Certificate Module 1: Introduction - What is the Civil Service

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Certificate Module 1:
Introduction - What is the Civil Service

“This day is all about giving the trainees a solid grounding in the main institutions that they will be coming into contact with in their day-to-day work. The assessment at the end of the day will comprise of an online multiple choice test that they must completed before the next seminar”

Agenda

09:30	Coffee and Registration
09:45	Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction
	Introduction from Westminster Explained A welcome address from the course director
	A history of the Civil Service - How it came about - Key reforms and legislation
	Refreshments
	The Future of the Civil Service – Professional Skills for Government - Professional Skills for Government - Modernising Government White Paper - Career opportunities - Civil Service Act
	The Civil Service Code - What it is - How it affects each civil servant
12:45	Lunch
13:45	Parliament and Government - History of Parliament and Government - The Devolved Institutions - Ministerial Code of Conduct
	Refreshments
	How Parliament Works and its interaction with the Civil Service - Linking Parliament with the Civil Service
16:00	Chair’s Conclusion and Close

- MODULE DATES -

Series 4 - Friday 30 March 2007

Series 5 - Tuesday 25th September


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