TrainingAAT and a career in public-sector finance
How AAT can start a stable finance career in councils, the NHS and government departments, from your first admin job through to chartered study with CIPFA or ACCA.
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TrainingFirst aid and mental health first aid qualifications: are they worth it?
What first aid at work and mental health first aid courses actually cover, when public sector employers value them, and how to present them honestly on your CV.
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CouncilsThe NGDP: local government's graduate development programme
What the National Graduate Development Programme offers, who can apply, how the assessments work, and where local government's own graduate scheme can take your career.
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CareersJob sharing and part-time working in the public sector
Part-time roles and job shares are easier to find in the public sector than almost anywhere else. How they work in practice, how to ask for one, and what they mean for pay, leave and pension.
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TrainingCIPD qualifications and HR careers in the public sector
What CIPD qualifications mean, how the level ladder works, and how to start an HR career in the NHS, councils or the Civil Service, from admin jobs to senior people roles.
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TrainingT Levels and public-sector industry placements
What T Levels are, how their long industry placements work with the NHS, councils and schools, and how they compare with A levels and apprenticeships after GCSEs.
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CareersHow to ask for flexible working in a public-sector job
You can ask for flexible working from your first day in most jobs. Here is how public-sector employers handle requests and how to make a case they can say yes to.
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CareersMentoring and talent schemes that can lift your public-sector career
How formal and informal mentoring, reverse mentoring, staff networks and talent schemes work in UK public services, and how to find a mentor who will back you.
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ApplyingSecurity clearance explained: BPSS, CTC, SC and DV
BPSS, CTC, SC and DV explained in plain English. What each level of security vetting involves, what clearable means in a job advert, and why honesty is the golden rule throughout.
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Pay & pensionsUnions in the public sector: what they do and whether to join
A fair, plain-English look at trade unions in the public sector. What they do, what membership gives you, how pay bargaining works, and how to decide if joining is right for you.
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ApplyingAssessment centres explained: what happens on the day
What actually happens at a public-sector assessment centre, from written exercises and group tasks to role-plays, what the assessors are scoring, and how to prepare without over-rehearsing.
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TrainingFunctional Skills Level 2: the qualification that opens public-sector doors
Functional Skills Level 2 gives you a recognised alternative to GCSE English and maths, and it can open the door to apprenticeships, NHS roles and school jobs.
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