{"id":1472,"date":"2024-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:29:24","slug":"empowering-local-authorities-with-data-analytics-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/empowering-local-authorities-with-data-analytics-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Local Authorities with Data Analytics Training."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1472\" class=\"elementor elementor-1472\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30b9fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b30b9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb0dd99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb0dd99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b748a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62b748a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bd9eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51bd9eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Local Authorities with Data Analytics Training.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bcfdaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52bcfdaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3673783b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-creative-button\" data-id=\"3673783b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/index.php\/client-stories\/\" class=\"ekit_creative_button ekit_position_aware\" id=\"\" data-text=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_creative_button_text\">Client Story<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='ekit_position_aware_bg'><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf8cb0d ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cf8cb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fcc8c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67fcc8c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e597b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e597b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The client.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e23c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e23c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As councils experience rapid digitisation of their operations, an exponential growth in data across all business functions follows. With this shift, internal audit teams face the challenge of remaining relevant to their clients and stakeholders, as traditional audit methods become insufficient to handle the vast amounts of data available. To stay effective, data analysis needs to become a core component of internal audit projects.<\/p><p>Recognising this, the Vice Chair of the London Audit Committee, a collaborative body of Heads of Internal Audit from various London Authorities, approached us to design a comprehensive training workshop. The goal was to equip internal audit teams with the skills to harness data analytics and enhance their auditing processes, ensuring they could adapt to the demands of a digitised world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f976f21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f976f21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b1a479 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39b1a479\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3953c9d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3953c9d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57225cea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57225cea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cdd626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14cdd626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/training.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1304\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/training.png 271w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/training-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59925c2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59925c2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c30fca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c30fca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training Requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75db8ef9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75db8ef9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9d6dea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a9d6dea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9639c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b9639c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/excel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/excel.png 271w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/excel-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d58384 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44d58384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202fc974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202fc974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Excel Support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecf6b47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ecf6b47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac14c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aac14c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620e9fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"620e9fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/powerbi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1471\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/powerbi.png 271w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/powerbi-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501bed45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"501bed45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674cd02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"674cd02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power BI Support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c889be ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43c889be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fe0a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63fe0a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd19ed1 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fd19ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2292\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals.png 2292w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals-1536x1257.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_goals-2048x1675.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2292px) 100vw, 2292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28450ccb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28450ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e7256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e7256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project goals.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35eea0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35eea0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Develop a workshop for internal auditors that introduced core data analytics concepts.<\/li><li>Empower auditors to integrate data analysis into their audit processes, enhancing their relevance and effectiveness in a data-driven environment.<\/li><li>Accommodate diverse skill levels, from beginners to advanced users, ensuring all participants could meaningfully engage with data analytics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651589a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"651589a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3342407d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3342407d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b44c369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b44c369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The solution.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee27045 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ee27045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d2f048 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63d2f048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28468650 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28468650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edf6d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5edf6d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_01.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_01-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af05609 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3af05609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711ddf93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"711ddf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We worked closely with the client to understand the challenges internal auditors within local authorities faced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8dee11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8dee11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253c5625 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"253c5625\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6145bafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6145bafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_02.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_02-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e5c80d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74e5c80d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcf5f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bcf5f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We set out to design a workshop introducing data analytics concepts relevant to the challenges, these were: descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53002735 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53002735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e4448a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36e4448a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438f3b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"438f3b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_03.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_03-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359a5b49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359a5b49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29d1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b29d1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For practical analysis, we utilised Excel and PowerBI as this empowers auditors with popular and readily available tools for effective data handling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774cc1d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"774cc1d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43070053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43070053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1c06a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1c06a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_04.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_04.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_04-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7ce6f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b7ce6f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e72cbc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e72cbc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To foster strategic thinking and application of data analytics we structured the workshop around the who, what, where, when, and why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206d0240 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206d0240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ae534e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76ae534e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1562af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c1562af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_05.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_05.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_05-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504747b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"504747b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb62ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb62ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To structure the workshop, we organised it around the core principles we as an organisation follow: Plan, Import, Prepare, Analyse, and Results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d78a701 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d78a701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669339b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"669339b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a217196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a217196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_06.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_06.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_06-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7582cd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7582cd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bef6e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bef6e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also included hands-on exercises and chose real-world audit scenarios and data within Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes to allow for immediate application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2f2012 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a2f2012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4321def6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4321def6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5087daa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5087daa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_07.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_07.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_07-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b81728e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b81728e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f1a4ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f1a4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We purposely made the learning structure flexible to accommodate diverse skill levels to ensure meaningful engagement for all participants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8592b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a8592b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e32711f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e32711f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30582df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30582df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_09.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_09.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_09-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a363668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a363668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e03ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e03ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Post-workshop material was also developed and designed with the intention of revisting and recapping this workshop in the attendees own time if they wished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522aba6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"522aba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331c990d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"331c990d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15feda1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15feda1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_10.png 209w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lag01_solution_10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4981e090 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4981e090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5882f5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5882f5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A more tailored, advanced workshop was on offer for attendees and their teams interested in further developing their data analytics capabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34007560 ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34007560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1721d71f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1721d71f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d4840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0d4840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"134\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight_mark.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1270\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78504254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78504254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering auditors through a practical, hands-on workshop, bridging skill gaps and driving impactful, data-driven decisions across local authorities.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaa862d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5eaa862d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5304dd7f elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5304dd7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2292\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight.png 2292w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight-1536x1257.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_highlight-2048x1675.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2292px) 100vw, 2292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ba473 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f0ba473\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0109e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab0109e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ec8a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79ec8a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The outcome.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5faf9ab9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5faf9ab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a40afc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77a40afc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da77746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4da77746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56975c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56975c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_01.png 417w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_01-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b80463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76b80463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef59871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef59871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Delivered to over 165 internal auditors representing more than 35 local authorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cca548 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59cca548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63526d8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63526d8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb81a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cb81a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_02.png 417w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_02-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ca5b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44ca5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf21d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bf21d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A staple workshop for the client, delivered over 15 times in the past 3 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7611187d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7611187d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c612d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33c612d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46226fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46226fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_03.png 417w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LAG01_OUT_03-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3ad329 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a3ad329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c56457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c56457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9 out of 10 attendees came away feeling more confident with Data Analytics in Internal Audit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313ffe26 ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"313ffe26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e70539 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69e70539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413c0401 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"413c0401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2292\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote.png 2292w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote-1536x1257.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.dataconsulting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/story_quote-2048x1675.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2292px) 100vw, 2292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cccbdbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cccbdbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c01e0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c01e0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"125\" 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