Desktop training comes to Whitehall

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has become
the first Whitehall department to provide customised management training to
staff at their computers.

This means its 8,000 staff will now be able to access a wide range of
support and development material from their desks.

Lynda Sanders, learning and development manager at Defra, said the
implementation of the customised support and online training has enabled the
organisation to change quickly, without any disruption to the service.

"The key to managing our transformation effectively was our ability to
provide tailored support to managers when they needed it," she said.

Sign up to our weekly round-up of HR news and guidance

Receive the Personnel Today Direct e-newsletter every Wednesday

Email(Required)

OptOut

From time to time, we will send you emails about selected products, events and services from Personnel Today and OHW+ - but you can choose to opt-out at any time. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please tick this box.

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Δ

"This enabled them to carry out the day-to-day changes quickly, making
a real difference to our work."

Sanders said the learning, provided by Goodpractice.net, has also enabled
Defra to upskill its workforce much more easily.