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From Funding Manager to Product Manager: building digital capability at the ESFA

Posted by: Andy Walsh, Posted on: 21 August 2017 - Categories: Agile, Apprenticeship service, Employer Digital Service
Product Manager, Andy, and another colleague having a meeting by the release wall

...the new apprenticeship service in my role as product manager. I’ve never worked on digital projects before - and it’s been a steep learning curve! I’m thriving from working with...

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Testing live apprenticeship vacancies on the careers service

Posted by: Helen Cassidy, Posted on: 20 July 2017 - Categories: Citizen digital service
An example of a job profile on the digital careers service

...of the National Careers Service arrive straight into our job profiles via an internet search, using terms such as: “How to become a social worker…(police officer, train driver...or whatever specific...

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How public beta is working on the apprenticeship service

Posted by: Gary Tucker, Posted on: 3 March 2017 - Categories: Apprenticeship service
Live feed of statistical analysis for the apprenticeship service

My live feed of statistical analysis for the apprenticeship service The apprenticeship service launch into public beta has so far been a success. We deliberately kept the launch small to...

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Making payments work for everyone

Posted by: Jake Benilov, Posted on: 3 February 2017 - Categories: Apprenticeship service
Using "Specification by Example" to create a shared language

The payments team use "Specification by example" to create a shared language The new apprenticeship service adds employers into the payment process, creating another layer of complexity in the system....

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Building registration for the digital apprenticeship service

Posted by: David Roberts, Posted on: 30 November 2016 - Categories: Apprenticeship service
Laptop by Oli Dale

...a means to use the funds in their digital account to buy training from the provider of their choice. In order for that to happen, employers need to be able...

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When 'build a thing' really works

Posted by: Emma Gasson, Posted on: 17 November 2016 - Categories: Apprenticeship service
Estimate my apprenticeship funding example

Employers can use the calculator to plan their apprenticeship programmes As part of delivering the new digital apprenticeship service, we’ve been talking to employers across the country about what they...

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What is the digital apprenticeship service?

Posted by: Mark Stanley, Posted on: 25 October 2016 - Categories: Apprenticeship service
At a glance guide to the digital apprenticeship service

The UK is not as productive as many other developed countries. Employers tell us that this is because there is a lack of technical skills in the workplace.

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Agile - in all walks of life?

Posted by: Tim Marlow, Posted on: 28 November 2014 - Categories: Solution Design and Innovation
People are Skills Show 2014 discussing digital careers

...best of the agile approaches - delivering better and better services to our users. Keep in touch. Sign up to email updates from this blog or subscribe to the feed....

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Our transition to GOV.UK

Posted by: Richard Mayou, Posted on: 19 November 2014 - Categories: Transition to GOV.UK
Apprenticeships on GOV.UK

...couple weeks), our off-platform online tools (see below), and our archived content on the National Archives. It’s critical that the user journeys between the on-platform and off-platform elements of the...

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