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Developing leaders
People aren't born great leaders: leadership needs to be learnt. We invest time and money to give our senior people the skills and confidence they need to become effective leaders.
The Civil Service Capability Group (CSCG) in the Cabinet Office is responsible for the corporate development of:
- Permanent Secretaries
- Directors General
- Directors
- Members of the High Potential Development Scheme.
The CSCG works with the National School of Government (NSG) to provide a suite of programmes for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) that focus on the core skills needed to support delivery, build capability, drive change and improve leadership. These programmes prepare people for the most challenging jobs in the Service.
High Potential Development Scheme
Our High Potential Development Scheme (HPDS) is designed to identify and develop staff at Director level, as well as exceptional candidates at Deputy Director level.
Link to High Potential Development Scheme
Senior Women's Network
The Senior Women's Network was created to give senior women an opportunity to share experiences and take ownership of initiatives. It's a key part of our objective to have 30% of senior management positions filled by women by April 2008.
Link to Senior Women's Network
Corporate development programmes for the Senior Civil Service
The corporate development programmes run by the National School of Government are designed to meet corporate and strategic needs for the whole Civil Service.
Link to corporate development programmes
SCS Base Camp
SCS Base Camp is the first ever corporate leadership induction course, shaped by the Cabinet Office's Civil Service Capability Group in collaboration with the Leadership Steering Group and the National School of Government.