Skilled people
A range of blogs illustrating the theme of the same name, one of the four supporting pillars of the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service'.
The strapline for this theme is: "A brilliant Civil Service, made up of skilled people who are high-performing, adaptable and take personal responsibility."
The three other pillars of the vision are: Improved outcomes; Effective leaders; A great place to work.
Helen Challinor from the Department for Education explains how clear categorisation can help us not only with our shopping but also with managing our information at work. Have you ever thought about how your favourite supermarket is set out? Would …
DWP received well-deserved recognition in the Project Delivery Excellence category for the Virtual Machine Environment-Replacement (Jobseeker’s Allowance). This was a project to replace DWP's ageing legacy systems within the UK's National Critical Infrastructure, and was the biggest of its kind …
The esteemed Policy & Use of Evidence award for a team which has shown excellence in the field of policy-making was presented by Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, accompanied by Rohan Malik, UK&I Government & …
Thinking of an apprenticeship? Go for it, says former Civil Service apprentice, Henry Reed. It gave him recognised qualifications, valuable work experience, lasting friendships and much more. I joined the Civil Service in 2015 as a Business Administration Apprentice. …
For the first time ever, the Civil Service Awards 2020 will take place as a virtual ceremony, drawing together colleagues online from all over the Civil Service. If you know an individual or team who has done some brilliant work …
How do we future proof ourselves? This is the key question as we reflect on recent challenges and look to the future. It was my pleasure to host a session at Civil Service Live 2020 online where, with a panel of …
To mark International Women's Day, Berenice Burnett writes about Jane Archer, one of the women who inspired her.
Joanne Billan introduces the new career framework for government security professionals.
For National Apprenticeship Week, we asked two colleagues, Natasa and Marcel, what attracted them to an apprenticeship in the Government Property Profession, and what they are getting out of it.
The Department for International Trade's Cindy Kim was the recipient of the Civil Service Award in a new category for 2019, Rising Star.