ODI Training

Meet our trainers

Our trainers bring deep expertise in data, from open data and data ethics to data literacy and AI, together with strong practice in adult learning and facilitation. Every ODI trainer is qualified as both a subject matter expert and an experienced educator, so you learn from people who know the field and know how to teach it well.

Whether you join a live course or work with us to design training for your organisation, you’ll be learning with practitioners from the Open Data Institute who help people and organisations build confidence and capability with data.

Interested in training for your team? Contact us or email training@theodi.org.

Dr Dave Tarrant

Head of Learning

Dave leads ODI Learning, bringing together deep subject expertise with educational practice to design learning that sticks and can be applied in the real world.

His work focuses on responsible data and AI practices: helping people and organisations balance innovation with ethics, and realise the potential of data and AI responsibly. He designs immersive learning experiences built around practical problems and challenges, and builds the tools learners need to put that learning into practice, including the ODI’s Consequence and Risk Evaluation (CARE) tool.

As a practitioner, Dave constantly explores emerging practice in data ethics and AI, applying what he learns to create world-class training that is practical, not just theoretical. Before joining the ODI, he was a lecturer at the University of Southampton and has built data tools used by governments worldwide, including the Open Data Barometer visualisation.

Dr Kay Achenbach

Programme Lead – Data Ethics Professional

Kay leads the ODI’s flagship Data Ethics Professional programme and its growing alumni community, a network of certified professionals evaluating data practices and AI tools with the potential to adversely impact people and society.

With a PhD in geology and over a decade of experience teaching in secondary and sixth-form education, Kay combines rigorous data practice with strong facilitation skills. She supports professionals to develop the confidence and capability to embed ethical data use in their organisations, from policy and governance to day-to-day decision-making.

Kay regularly chairs the Data Ethics Professional webinar series, where alumni share practical insights on ethical data use and embedding best practice. She brings a practitioner’s perspective to every session, helping learners connect theory to the challenges they face at work.