Open Courses
Key features
- Training and learning align with the core The Civil Service Competency Framework
- Learning is relevant, timely and immediately applicable
- Taught by the most up-to-date practitioners / experts / leaders in their field
- Guest speakers include senior MPs, Lords and Government officials
- Courses are highly interactive, ensuring you engage with the topic fully and gain a thorough understanding
- Run under Chatham House Rules so that you receive the most frank, informative and insightful knowledge possible
- An optional evaluation tool, enabling you to measure the increase in your knowledge and skills resulting from the training (Kirkpatrick Level 2)
- A unique range of supplementary reading materials
Parliament, Government & Resilience Skills
- Parliamentary Questions Workshop
30th January 2025 - How to Influence Whitehall and Westminster
11th December 2024 - Understanding the European Union & How to Interact With It
No events currently planned - Parliamentary Process
No events currently planned - Policy Making in Practice Course
27th January 2025 - External Influences in the Parliamentary Process - Lobbying & the Media
No events currently planned - The Role of Regulation in Policy-Making
No events currently planned - Introduction to Parliamentary Select Committees
No events currently planned - Professional Certificate in Understanding & Working with the Illegal Migration Act 2023
No events currently planned - Preventing Financial Cyber Crime in the public sector: Key Strategies and Best Practice
12th February 2025
Policy, Strategy & Writing Skills
- Professional Certificate in Negotiation & Influence
No events currently planned - A Guide to Strategic Thinking:Principles, Teachings and Tools
20th January 2025 - Submissions & Briefings
No events currently planned - Essential Writing Skills for the Public Sector
11th December 2024 - Writing a Strategy
17th December 2024 - Policy (1) and Policy (2)
No events currently planned - Policy Masterclass
24th - 25th February 2025 - Stakeholder Management For The Public Sector
No events currently planned - Presentation Skills For The Public Sector
No events currently planned - Principles of Policy Advice: Submissions & Briefing Masterclass
No events currently planned - Report Writing
13th December 2024
Management Skills
- Leadership Skills
No events currently planned - People Management for Line Managers
No events currently planned - Performance Management
No events currently planned - Introduction to Project Planning
No events currently planned - Improving Performance and Efficiency
No events currently planned - Managing Change in the Public Sector
No events currently planned - Public Sector Equality Duties
No events currently planned - Professional Certificate in Leadership and Management
No events currently planned - Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials
No events currently planned - Training for the Occasional Trainer
No events currently planned - Professional Certificate / Diploma in Government & Policy
Finance
- Civil Servants Guide to Finance
No events currently planned - Civil Servants Guide to Budgeting
No events currently planned - Civil Servants Guide to Managing Contracts
No events currently planned - Introduction to Economics for the Public Sector
No events currently planned - Green Finance Masterclass
No events currently planned
Organisational & Personal Capability
- Applying for Jobs: Interview Skills & CV Writing
No events currently planned - Preparing for Promotion and Assessment
No events currently planned - Security and Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training for Civil Servants
No events currently planned - Working With the New Parliament
No events currently planned - Visit to the European Union Institutions in Brussels
No events currently planned - Retirement, Redundancy, Preparing for Exiting the Civil Service
No events currently planned - Free Webinar - A new perspective on professional development in public service - post Covid.
No events currently planned