Build the data and AI systems organisations run on.

Nothing. It's government funded via the Growth & Skills Levy, so you pay £0. For your employer: for learners under 25 there's nothing to pay at any employer (a levy payer with funds uses its levy). For learners 25 and over, an employer that doesn't pay the levy pays 5%, and a levy payer whose funds have run out pays 25%. VAT is added to any employer share, and we guide your employer's HR team through the setup.

Six hours a week during your working hours — your employer releases the time. Two hours of live coaching, two hours of self-paced learning, two hours of coach-supported project work. No evenings, no weekends.

If you're on your employer's payroll in England, contracted for 30 hours or more a week, in a permanent job or with at least 18 months left on your contract, aged 19+ and with the right to work in the UK, you're likely eligible. Some experience working with data — SQL fundamentals or similar — helps, but you don't need to be an engineer already; we work with analysts, BI developers, and similar roles moving into engineering. No degree required. We'll confirm in your 15-minute call.

We're not taking applications for this programme right now. Register your interest and we'll tell you as soon as it reopens.

Many agree once they see how the funding works for their organisation, that it fits around your job, and the real work it produces. We'll give you everything you need for the conversation, and we're happy to speak to your manager directly.

It's a fully funded Growth & Skills Levy programme, built on the official Data Engineer standard — Level 5, reference ST1386 on the Skills England register. You're assessed against that national standard, not an in-house syllabus — so the qualification is recognised by employers across the country and stays on your CV and LinkedIn for life. You can verify the standard yourself at skillsengland.education.gov.uk.

Every Growth & Skills Levy funded programme in England is built on a national standard set by Skills England — it sets what you have to be able to do to qualify, and it's the same for every training provider. That's exactly what makes your qualification nationally recognised. What isn't fixed is how you learn it — and that's where we're different. We cover every requirement of the standard, then build the delivery around the data and AI tools, real projects and workplace scenarios you'll actually use in your role — including hands-on practice on Prism, our 500M+ row simulation platform. Same recognised qualification, through a programme that feels like your job, not a textbook.