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Two contracts awarded to provide new training for civil servants
The government has awarded two new contracts to deliver new training programmes to civil servants across England from March 2016.
The contracts have been awarded to two consortia, headed up by KPMG and Korn Ferry Hay Group and have a value of around £80-150 million.
The two consortia are made up of a range of suppliers including small and medium sized companies, in-keeping with the government’s commitment to work with smaller suppliers.
The group led by Korn Ferry Hay Group will offer senior civil servants ‘top quality’ executive learning for an initial term of two years, with an option to extend for up to one year.
The group headed up by KPMG is set to create an ‘innovative learning offer that meets the needs of the Civil Service, departments and professions’ for an initial three year period, also with an option to extend for for up to one year.
Hilary Spencer, Director of Civil Service Learning, said: “We want our learning offer to create a more skilled and capable civil service. Our new approach will provide world-class learning and development that is flexible, tailored and relevant for all civil servants. We want to build a culture where learning becomes second nature, and we are looking forward to working in partnership with two expert groups of suppliers to achieve that goal.”
John Manzoni, chief executive of the Civil Service, said: “These contracts represent a new way of delivering learning services for civil servants. Learning and development are at the heart of building capability across government, making sure we have the skills we need to deliver the best public services for a modern Britain.”
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