PROJECT DESCRIPTION

European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP) aims at maintaining a high level of competence and ensuring that quality is consistent throughout the European Statistical System (ESS). The courses provide statisticians of the ESS with continuous training in new methods, techniques and best practices related to the statistical subject fields and integrate the application of European concepts and definitions. ICON organises and conducts training courses: • Non-response problems and data imputation methods • Use of R • Machine Statistical Learning (MSL) • Scripting and Programming in Geographic information Systems (QGIS) • Information standards and technologies for describing, exchanging, and disseminating data and metadata • Economic and social classifications: methodology and application • Register Based Statistical Systems • Quality management in Statistical Agencies – Introductory Course • Statistical methods for policy evaluation • Flash estimates and nowcasting • Field interviews and quality data transmission • Earth Observation • Basics for the use of Python in Official Statistics • Sampling Issues in times of Covid-19: Applications at National Statistical Offices • Advanced Course on Quality Reporting • Advanced Seasonal adjustment and JDemetra+ with R • Active participation in ESS meetings • From annual to quarterly to monthly data: introduction to temporal disaggregation and benchmarking • Quality Framework, Process and Product Quality Measurement – Advanced course

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