Our Programme
What you'll get from us over the 10 week training period
Weeks 1 -2
Onboarding & Getting Started
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Meet the team
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Create your Personal Development Plan (PDP)
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Get set up on Dark Spark's Microsoft 365 environment
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Complete skills/strengths assessments
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Learn about agile product delivery
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Improve your presentation skills
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Attend relevant industry event/s *
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Weeks 3 -4
Simulated Client Engagement
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Receive a realistic brief on a new Dark Spark client engagement
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Scope/plan/estimate in a scrum team setting
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Perform exploratory data analysis to understand new data sets
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Interact with stakeholders to clarify requirements and build relationships
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Collaborate with your team to deliver value at pace
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Present and demo the output you deliver
Weeks 5 -6
Real Client Engagement
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Work on a real client engagement to deliver real-world value
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Collaborate intensively with the team to impress stakeholders with what you can do in just two weeks
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Work with the Dark Spark team to impress the client
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Gain valuable real-world experience and feedback
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Grow and adapt your Personal Development Plan
Weeks 7 -8
Product Development
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Work on your own personal project with the help of the Dark Spark team
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Support team mates to make their ideas move towards commercial viability
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Help us with our internal products and ideas
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Learn about Product Roadmaps
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Learn new data tools, techniques and approaches
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Complete more items on your Personal Development plan
Weeks 1 -2
Onboarding & Getting Started
​
-
Meet the team
-
Create your Personal Development Plan (PDP)
-
Get set up on Dark Spark's Microsoft 365 environment
-
Complete skills/strengths assessments
-
Learn about agile product delivery
-
Improve your presentation skills
-
Attend relevant industry event/s *
​
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Weeks 3 -4
Simulated Client Engagement
-
Receive a realistic brief on a new Dark Spark client engagement
-
Scope/plan/estimate in a scrum team setting
-
Perform exploratory data analysis to understand new data sets
-
Interact with stakeholders to clarify requirements and build relationships
-
Collaborate with your team to deliver value at pace
-
Present and demo the output you deliver
Weeks 5 -6
Real Client Engagement
-
Work on a real client engagement to deliver real-world value
-
Collaborate intensively with the team to impress stakeholders with what you can do in just two weeks
-
Work with the Dark Spark team to impress the client
-
Gain valuable real-world experience and feedback
-
Grow and adapt your Personal Development Plan
Weeks 7 -8
Product Development
-
Work on your own personal project with the help of the Dark Spark team
-
Support team mates to make their ideas move towards commercial viability
-
Help us with our internal products and ideas
-
Learn about Product Roadmaps
-
Learn new data tools, techniques and approaches
-
Complete more items on your Personal Development plan
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