In the latest discovery session organsied by Civil Service Local and the Cabinet Office Simon James, Deputy Director of the Elections Division in the Cabinet Office will take you through the Civil Service Story. Find out more here
There were no signs of a post-election hangover as an assembly of civil servants from across the North West attended a Discovery Session in Preston on the workings of Parliament. Simon Jolley joined them.
Civil Service Local has led a number of Discover Dementia Friends Sessions at Benton Park View, Newcastle Upon Tyne, and HM Passport Office and Land Registry in Durham. The sessions which are open to all colleagues in civil service departments and agencies, were delivered by Dementia Friends Champion, Ann White.
How resilient are you? How do you cope under stress? These are questions I have asked myself, and a discovery session gave me the chance to find out.
A Civil Service Leadership Statement event took place in Birmingham on 5 May. Led by the Cabinet Office Leadership team, the focus was on what the Statement means now and what it will mean in the future.
Civil Service Local is working with HMRC and DWP to promote two Programme and Project Management Events in the centre of Newcastle on 18 May 2015. The first will be of interest to civil servants considering future or potential roles in delivering projects. The second is for existing PPM professionals, and counts towards CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
Find out about a forthcoming event on 29 April in Newcastle to help you focus your career development outside of London
From an original idea about job swapping back at the Academy in 2012, the Exchange to Change project has evolved to offer a range of development opportunities. The latest was a Snapshot Session at the Liverpool Civil and Family Court on the 24th March which focused on Competency Writing.
Civil Service Learning are running two mentoring master classes in Sheffield for civil servants interested in finding out more about being a mentor or mentee.
Learning and development is something we hear a lot about, and we're always being told to make the most of our minimum five days' learning. But how do we do that? I went to a discovery session in Salford to find out.
We are running information sessions to inform you more about Dementia. To find out more and how you can join read here.
Would you like to discover more about the how the Operational Delivery Profession can support you in your career and help you to deliver a more effective service to the public? Read more here
Clare Mullin of the Parliamentary Outreach Service gave a very interesting talk to staff in Nottingham about the workings of Parliament.
Our session will introduce you to the largest profession across government and the tools and products it has available to help you recognise and develop the professional skills you already have; help you identify some of the skills you are going to need in the future and highlight ways in which you can develop these.
Parliament Explained was the subject of our most recent discovery sessions. Clare Mullin of the Parliamentary Outreach Service led 2 interesting sessions about the workings of Parliament.
Our next Discovery Session is going to be at Trinity Bridge House on 06 March focusing on Civil Service Learning and how you can use the portal to build a better understanding of your competencies.
Would you like to hear more about the practicalities of going digital? Find out more about how to register for this discovery session taking place in Newcastle
Two network meetings (1. Continuous Improvement and 2. Equality & Diversity) are to meet in March in Southampton. In Portsmouth, CS Learning are running a workshop to get help you get the best from their offerings. Read more and sign up to share, learn and develop your skills.
Lorraine Edgar from HM Courts & Tribunals Service encourages you to consider applying for an Apprenticeship.
On 6th February 2015, Civil Service Local North West welcomed John Manzoni (Civil Service CEO) to Manchester for a Discovery Session. The event was held to enable John to hear from some of the volunteers about the work they had been a part of.
