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A Skilled Civil Service: the Policy Profession

Policy profession showcase in the South West

A guest blog by Toyin Owolabi, Policy Profession HR Business Partner Civil Service policy professionals live and work in locations all across the UK. Some are based in cities, others in more rural areas. Regardless of location, they live alongside …

Skills: Wargaming and Red Teaming - How the MoD is challenging defence thinking

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How do you test ideas and policies? The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is using a range of new tools to examine complex global problems as well as sharing its methods with other departments to improve decision making across government - …

Skilled: Meet the ONS Data Science Campus - data science for the public good

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. The ONS Data Science Campus was set up in 2017 with a mission to enhance understanding …

Skilled: How Civil Service Languages Network (CSLN) is improving language capability

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  The Civil Service Languages Network (CSLN) aims to improve language capability across government, equipping colleagues with the necessary skills and ambition to achieve the shared goals of A Modern Civil Service. The CSLN is a vibrant community of over …

Skilled: How the Government Campus supports your learning and development

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The Government Campus was launched in 2020 by the Government Skills and Curriculum unit. It plays a vital role in improving capability across the Civil Service, helping all civil servants build the skills, knowledge and networks they need to serve the government now and in the future.