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Why in a time when change is constant is it so important to create stability for our users?

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Why in a time when change is constant is it so important to create stability for our users?

Making accurate payments to providers and employers is a key aim of the Apprenticeship Service and a key user need to address. Gary Tucker, Deputy Director at the Apprenticeship Service, talks about how the Service has created very accurate payments and built a capability to ensure apprentices are given the opportunities they deserve.

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It’s worse than that…It’s an Alpha, Jim!

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My colleagues know that I’m a bit of a Star Trek fan. People who remember the show will tell you that you could usually tell who was going to have something nasty happen them in that particular episode. You would notice a man in a red shirt, who you didn’t recognise, beaming down to the planet and within five minutes he had been vapourised by an alien death ray or poisoned by an innocuous looking plant.

Help us design a new apprenticeships service for employers

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Apprenticeships exemplar, Employer Digital Service, User research
A lady sitting with a tablet device on her lap looking at the Apprenticeship survey for employers online

The Skills Funding Agency is designing a new service to help employers engage with apprenticeships online. When the service is live, it will help employers find out more about apprenticeships, recruit apprentices and manage funding. As part of our research we’d like …

From the Private Sector to the Skills Funding Agency: 3 Months in

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Agile, Citizen digital service, Jobs and careers

  Back in March, I took the plunge of applying for a job within the Skills Funding Agency as a Product Manager. I'd worked previously at a FTSE 100 company, looking after their websites. Now I’m a Civil Servant I no …

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