The Future Statistician
In a decade, what will statisticians be doing? Which elements of the role will remain constant, and which will evolve? What skills and training will the future statistician need? And which factors are going to influence how the role of the statistician evolves?
We partnered with the Government Statistical Service (GSS) on a project to answer these questions on the future of the statistics profession.
The project set out to inform RSS and GSS planning and future-proofing, ensuring that we are equipped to meet the challenges of the future.
Roundtable
As the first step of this project, the RSS and the GSS held a joint roundtable to discuss the constant elements, evolving elements and influential factors that would impact the statistical profession over the next decade. We have written up these discussions, which you can read here.
Figure illustrating the constant elements, evolving elements and influential factors identified at the roundtable discussion as part of the first step of this project.
The final report
The report is grounded in the Code of Practice for Statistics and reflects extensive engagement across government and the wider professional community. It sets out a clear, shared ambition for what statisticians will need to deliver in the years ahead and marks an important milestone for the profession.
The report highlighted five prorities for action:
Planned next steps include developing training and CPD aligned to future skills needs, reviewing competency frameworks, and sharing good practice across the profession. Progress will be reported jointly on an annual basis
You can read the full report here.
You can read the consultation summary here.
Please email policy@rss.org.uk if you have any queries.