People and Skills
The Digital, Data and Technology Profession hosted a Careers Insight Day for some Year 9 students last month. At the start of the day not one had considered a career in government - find out how we changed their minds.
When Liz Lutgendorff began studying for a PhD in history, she did not expect to end up working as a government data analyst. Little did she know the role required the same skills as historical research.
The courses will be available to anyone based in the Midlands working in the Civil Service, public sector or local government.
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Fast Stream is open for application. Mary recently completed the programme and shares her journey.
Applications for The Civil Service Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) are now open.
This year the Academy grew its internship to six universities and added new departments. Find out what the interns learned and how the placements changed their perceptions about working in government.
Content designer Helen Nickols shares her experience of how GDS supports flexible working patterns and how she's used the skills she's learned as a new mum in her day job.
We’re teaming up with departments to collectively recruit as well as address gender diversity in technology.
Applications are open for Service Design and Interaction Design internships at GDS. Bethan, who was GDS’s first ever service design intern last year shares her experience.
For the first time, school teachers and career counsellors spent the afternoon at the Government Digital Service (GDS) as part of TeenTech’s Teacher event, through their TeenTech City initiative, to find out what future skills and digital careers could look …