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<p>a) All Civil Servants</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Learning provide a range of central
learning opportunities, including online and face-to-face training, for <strong>all
civil servants on Devolution & Intergovernmental Working</strong>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>i)
The <strong>online Devolution & Intergovernmental Working module </strong>is for
all new and existing civil servants, launched in November 2016. Through four online
tutorials, video interviews with senior civil servants, and ‘take back to the office’
activities, it explains how the different governments operating in the UK work together,
covering devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and intergovernmental
relations, as well as the ‘Devolution Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary
Agreements’. 646 civil servants have engaged with the online training since it’s release:</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Started</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total
Engagements</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><strong>67
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>346 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>413 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><strong>53
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>171 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>224 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>2
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>122
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>524 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>646 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>ii) The <strong>half day face-to-face Devolution & Intergovernmental Working
workshop </strong>is also available to all civil servants. Building on the above online
module, delegates learn from experienced professionals who have worked on a range
of devolution matters about topics such as confidentiality, when to seek legal advice
and the boundaries of devolution, where reserved and devolved powers meet. A total
of 28 policy professionals have undertaken this training through two workshops, since
June 2017.</p><p>Both the online and face-to-face workshops are included in the recommended
learning for all civil servants working in a role related to EU exit. The online learning
is included in the new EU Essentials for Policy Professionals programme, for those
new to policy making or the civil service; and the face-to-face workshop is included
in the EU Policy Practitioner Programme for those with more policy experience. These
programmes were launched in April 2018, with a total of 56 policy professionals undertaking
the training programmes so far.</p><p> </p><p>iii) Also available to civil servants
are the <strong>EU exit: devolution settlements and intergovernmental working events.
</strong>Delegates hear the views of Permanent Secretaries, and other senior civil
servants from the devolved administrations and territorial offices, on intergovernmental
relations within the current political climate.</p><p>Seven of these events have been
delivered to 96 attendees across three Departments, since March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>b)
Fast Stream</p><p>Introduced in 2017 as part of <strong>Fast Stream policy learning</strong>,
delegates take part in a Devolution workshop, which all brand new entrant centrally
managed Fast Streamers attend as part of their Induction offer. This was delivered
in 2017 to over 800 Fast Streamers. We've also delivered four optional Devolution
workshops as part of Fast Stream Policy Base Camp to 150 year 3/4 centrally managed
Fast Streamers over the last two years.</p><p>Fast Streamers are also required to
complete the online 'Devolution and Intergovernmental Working' e-learning product
as mandatory e-learning within their first year on the Fast Stream programme.</p><p>
</p><p>c) SCS</p><p>Each nation of the UK leads and hosts an <strong>annual SCS conference
</strong>to learn from each other and build networks across the Policy Profession.
These have been held on 28/29 April 2016 in Cardiff, 20/21 April 2017 in Belfast (this
included Irish Government Civil Servants too) and 26/27 April 2018 in Edinburgh. It
will be for England to host in 2019. All of these events each have around 100 participants
across the administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Devolution and You program</p><p><em>Devolution
and You </em>was established in 2015 following a Civil Service Board commission and
promotes greater understanding of devolution among civil servants and for better intergovernmental
working across the different administrations in the UK. The program is led by Cabinet
Office in partnership with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. It aims to build devolution
awareness and civil servant networks across the One Civil Service through shared learning
and knowledge exchange throughout the year.</p><p>The <em>Devolution and You </em>programme
enables civil servants to strengthen their skill sets and build open and positive
relationships as they engage in complex discussions across the One Civil Service.
In 2017 the program trained over 2000 civil servants from across the UK through a
variety of forums, including Civil Service Learning resources and through bespoke
training;</p><p> </p><ul><li>Local inductions for new starters</li><li>Departmental
masterclasses, including tailored sessions for specialised teams such as communications,
private office, policy and legislation</li><li>Civil Service Live presentations</li><li>Civil
Service Local Devolution Masterclasses</li><li>Resource material available to civil
servants across the One Civil Service</li></ul><p> </p><p>We also work in partnership
with the Scottish and Welsh Governments to run the One Civil Service Interchange program
which supports these objectives by providing a platform on which civil servants can
engage directly with their peers working in other UK administrations, through an immersive
programme of work-shadowing and educational events over the course of a week. The
programme runs three times a year, with the UK, Welsh, and Scottish Governments each
hosting an annual event. Since 2017, the Northern Ireland Civil Service has also participated
in the programme by providing participants to the events.</p><p>The most recent iteration
of the UK Government Interchange Week ran 5-9 March 2018 and, with a record number
of applications, it was the largest Interchange Week to date. In total, 83 Civil Servants
from the Scottish (43) and Welsh (18) Governments and the Northern Ireland Executive
(22) participated in a series of whole-group sessions and individual work shadowing
across nineteen UK Government departments.</p><p>Welsh Government Interchange week
will take place 2-6 July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of workshops and digital
courses that give specific training to the Ministry of Justice in the understanding
of the scrutiny and legislative role of the UK parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the
number of civil servants that have attended these courses is not available for each
of the last 5 years for all training. Due to a change of provider, data is only available
for the last 2 years for digital learning and the last 5 years for workshops, as shown
in table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 – Number of workshops and digital
courses attended by Ministry of Justice staff, 2013 to 2017</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning method</p></td><td><p>Fast Streamers</p></td><td><p>Senior
Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>All Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workshops</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning method</p></td><td><p>Fast Streamers</p></td><td><p>Senior
Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>All Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workshops</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning method</p></td><td><p>Fast Streamers</p></td><td><p>Senior
Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>All Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workshops</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning method</p></td><td><p>Fast Streamers</p></td><td><p>Senior
Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>All Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital Learning</p></td><td><p>unknown</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workshops</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning method</p></td><td><p>Fast Streamers</p></td><td><p>Senior
Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>All Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital Learning</p></td><td><p>unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1219</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:
All staff including fast streamers and Senior Civil Servants.</p>
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