Training

Trainers from Jumping Rivers have run 100s of programming and data science courses worldwide. Our mix of live coding and hands on exercises make our courses an ideal environment to improve your skills.

Take a look at our full listings to see what we can do for you. We can offer bespoke courses and course combinations to suit your needs, tailoring examples to your area of interest, and ensuring that you get the most out of your course.

Over 1000 courses delivered
13 trainers with over 100 years experience in R and Python
Average rating 4.5/5
Official training partners of the Royal Statistical Society

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Gareth Burns

"As a self-taught R developer I’ve carried out many online training courses and often came away without the skills and confidence to apply the skills to a real projects. This limitation was not the case for the training courses provided by Jumping Rivers. The instructors at Jumping Rivers brought their experience from working on commercial Data Science projects to bridge the gap between theory and practise. The course’s provided combined practical exercises and real-world examples with ample opportunities for hands-on coding. The dedicated one-on-one sessions further enhanced this by allowing me to ask how to apply what I had learnt from the course to my particular issues and I was able to benefit from their years of experience to solve my issues – this saved me weeks of frustration and debugging!”

NHS Scotland

"Pace of delivery was just right, good mix of walked through examples and practical exercises. The course was clearly and methodically taught, the practical examples were realistic, and the tutors were friendly and approachable. Instructors - really friendly, helpful and patient."

The Francis Crick Institute

"Overall, it is a great course for absolute beginners. Good course, really helpful, good amount of time to practise the code learnt"

Shell International Petroleum Company

Alex Hancock - Global IT Manager: Data & Analytics

"Colin's excellent training on R is now the gold standard for my team. The combination of theory, practical examples, and his flare for instruction make the training very accessible, and have really helped us leverage the power of R."

Sustrans

Nicole Avison

"I have attended several of Colin's R programming courses over the last few years. In delivering courses to our department he tailored the courses to our line of work, which really helped in applying the theory to real life. Colin has also helped me learn how to apply version control to our R code, which has resulted in us piloting a new way of developing R code."

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

Michelle Allen

"Jumping Rivers delivers concise examples, clear explanations, and a perfect blend of theory and practical coding. Our course content is highly valuable for participants' work, offering a combination of slide explanations, coding demos, and hands-on practice. The engaging content and attentive trainers ensure a seamless learning experience from fundamental principles to advanced models."

Newcastle University

Faye Williamson

"We would like to thank our fantastic course tutor, Keith, who was very patient, helpful and thorough. He made the course enjoyable and created a comfortable, relaxed learning environment."

Royal Statistical Society

Stuart McKendrick

"Jumping Rivers excels in providing excellent, clear course material for effective learning-by-doing."

Wessex Water

John Bagnall

"Wessex Water have worked with Jumping Rivers since 2021. We have received excellent in person and online training to upskill our environmental scientists with the skills necessary to undertake complex data analysis and statistical modelling using R. Jumping Rivers also work with us in developing bespoke modelling tools that allow us to understand the impact of our assets in relation to other sources throughout rivers and coastal environments throughout the Wessex Water region. Jumping Rivers are a fun and vibrant organisation to work with, offering expert advice based on scientifically robust methodologies for complex analytical challenges."

University of Liverpool

Sara Parker

"Jumping Rivers offers a highly interactive learning experience with clear structure and comprehensive resources, facilitated by knowledgeable instructors."

Department of Health and Social Care

Julia Yelloly

"The Introduction training provided a good mix of taught and interactive exercises which were well thought out. I liked the logical building up of what R can do."

Why Train With JR

When the Jumping Rivers trainers aren't teaching, they are themselves data scientists and data engineers - in other words, we practice what we preach! Their hands on experience of real data projects gives them invaluable insights into your every day needs.

Today it's impossible to analyse data without some programming knowledge. From basic programming skills and fundamental statistical methods to advanced visualisations and machine learning techniques - whatever your skill level, we can help you on the next step in your data journey.

Our training is delivered through a combination of live coding demonstrations, short quizzes, and hands on exercises, and are available both online and in-person. We want the training to work for you, so if you have any specific requests, get in touch and we'll see what we can do!

What's in a Course?

All of our courses come with:

A comprehensive set of notes (not powerpoint slides!)
An associated R/Python package
Practicals and solutions
An after course, online questionnaire
A trainer experienced in both training and consultancy
Access to a virtual machine for the duration of the course

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Tailored on-site training

Sending your entire team to us can be a bit of task. To avoid the upheaval of your team and expenses, we offer tailored on-site training where we send an expert trainer *to you!*. This means:

All content covered in the training fits the tasks at your hands and the ability of your team.
We will build you a bespoke set of notes, practicals, slides as well as a tailored R/Python package to use until your heart's content.

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Tailored online training

If the none of the above suit your needs, we are able to perform 1-1 or 1-many training online. The topics would again be bespoke to you and your team and each course would be built to suit the level of the team and meet the overall objective. For smaller tasks like reviewing of already written code, this method is perfect!

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Our Credentials

Jumping Rivers has delivered quality data insights from day 1. Based in Newcastle and founded in 2016, the company is bringing a fresh approach to the world of data analytics.

ISO 9001 compliant - Quality management
ISO 27001 compliant - Information security
Cyber Essentials Plus Certified
Partners with Posit, Anaconda and H2O
Regular speakers at conferences across the world
Partners with the National Innovation Centre for Data
Active sponsors for user groups across the world
Authors with O'Reilly
Peer-reviewed papers
Live courses with O'Reilly

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