The Accelerator is a capability-building programme that gives analysts from across the public sector the opportunity to develop their data science or data visualisation skills. It is delivered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Data Science Campus and is open to UK public sector employees including central and local government.

The Data Science Accelerator programme is for aspiring data scientists and others with an interest in developing data science skills from across the public sector. It is aimed at experienced analysts, preferably with some knowledge of coding but without previous data science experience.

The Data Visualisation Accelerator programme was launched in 2021 and runs alongside the Data Science Accelerator. This category of the programme is for those in analytical roles and others with an interest in developing their data visualisation skills.