Data Literacy for Executives & Board
Executives and board members read a board pack critically, ask the second question behind any KPI, and sponsor data and AI initiatives with the right rigour. In 45 minutes and four assessed units, built for the governance seat rather than the analyst's desk, they learn to treat data as both an asset and a risk.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
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One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- How to read a board pack critically, recognising what it is built to do and what its curation might leave out
- How to ask the second, governance-level question that goes beyond a KPI's first obvious answer
- How to distinguish a governance question from a management question, and know when a KPI needs extra scrutiny
- How to sponsor data and AI initiatives with appropriate rigour, including unpacking "our data isn't ready"
- How to treat data as an organisational asset and a risk at portfolio level, not just a single report's accuracy
- How to spot data theatre, a polished dashboard that impresses without actually informing a decision
Who it is for
Written for executives and board. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth teaches executives, non-executive directors and board members to read a board pack critically, ask the second question behind any KPI, and sponsor data and AI initiatives with the right rigour. Built for the governance seat, periodic oversight of data prepared by others, not for building or running data and AI capability day to day.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
Reading the Board Pack
- What's actually in a board pack, and why it differs from an operational dashboard
- The governance cadence versus the management cadence
- Why things get left out of a pack, usually without anyone acting in bad faith
- A director's duty to read critically rather than receive passively
The Second Question
- The habit at the centre of this course, and why the pack already answers the easy question
- A working set of second questions for almost any board-level figure
- The difference between a governance question and a management question
- Why a KPI needs extra scrutiny when it supports a big, one-off decision
Sponsoring Data and AI Initiatives
- The sponsorship role, judging investment and risk rather than building capability
- What "our data isn't ready" usually actually means, and the questions to ask instead
- Treating a data or AI initiative as an investment decision like any other
- Why AI governance is now a normal part of board-level risk oversight
Data as Asset and Risk
- Data as an organisational asset, and data as an organisational risk
- Data governance at portfolio level, beyond any single dashboard
- Spotting data theatre, a polished dashboard that impresses without informing a decision
- A director's personal checklist for governance-level data literacy
Details
| Length | About 45 minutes, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
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