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The case for a qualified Civil Service

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Featured, Whitehall Watch Posted: July 9, 2014

Without effective policy deliberation, the Civil Service will struggle to do anything well. Professor Colin Talbot makes the case for postgraduate qualifications for the Civil Service Policy Profession. Since the introduction of ‘Professional Skills for Government’, we have had a defined group within the Civil Service known as the ‘Policy Profession’. Although the ‘Professional Skills […]

Tagged With: Civil Service, Masters in Public Administration, Masters in Public Policy, Policy Profession, Skills for Government, Whitehall

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