With effect from 1 April 2022, Civil Service Local is no longer in operation.
We would like to thank you for working with us over the last 11 years, it has been a pleasure working in partnership with so many different civil servants across the full range of departments and agencies, and across the whole country.
The CS Local North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Continuous Improvement Networks recently held a Development Day where delegates identified topics that they would like to find out more about. The network is developing a programme of Discovery Sessions based on these and the first session will be about Operational Excellence, delivered by HM Passport Office Continuous Improvement Team.
We all know there are many ways of learning and Zaila Akram from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills tells us how her experience of volunteering not only developed her skills, it helped to develop the aspirations of a group of students as well.
The DWP Digital Academy offers a 1 day Digital and Agile Awareness course. Find out more
In the second of our blogs by journalism students from City of Liverpool College, Michael Kazich finds out about the drive for efficiency, digitalisation – and professional speed-dating!
Civil Service Local North West connects civil servants with their communities, and a partnership with City of Liverpool College has enabled their journalism students to see how our volunteers are making a difference. In the first of two blogs from students, Eli Regan reports on a discovery session highlighting the wide range of government departments in Liverpool.
This is another opportunity to receive tailored, focused advice on a competency example of your choice from an experienced sifter.
Reading volunteers required for primary schools. Opportunities on offer from September.
The Time Travellers Challenge Day has moved to a new date. Also on offer is the opportunity to be interviewed about your job by 10 and 11 year olds.
Find out how you can be a volunteer at Civil Service Live in Sheffield
By joining The Charity for Civil Servants’ Walking Challenge 2016 you can get your mind and body ready for summer, walk your way to a new, healthier you and raise money to support its work at the same time.
A Mela multi-cultural celebrations is taking place on Wednesday 18 May in Birmingham and everyone is invited.
Two Midlands networks of interest are holding discovery sessions over the next few weeks. How to get that job and Seeing things differently are the topics.
Following a successful Competency Surgery event in April (100% positive feedback) we plan to hold further events and we need a pool of experienced job application sifters willing to share their knowledge and experience. Can you help?
On 14 April a group of Civil Service representatives and Apprenticeship Ambassadors attended a Northumberland Careers Event at Blyth Sports Centre attended by over 300 young people.
Find out how you can join a cross departmental attendance management network
If you’ve got successes you want to share with the wider Civil Service, or if you’d like to tap into the knowledge of others why not join one of our networks.
The Walking Challenge is back! Whether you want to lift your mood, shape up for summer, get more fresh air or even compete against your colleagues, it’s all possible if you accept the Challenge from The Charity for Civil Servants to walk 10,000 steps a day for 50 days.
Would you like the opportunity to receive feedback on a competency example (of your choice) with an experienced sifter from a pool of cross-government departments. Well we have just the opportunity for you to receive some hints and tips.
After 5 intense days packed with challenges, 8 groups of enthusiastic civil servants left the Academy in September to begin putting their chosen projects into action. As the head coach, I was keen to see how they were getting on.
A team from the 2015 Academy has designed a resource pack to improve staff engagement.
