Testimonials

A well skilled and appropriately trained Civil Service workforce is key among the Government’s current priorities.

"For our part, we must make sure that the people we employ have deeply embedded professional skills. The Professional Skills for government agenda is the key to our strategy here."
Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service

"A very good learning environment, excellent training material and support and speakers were very professional."
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"The Sessions were well delivered and balanced"
G. Andrews, Jobcentre Plus

"Both (the trainer and the guest speaker) were excellent - engaging, original and drew lots of interesting examples from experience"
T Dewick, UKTI

" I am due to complete the course shortly, which I highly recommend without hesitation.  Content, advice and delivery by trainers are really excellent, as students are furnished with essential competencies to succeed in a civil service career, particularly in a policy environment.    This is a very high quality course which excels at imparting relevant practical skills by experts, former senior officials and even Ministers."
T Chan, Department for Transport

"The seminar was beneficial in refreshing previous knowledge and presenting new information".
T. Jennings, Home Office

" Very useful and certainly new material learnt"
A Baxter, HM Treasury

"Very interesting, all at a good learning pace".
L. Bourke, House of Lords

"The day was very informative. I have a great deal of understanding now".
G. Simm, Department of Health

"A very usfeul session which was practical and helped to translate theory into practise".
L. Hopkins, Home Office

"It’s very beneficial to have people from various departments to draw examples and experience from".
L. Bourke, House of Lords

"Really found this session invaluable. There are many things I can put in practice immediately. This course has given me the confidence I have felt I was lacking in presenting and writing."
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"Today was a particularly stimulating and informative day. Trainers were excellent".
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"I have been on a few Project Management courses, but felt that a fairly quick run through was very useful as it showed the overall process clearer, rather than getting confused in the details. Also found the Planning Method very useful as I had not seen this before – I will try and use this upon my return to work. I would recommend this course to others".
Nick Dartnall, CLG

"The trainer’s ability to use personal and delegates’ experiences to consolidate learning was very useful".
Sein, Home Office

"The seminar was extremely informative and set at the right pace".
Paul Silverson, Child Support Agency

"The training programme provides an excellent framework for the skills expected within the civil service. The seminars were delivered professionally by experienced and well informed tutors, providing a good balance between the presentations and the interactive group sessions. The tasks, both written and ones set during the seminar, were engaging and challenging. All in all, the course has fully met my expectations".
P Silverson, CSA