Number of civil servants in the North West - over 55,000
Number of departments and agencies in the North West - 38
The North West covers all the major cities and towns in the five counties of North West England; Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside.
Our CS Local team delivers cross departmental induction, leadership academies and learning/networking events. The blog page below will show you the latest events open for booking.
We also run cross departmental networks for those who work in, or are passionate about, continuous improvement; wellbeing; environmental issues; diversity & inclusion; social mobility; learning & development; SCS. If you wish to join one of the networks, please email the team mailbox.
The North West of England CS Local Team are Alan Murphy, Diane Coates, Fiona Gilbert and Tom Howarth
Team mailbox - cslocalnw@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Would you like to engage with other civil servants, listen to thought-provoking sessions and meet inspiring people sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise? If so, why not join us on Tuesday 8 December at our virtual CS Connect event.
We are pleased to bring you a 2 day online drop in event open to all UK Civil Servants on 1 and 2 December. Find out more about the sessions and how to book
Diversity and Inclusion Network National call up! Civil Service Local has a newly established national D&I network, you may have attended our CS Connect event “Unity, Not Uniformity” in September. Listening to your feedback we want to do more by …
We are proud to offer civil servants the chance to join a number of online events that we are staging to celebrate International Men’s Day (IMD), which takes place on 19th November.
Neurodivergent, Neuroatypical. These are words that you may have increasingly come across – but do you know what they actually mean?
Did you know that 84% of autistic people are unemployed? Yet most want and are able to work. As 2020 is the Year of Inclusion, we wanted to introduce a fantastic opportunity for people to get involved and help make the Civil Service a diverse and inclusive place to work.
Civil Service Local: East, South-East & London (ESEL) and cross-government Race to the Top G6/7 network are proud to invite you to their first ever cross-departmental Black History Month national event on 30 October 2020.
We are working in partnership with CSSC Sports and Leisure to deliver online sessions for Civil Servants in the North West and North East, Yorkshire and the Humber. Join Steven Toms from the CSSC for these informative virtual sessions on their key products and benefits
Interested in joining or leading our environmental network? If you are based in other parts of the UK you can also find links to your local network...
Join us for Learning at Work Week from 5 - 11 October. This year the theme is 'Learning Journeys' and we bring you a series of virtual sessions intended to inspire you, encourage you to learn, approach an issue at work differently or think about your own approach to learning and development. There is something of interest for everyone - you can attend one session or as many as you like!
We need facilitators, coaches and dragons in the North West, Midlands and South West to support our Future Leaders Academy Online
Join us for our first online menopause event to celebrate World Menopause Day, open to any UK Civil Servants
Unity, not uniformity. Join civil service local in our two day national diversity and inclusion connect session.
Have you joined the Civil Service in the past 2 years? If you have, then take part in our Civil Service Induction event being hosted online on Thursday 24th September 2020.
For 2020 we are taking the Academy online and working across regions to deliver an Academy for civil servants in the North West, Midlands and South West.
Thursday 30 July is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and to mark the occasion Civil Service Local will be holding an online event for civil servants across the United Kingdom. The purpose of the event is to provide attendees with a basic knowledge of what modern slavery is, how they can spot the signs of trafficking, and an understanding of where they can go for assistance or to refer suspected cases.
Is it difficult for you to take learning and development opportunities because of your working pattern? Are you an Administrative Assistant or Administrative Officer? Our new Reach Programme could be just what you need to help you develop your career.
Making Caring Visible, that’s the message for National Caring week 8 – 14 June this year, and the focus is to raise the visibility of carers and caring, why not take a look on the carers week website https://www.carersweek.org/ Carers play …
CS Local North West are launching a new ‘Environment Network’ which will be instrumental in driving change in behaviour and attitudes across the Civil Service for all things green. We are looking for people who want to make a difference.
It’s a simple idea, we all do better when we work together and invest in our future! Do you have curiosity for how others create and deliver learning? Do you have a wealth of experience within the learning and development profession that you can share with colleagues from across government? If yes then CS Local North West needs you! We are looking to re-launch the north west cross-departmental learning and development network. This network is specifically aimed at those with responsibilities for learning and development as part of their role.
