Workplace Statistics Training Moved Online

The COVID-19 pandemic forced (or quickened the advent of) online short course statistics training for non-statistical professionals. Participants in traditional statistics programs generally form a cohort who progress together over some protracted timescale, forging support networks and friendship groups, some of which will be maintained throughout professional careers. By contrast, short courses for professional purposes are often standalone and half a day to one week in duration. Participant focus lies with obtaining skills for usage within the foreseeable future, such that creating social networks with other participants is of little or no importance. We present our experiences with two years of online, examination-free, short course statistics training for the period from March 2020 to 2022.