Evidence-based learning and development
Find out how National School of Government and Public Services uses high-quality data to shape learning for civil servants and public sector leaders.
The National School of Government and Public Services provides world-class learning and development for civil servants, supporting public sector excellence and preparing our people for the future. Our theory of change sets out the strategic activities of the National School and the impact we expect the National School to have.
The National School must be informed by evidence and evaluated to have real impact, so we can keep improving the learning and development civil servants receive and demonstrate the value of investing in skills. You can read more about how we will evaluate the National School.
The National School Evidence Centre delivers the data and evidence needed for world-class training, learning and skills development in government and public services.
We use different types of analysis, including social research, economic analysis, statistics and data science to generate this data and evidence.
We enable evidence-based decision-making on the skills the Civil Service and the wider public sector needs now and in the future. We support the evidence-based design of learning and development for civil servants and public sector leaders. We evaluate the impact, quality and value of what we do using robust, trustworthy methods.
We work in partnership with other experts on skills and analysis across academia, industry, the Civil Service and the wider public sector, to make sure we can make joint progress in using data and evidence to answer difficult questions about the relationship between public sector workforce skills, effective learning and development, and important outcomes - like employee experience, the performance and productivity of the civil service, and delivery against the Government’s priorities.
We also work closely with learning and development practitioners across government, the public sector and our commercial partners to make sure that these professionals have access to the evidence and data collection tools they need to deliver effective learning and development for our workforce.
Please contact us if you are interested in collaborating.