Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what professional development courses are made available to staff of her Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.

26 recognised Civil Service professions exist across government to ensure civil
servants are able to develop and deliver a professional service.
Civil servants can find resources and information to support their professional
development on the Civil Service Learning portal which is accessible to all civil servants.

All professions have a head of profession; appointed for their experience,
knowledge and skills, who support the development of the profession and work
with key partners to develop timely learning curricula, which are aligned to
the Civil Service Competency Framework (CSCF), and civil service priorities.
Each of the frameworks and curricula offer a wealth of learning opportunities
including qualifications, workshops, and masterclasses.

Within the Home Office, opportunities for professional development are linked
closely with business requirements . The Home Office has 18 established
professions. They are: Communications, Corporate Finance, Government Economic
Service, Government Finance, Government IT Profession, Government Legal
Service, Government Property Profession, Government Social Research, Government
Veterinary Profession, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Knowledge and
Information Management, Operational Delivery, Policy Profession, Procurement,
Project Delivery, Science & Engineering, Statistical Services.

Given the differing range of learning opportunities available for individual
professions, there is no single source which can identify exactly what
development courses are available to staff and what the cost to the public
purse of every professional development course is.