Data-Driven Business Decisions
Secure your place in the data economy with the Data-Driven Business Decisions Level 3 (ST0795) apprenticeship. Learn to source, cleanse, and present data using Excel and Power BI. This programme qualifies you for roles like Data Technician and Data Analyst.
Delivery
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Data-Driven Business Decisions Apprenticeships in Reading
Within Reading and the Thames Valley, employers and learners can access the Data-Driven Business Decisions apprenticeship as a gateway into Data Science careers within one of the UK’s leading technology and business corridors.
Reading sits at the centre of the Thames Valley tech and finance hub, home to a high concentration of IT services, data driven businesses, global corporations and professional services firms. From organisations based in Reading town centre and Green Park, to employers across Wokingham, Bracknell and Maidenhead, demand for Data Science skills remains consistently high.
The Data-Driven Business Decisions apprenticeship is ideal for Reading based employers operating in fast paced, digital or regulated environments, where apprentices can apply their learning to live systems, financial platforms and data tools.
We also support apprentices living in Bracknell, Wokingham, Slough and Newbury, with Reading acting as a key employment hub for the region.
All Data-Driven Business Decisions apprenticeships in Reading are delivered through online learning, remote teaching and structured workplace training, allowing apprentices to complete the 20%off-the-job requirement without leaving their role.
If you are based in Reading or nearby and would like to explore a Data-Driven Business Decisions apprenticeship, we can explain how local delivery works and how to get started.
Why train in South East?
Solveway partners with leading Data Science employers across the South East area, offering local mentorship and networking events near you to ensure you build a professional network right where you live.
Overview
The Level 3 Data Technician apprenticeship (ST0795) trains people to source, clean, organise and present data so teams can make better decisions. It’s ideal for school leavers, career changers, and existing staff who want a practical route into data roles without university.
Apprentices learn how to work with real business data from systems like CRMs, finance tools and operational databases. The focus is on doing the job for real: improving data quality, speeding up reporting, and building dashboards that stakeholders actually use.
If you’re the person who looks at messy data and immediately wants to sort it, simplify it, and make it useful, this programme turns that instinct into a valued digital skillset. You finish with recognised occupational competence and clear progression into analyst, reporting, and data platform roles.
What You'll Learn
During the programme, apprentices build practical skills that are used every day in real data roles.
- Data sourcing and extraction from common business systems, including basic SQL and Power Query skills
- Data cleansing and quality checks to fix duplicates, missing values, and inconsistent formats
- Data validation techniques that protect accuracy and create trusted reporting
- Data analysis fundamentals to spot patterns, trends, and performance changes
- Data visualisation using tools such as Power BI to create clear dashboards and reports
- Generative AI skills for data tasks, including prompt writing for analysis support and automation ideas
- Data governance, confidentiality, and secure handling aligned to GDPR and workplace controls
- Digital sustainability awareness, including reducing wasteful storage and avoiding redundant data processes
Assessment & EPA
Assessment is built around real work. Throughout the apprenticeship, the apprentice gathers evidence of what they’ve delivered in the workplace, such as cleaned datasets, dashboards, reporting outputs, and documented processes.
Before End Point Assessment, the apprentice goes through Gateway. This confirms off the job training requirements have been met, English and maths requirements are in place where applicable, and the apprentice is working consistently at the expected standard.
The EPA typically includes a practical assessment where the apprentice completes set data tasks under observation and answers questions about their decisions, plus a professional discussion based on a portfolio of workplace evidence. This confirms the apprentice can work securely, explain their approach, and deliver reliable outcomes
Career Progression
Completing the Level 3 Data Technician apprenticeship opens the door to a wide range of data and reporting roles across every sector, including retail, finance, healthcare, local government, and tech. Common next roles include Data Technician, Junior Data Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Data Support Analyst, and Junior Information Analyst.
Many apprentices progress to a Level 4 Data Analyst apprenticeship, where they move deeper into analysis, insight, and decision support. Others step into pathways such as Business Analysis, Data Engineering, or data governance and compliance, depending on whether they prefer storytelling with data, building systems, or protecting information.
Because data skills are needed everywhere, this programme doesn’t lock you into one industry. It gives you a transferable foundation and a strong platform for long term growth in the digital economy.
Ready to apply?
Applications are open for the next intake. Takes less than 2 minutes to register your interest.
Check Eligibility
Do you have the Right to Work in the UK & been resident for 3+ years?
Are you currently studying another funded qualification?
You cannot be funded for two apprenticeships/courses simultaneously.
Do you have grades A*-C (9-4) in GCSE Maths & English?
If no, Functional Skills will be included in your programme.
Full Entry Requirements
Level 3 apprenticeships are suited to those with some prior knowledge or experience.
Applicants will typically:
- Hold a Level 2 qualification in a relevant subject or have relevant workplace experience
- Have GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and maths, or be willing to work towards them
- Be employed in a role that allows them to apply their learning in the workplace
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Have lived in the UK or EEA for the last three years (for funding eligibility)
- Not be studying another funded qualification at the same time
Entry requirements may vary by programme and employer. All applicants will complete an initial assessment to confirm suitability and ensure the apprenticeship is the right level and fit.
For Employers
This programme helps organisations turn data into a practical business asset, improving efficiency, accuracy and decision making.
- Reduce reporting delays by building in house capability to extract, clean and present data
- Improve accuracy by fixing data quality issues that create errors and wasted time
- Create reliable dashboards and reporting that managers can use with confidence
- Strengthen data governance and lower risk through better handling of sensitive information
- Build a pipeline of future analysts and data specialists trained in your systems and context
- Support productivity by automating repetitive tasks and standardising data processes
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Career Progression
These are common progression routes taken by learners after completing the Data-Driven Business Decisions apprenticeship.
Hybrid Learning: Available Nationwide
Our hybrid apprenticeship model allows us to deliver high-quality training to employers and learners across England.