After a fair and transparent procurement process, the Cabinet
Office today announced that it has signed a four-year contract
with Pearson to deliver the new cross Government skills capture
and learning experience platform.
The platform will bring together for the first time the core
learning offer for all government employees, along with resources
specific to individual departments and professions.
As well as creating a single ‘front door' for all pan-government
learning, the platform will enable users to create a profile to
capture their skills and track completed learning. This will be
used to generate personalised training recommendations based on
the skills they would like to develop further.
The data generated via the platform will help construct the most
accurate picture ever achieved of skills availability across
Government - supporting managers to take a more strategic
approach to planning and delivering recruitment, development and
talent management initiatives.
Of the 68 suppliers that expressed an interest in providing the
service, five were shortlisted for panel review, with a final
three selected to deliver product demonstrations.
Rebecca Birs, Business Change Lead for the Cabinet Office,
pictured said:
“Our ambition is to provide a great user experience for all
government employees, empowering them to take charge of their own
training and development needs and take a proactive approach to
developing their own careers. In addition, the data we will be
able to harness will enable the civil service to bring about a
significant step change in its skills and workforce planning
capabilities.
“Now that the contract has been awarded, we will be working with
Pearson to design a roll-out plan that will see the new platform
implemented across government over the next two years.”
