All posts tagged "workforce development"
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Smart fellows: Kok Ping Soon on leading Singapore’s digital government armyAs every digital leader knows, technology is a people issue – and no country has better technology people than Singapore. In his last weeks as a civil servant after five
- Posted May 14, 2023
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Skills trends shaping workforce developmentEarlier this year, Coursera launched the annual Global Skills Report, an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. The Global Skills Report draws data from 100 million learners in
- Posted November 7, 2022
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White House interns to be paid as US federal government seeks to boost recruitment of future leadersInterns at the White House will be paid starting in autumn this year, the Biden administration has announced. The decision comes after heads of US agencies eager to draw young
- Posted June 6, 2022
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US federal officials ‘less satisfied at work due to return to the office’US federal workers reported a dip in both job engagement and satisfaction according to the results of an annual survey, in what the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has put
- Posted May 5, 2022
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‘The war for talent’: APS assistant commissioner warns of challenges in attracting staffBringing highly-skilled workers into the Australian Public Service (APS) amid a competitive job market and ongoing crises has felt like a “never-ending journey” with difficulties still to come, Patrick Hetherington,
- Posted April 24, 2022
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We’re all teleworkers now: flexible working policies in the USA, UK, Canada and AustraliaAs social distancing rules are relaxed, will civil servants be drawn back into the office? Pablo Jimenez Arandia examines the emerging policies on flexible working in four big countries and
- Posted August 31, 2021
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Best in class: a more inclusive approach to diversityTo date, the diversity agenda has largely focused on race, gender, sexuality and disability – but it’s just as important that civil service workforces include staff from different social classes,
- Posted August 23, 2021
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Pilot project launches to get Canadian federal workers back to the officePublic Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has launched a voluntary, pathfinder project to support a return to office work. More than 200 employees in the national capital region, which includes
- Posted August 5, 2021
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Australian Public Service launches new professional development academyThe Australian Public Service (APS) has launched a new, service-wide learning and development (L&D) hub to build capabilities and set standards for professional training. The APS Academy aims to foster
- Posted July 27, 2021
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UK commission report calls for fewer, better-paid civil servantsSenior UK civil servants should have to show delivery experience outside Whitehall and demonstrate their skills in a set of key fields, according to a new report by an influential
- Posted July 13, 2021
