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Written question asked by Tony Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 March 2015. It was answered by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to page eight of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts, published on 15 July 2014, what the content was of the commercial skills training received by senior civil servants in her Department; what accreditation those staff received upon completion of that training; and how many people at each grade in her Department received that training.

Answer

DFID’s Commercial training focuses on improving commercial capability across the department, in-line with the requirements of the Civil Service Reform plan as stated in DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14. To date, ninety nine DFID Senior Civil Servants have completed the training.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226233
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Department for International Development Training
Link
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