Government Skills
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From the main navigation of this website you can find information about standards across different professions, and the priority areas under the Skills Strategy for staff development across the sector. The strategy sets out current and future skills gaps over the period to 2011, and our cross-sector response to filling them.
This website does not include details of existing or upcoming training contracts because Government Skills does not have any responsibility in this area. Individual employers (government departments, non-departmental public bodies and the Armed Forces) make their own procurement decisions and advertise contracts using standard channels. As a result of the Skills Strategy, we expect that in the future departments will make more joint procurements to meet common needs in specific skills areas.
Some government departments also make use of the Catalist Service offered by OGC Buying Solutions (the executive arm of the Office of Government Commerce, a small department of HM Treasury that aims to improve value for money across Government by capitalising on the Government's collective buying power). The Catalist Service offers a number of pre-tendered framework contracts which departments are free to use. For more information, visit Training [External website].
If you are interested in becoming a supplier for OGC Buying Solutions, visit the Supplier Zone [External website].
As a Sector Skills Council, Government Skills represents the views of employers in the central government sector and works with employers to develop skills standards and solutions to common skills issues. The website outlines the Skills Strategy and our work programme and priorities. From the main navigation, you can find information about the professional standards which apply, our approach to qualifications and the work we are doing to develop these. You also can find out more about our research, download our publications and use resources we have developed for you, such as toolkits and guidance.
As part of recommendations from the Skills Strategy, Government Skills will develop a more active dialogue between employers in central government and the higher and further education sectors. From the main navigation, you can find information on our priorities in this area under our Skills Strategy and outlines of our current approach to qualifications and professional standards.
