NZSSN Short Courses
The New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) assists in the development of quantitative social science research in the academic, government, and private sectors.About NZSSN
The New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) has been running short courses in social science research methods annually since 2005, following the model of the Australian Consortium for Social & Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI), which has been running courses for more than 40 years. Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland is also a member organisation of ACSPRI, with staff and students eligible for discounts on their course programmes, which run in February and July each year.
Wellington: Monday 1 December 2025
Students: 275 NZD; Everyone else: 550 NZD
A course on Statistics New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and the requirements and processes for getting started with analysing its data.
Wellington: Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 December 2025
Students: 850 NZD; Everyone else: 1,700 NZD
A hands-on course covering skills required to undertake data analysis in the IDI, within a real Datalab environment and using real IDI data.
Online: Monday 24 – Tuesday 25 November 2025
Students: 400 NZD; Everyone else: 800 NZD
A course covering Structured Query Language (SQL) coding, with participants using the freely available Azure Data Studio. This is a good tie-in to our VHIN Introduction to Research in the IDI course, because IDI data are natively held in SQL databases. The language is also applicable in many other areas.