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Learning & Development

This service provides learning and development solutions across 22 key competency areas ranging from communications, marketing and customer service to working with ministers, management, leadership and policy skills. A wide range of bespoke training options and off-the-shelf training courses, including courses leading to recognised qualifications are available.

It has been sponsored by Government Skills - the Sector Skills Council for central government and the components have been built around the Professional Skills for Government competency framework, which sets out the skills which people need to get on and move up in the civil service.

Who would buy the service?

Anyone in the public sector can use these services, from the smallest school to the largest government department.

Key benefits of using the service

  • Increased efficiency of procurement
  • Competitive tariffs
  • Quality of service provision
  • Opportunities for collaboration
  • Common terms and conditions
  • Encouraging best practice
  • Improved management information
  • Additional contract management activity
  • You will need to be registered and logged on to the website to access all the information available

How to use the service

  • You will need to be registered and logged on to the website to access all the information available
  • Use the left hand menu options or images at the bottom of the page to view further details of the groups of services available under this framework agreement

Further information on the service can be found in the categories area of the website.