Metadata Technology: Training Courses in Standards and Technology

Do you need to learn more about the emerging standards for statistics and research data? Are you being asked to report or receive data in SDMX? Are you documenting your survey instruments or research data in DDI? If you want to leverage the power of these standards in making your own data exchanges more efficient, Metadata Technology offers a full range of courses to help you.

Metadata Technology's trainers are leading experts in many of today's emerging standards, with an emphasis on the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) and the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI). They also have expertise in the use of many related standards (eg, XBRL, ISO/IEC 11179, METS, Dublin Core) and can help you make these standards work together within your applications. Metadata Technology's trainers are experienced teachers who also work as the developers and implementors of these standards, and can give students the benefit of practical, real-world knowledge. If you need to understand the benefits and challenges involved in the use of standards for statistical and research applications, Metadata Technology is the best place to get your training.

In our classes, we cover both the standards themselves and the software tools which are currently available, providing students with an up-to-date view of how to approach implementation within their own organizations. Whenever possible, we have hands-on exercises to let students see how the tools themselves work. Our courses cover everything from high-level overviews suitable for executives and managers to hands-on implementation training for developers.

We have a dedicated training facility located in Godalming (directions), an easy train ride outside of London. Godalming and the surrounding area boasts a variety of accommodation to suit all budgets, and we are happy to help students with their travel arrangements.

We also provide custom courses to suit your needs, at whatever venue is most convenient for you. Contact us at training@metadatatechnology.com for more information.

Our courses run from one to four days, and focus on the following areas:

• the essentials of the standard and the role of data and metadata structures and the registry to facilitate data and metadata exchange and data and metadata on the web
• designing data and metadata structures
• designing and using a registry for data and metadata gathering and dissemination
• integrating SDMX tools into a production environment (offline tools and registry based tools)
• in depth technical details of the SDMX schemas
• in depth technical details of the SDMX registry and its interfaces
• mapping SDMX to DDI and XBRL

• the essentials of the standard and how to use it for defining data and metadata sources
• designing and using a registry and repository to facilitate data gathering and dissemination
• integrating DDI tools into a production environment
• in depth technical details of the DDI schema
• mapping DDI to SDMX

• the essentials of the standard and how to use it for defining taxonomies and reporting data
• mapping XBRL to SDMX