The courses aim to provide practical guidance for researchers in making survey decisions, such as how to draw a sample, how to design a questionnaire and how to analyse a data set. Over 250 people have already attended courses organised by CASS, which have been running now for three years. So far about a third of the participants have come from the social science disciplines in academic and postgraduate research. There have also been significant numbers from national and local government, market research and other settings. The sharing of participants' diverse survey experiences provides an important part of the training process.
Places are limited and many courses are oversubscribed so early application is advised.