second blog on all things apprenticeships. This month I’m burning to get you fired up and to spark some...

My Summer Internship at Cambridge Spark

Olivia competed against hundreds of applicants to land a 12-week Data Science internship within the technical team at...

Data Science: MSc or Bootcamp

This article might help you decide your next career choice. If you're unsure whether to do a Masters in Data Science or...

From Entomologist to Data Scientist

Six Free E-Books: Introductions to Python and Data Science

Take a look at the books we’ve chosen to help you develop and let us know what you think, or even if you’d like to see...

Meet Matt: Our New Digital Marketing Analyst

Matt joined Cambridge Spark's commercial team in Cambridge to work on the digital marketing strategy for the business,...

Fast-track to Data Science

An interview with Applied Data Science Bootcamp graduate, Amanda Borg, on her journey of landing a new job as an...

Apprenticeship Series: Apprenticeships, Degrees & Politics

This is the first instalment to the Apprenticeship Series, which aims to provide updates and insights into changes...

Data Science Interviews: Unipart on Hiring

Cambridge Spark launches three new degrees in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University

CAMBRIDGE | JULY 19 2019: Cambridge Spark has announced a new partnership with Anglia Ruskin University. Together they...

Cambridge Spark launches new Data Analytics Bootcamp

Utilising Data Science in Finance

An interview with Applied Data Scientist Bootcamp graduate, Damien Yahi, on his experience with Cambridge Spark and how...

Upskilling yourself as a Data Scientist

An interview with Applied Data Science Bootcamp graduate, Paulina Figol, on her journey of upskilling herself as a Data...

Meet Christina: Our New Account Executive

Meet Elisa: Our New Account Executive

Elisa joined Cambridge Spark's commercial team in Cambridge to help our students and those interested in data science...

Leveraging Data Science in Luxury eCommerce

An interview with Applied Data Science Bootcamp Alumnus and Senior Customer Insight Analyst, Andonis Pavlidis.

Cambridge Spark host PyData open forum this November

CAMBRIDGE | MAY 13 2019: Data science recruitment and training provider, Cambridge Spark, announces they’ll be hosting...

From Investment Management to Data Science

Meet Judit: Our New Office Manager

Cambridge Spark awarded £1.4m for AI-powered data science EdTech platform

CAMBRIDGE | APRIL 9 2019: Cambridge Spark, leading provider of data science apprenticeships, training and recruitment,...

Brexit and Data Science

What can we make of the indicative votes in parliament? If you're following the Brexit process (who isn't in the UK!),...

An Introduction to Plotting

Introduction I'm a teaching assistant for several MSc courses, covering natural language processing, natural language...

Women in Programming

Data Science Interviews: Cytora on Hiring

 

6 Essential Tools for Data Science

Thanks to the incredibly active Data Science community, open source tools and libraries have become more trusted,...

Meet Tony: Our New Commercial Manager

Cambridge Spark is changing the way people learn Data Science and Software Engineering, and we're hiring driven and...

Introducing Students to Careers in Data Science and Engineering

On the 24th November, we welcomed students from various universities based within the UK to our ‘Machine Learning in...

How to Become a Data Scientist (with no Programming Experience)

Writing Impactful CV’s for Data Science roles

Your CV is often the first impression employers get of you. As with face-to-face meetings, impressions are created...

Build your own Skip-gram Embeddings and use them in a Neural Network

Applying Data Science to the Telecoms Industry

An interview with Matt Roberts, Strategic Analytics Manager at GiffGaff and Applied Data Science Online Bootcamp...

Project Partner Case Study: Entomics

Bringing Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing to Software Development

We spoke with Daniel Palma, Product Owner at Ocado Technologies, to talk about his experience of the six-month...

From Business Analyst to Data Scientist

What do companies look for when hiring Data Science candidates?

From Data Analyst to Data Scientist

Helping individuals upskill and become more employable is at the heart of what we do. Our part-time, Applied Data...

Industry Capstone Projects

From the foundations to final projects, our Applied Data Science cohorts build up practical experience working on a...

Learning Data Science as a Software Engineer

Sunny is a senior software engineer working in the energy sector. He completed the Applied Data Science Bootcamp to...

Data Science Interviews: FiveAI on Hiring

This interview forms the first part of an ongoing series which will provide insight into the Data Science sphere,...

Data Science Interviews: causaLens on Hiring

An interview with Maksim Sipos, CTO at causaLens This interview forms the second part of our ongoing ‘Data Science...

Practical Introduction to Recommender Systems

Deploying a machine learning model to the web

Data scientists often have to communicate results to other people. In my case, my supervisors might want to see some...

Collecting web data without an API

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to extract data from Wikipedia pages. If you’ve ever gone through an online...

A brief overview of big data machine learning and feature selection

I am sure that lately all of you have been hearing a lot about Machine Learning and I guess if you are here, you are...

EDA and interactive figures with Plotly

A crucial step of any machine learning attempt is getting a good impression of your dataset. Exploratory data analysis...

Quick Panda tricks every Data Scientist should know

If you are new to the world of data science, Python's Pandas libraries are some of the best tools for quick data...

Getting started with regression and decision trees

Regression analysis is one of the approaches in the Machine Learning toolbox. It is widely used in many fields but its...

From simple regression to multiple regression with decision trees

In the previous post, Getting Started with Regression and Decision Trees, you learned how to use decision trees to...

Implementing your own knearest neighbour algorithm using python

In machine learning, you may often wish to build predictors that allows to classify things into categories based on...

Getting started with XGBoost

From Web Technical Lead to Data Science

An interview with Applied Data Science Bootcamp graduate, Sanjay Hallan, on his journey of landing a Data Science role...

10 Things you’ve wondered about Data Science — FAQ #1.

As companies embrace the need to become “data-driven,” career opportunities in data science are increasingly available....

Acing the Data Science Interview: HR & competency interviews

This opinion post forms the second of our three part series ‘The Data Science Interview’ series, focusing on preparing...

Acing the Data Science interview: preparation and tests

This opinion post forms one of three parts of the ‘Data Science Interview series, focusing on preparing for an...

Acing the Data Science Interview: on the day

This opinion post forms the final part of our three part series ‘the Data Science interview’, written by expert guest...

A Beginners Guide to Kaggle Competitions