Service Design Pathway

These pathways will assist in the development of skills required within the DDAT capability framework.
£ Various

Professional Learning

About the Pathway

Welcome to the Service Design Pathway, where you’ll gain the skills and knowledge needed to design and deliver exceptional services that meet the needs of everyone that will utilise them. In this Pathway, you’ll learn how to take a people-focused approach to service design, applying design thinking methodologies to identify user needs and create innovative solutions. These Pathways are not a linear journey and can be joined where you believe your knowledge lies appropriately.

Our Service Design Pathway is designed to help you develop at your pace and level of learning aligned to your skills and knowledge.

Our Service Design Pathway is designed to equip you with the tools and techniques you need to succeed in a variety of service design roles. Whether you’re looking to start your career as a service designer or want to enhance your existing skills, our programme offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers multiple aspects of service design.

Throughout the Pathway, you’ll work on mock projects, collaborate with industry experts and fellow course-goers to help that mindset shift of developing practical solutions that meet the needs of your clients. 

At the end of the Service Design Pathway, you’ll have a portfolio of work that showcases your skills and demonstrates your ability to deliver effective service design solutions. With this knowledge and experience, you’ll be well-positioned to succeed in the fast-growing field of service design and make a positive impact on the world around you.

Service Design Pathway

Service Design Pathway

Pathways Key:

Awareness

Working

Practitioner

Expert

Digital Scotland Service Standard Awareness

This course is for people who want to know more about the Digital Scotland Service Standard.

Hosted by: Scottish Digital Academy

Welcome to Service Design

This one-day introduction (split over 2 days) is delivered by the Service Design Academy and is designed for those looking to enhance their own skill set or elevate their business.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

Service Design Champions

This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of Service Design. You will cover how design applies to public services and will be given the opportunity to try out methods as you work through a practical challenge as part of a small team.

Hosted by: We Are Snook

Working towards the Standard

This course is for people who want to gain a deeper understanding of the Digital Scotland Service Standard

Hosted by: Scottish Digital Academy

5-Day Design for Innovation and Impact

If you’re looking for a new approach to business challenges this course offers a hands-on, learn by doing insight into the process of service design. You’ll learn how it drives success and learn stories from innovative organisations who have used service design and design thinking to gain a competitive advantage in their industries.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

Service Design for Innovation and Impact

The Service Design for Innovation & Impact programme is designed to take you through every stage of the design and innovation cycle. This course is delivered by the Service Design Academy.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

3-Day Service Design Intensive

This is for organisations who are ready to problem solving to a new level, foster design leadership, build service design capacity and create a community of practitioners through a fun and immersive learning experience.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

Tools for Problem Solving & Innovation

This course is for anyone who hasn’t used Service Design Tools and Methodologies before and wants an energetic, hands-on and insightful introduction. It’s for anyone who wants to drive innovation and problem solve on a whole different level.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

The Co-Design Playground

This course is for leaders across all spectrums who are looking to unlock the true potential in others. An action packed trip into the playground of co-design and the benefits it can offer your organisation.

Hosted by: Service Design Academy

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