Apprenticeships
Women Shaping Insight Level 3
Develop data-confident women who extract insight, lead with evidence and create lasting organisational impact in the modern workplace.
Why clients choose Instep
We build inclusive teams
We develop data-confident women
We turn insight into impact
Why Women Shaping Insight?
Many organisations are investing in data capability, but technical skills alone are no longer enough. Today’s data professionals need the confidence to influence decisions, communicate insights effectively and navigate the barriers that can limit visibility and progression.
Women Shaping Insight helps organisations unlock the full potential of female talent by combining data expertise, leadership development and AI fluency within a single apprenticeship programme.
Through a blend of masterclasses, workplace application, coaching and dedicated Women in Data events, learners develop the confidence, credibility and commercial awareness to translate data into meaningful business action. The result is confident, future ready professionals who can generate insight, influence decision-making and deliver measurable organisational value.
About the Programmes
Lead with confidence. Influence with credibility.
- Built for Impact: Designed specifically for women in data and insight roles, this programme develops the ability to collect, manage, analyse and communicate data that supports better organisational decision-making and measurable business outcomes.
- Beyond Technical Skills: Learners develop data capability alongside leadership, communication and stakeholder influence skills, helping them build credibility, increase visibility and navigate the unique structural challenges women often face in data-led environments.
- AI-Powered Advantage: AI is embedded throughout the learning journey, enabling learners to use AI as a practical thought partner for data preparation, analysis, visualisation, insight generation and continuous professional development.
Suitable candidates are typically in roles that:
- Collect, manage or work with organisational data
- Produce reports, dashboards or business insights
- Support operational, commercial or strategic decision-making
- Want to build confidence in communicating and influencing with data
- Use digital tools to improve organisational performance
- Aspire to progress into more senior data, insight or leadership roles
By the end of this programme, learners will be able to:
- Access, manage and maintain data from multiple sources with confidence and accuracy.
- Apply data cleansing, transformation and quality management techniques.
- Analyse data to identify patterns, trends, opportunities and risks.
- Create compelling visualisations and communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences.
- Challenge assumptions and present recommendations with confidence and evidence.
- Navigate the Authority Gap, Attribution Gap and other barriers experienced by women in data environments.
- Use AI responsibly as a practical thought partner across data workflows.
- Link data activity to measurable organisational outcomes and business impact.
- Build long-term career resilience, professional visibility and leadership capability.
Programme Overview
Lead with confidence. Influence with credibility.
Skills Gained
Data Collection & Quality Management
Statistical Analysis & Insight Generation
Data Visualisation & Storytelling
Stakeholder Influence & Communication
AI Awareness & Applied Data Practice
Data Governance & Ethics
Data-Driven Decision Making