"Leaders across central government today, Wednesday 18 April, made a commitment that every eligible employee will be helped to gain basic skills and a level two qualification (broadly equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C). This commitment covers over 475,000 people working to deliver public services in nineteen departments."Pardon my rampant cynicism, but what that says to me is that they employ a load of thickos. Given all the "not fit for purpose" cock-ups one might actually consider that to be true.
Perhaps they should really look at changing their recruitment practices instead? Presumably as they up skill all these employees to a 5 GCSE at A*-C they're all going to leave anyway for bigger and better things and you're back to square one.
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Classic cynical Nulab media bollox Dizzy. A huge proportion of those public servants will already have met or far exceeded that education criteria but big numbers look good. As a military man I have seen lots of Mod civil servants and most of them are at least ok, some are good and a handful are truly outstanding. The number really being targetted here is in the small 10s of thousands but hey, where's the headline in that?
Another broad lie from a government whos first, second and third instincts are to lie.
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