Guidance

CDDO events

Updated 7 November 2024

Date	Event	Detail	Registration
Wednesday 27 November 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:45pm	Introduction to Secure by Design	The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) continues building awareness of the importance of Secure by Design across government. In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, cyber security cannot be an afterthought - it’s a necessity to build resilient digital services. Secure by Design is not just a technical concept; it’s about protecting the organisation’s reputation, preventing costly security breaches, and ensuring smoother service delivery. This webinar will introduce you to the government Secure by Design approach and explain how its implementation across government organisations can strengthen your organisation’s resilience, protect its reputation, and safeguard key assets. It aims to support senior leaders to understand how their service and delivery may be improved and the benefits that “Secure by Design” will bring. You will also have an opportunity to ask your questions and provide feedback. The webinar will be led by Fotini Tsekmezoglou, Head of Securing Digital Transformation in CDDO and Secure by Design programme lead.  This webinar will be of particular use to non-digital leaders, but everyone with a Civil Service email is welcome to attend. You don’t need to be a cyber security expert; this session will demystify Secure by Design, showing how it benefits your team and aligns with your organisational objectives.	Please register here:  Register Link
Thursday 12 December 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:45pm	Introduction to API	Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) continues building awareness of digital, data and technology across the Civil Service and brings the best experts within the field to you.   December’s webinar will be focused on API (Application Programming Interface) technology. Join us to understand the very basics of what it is all about and hear about examples of its usage. This webinar is aimed at improving technological awareness, jargon busting and understanding how technology can improve the service you deliver. After a short presentation, there will be a time for questions and answers.  This webinar will be of particular use to Senior Civil Servants, but everyone with a Civil Service email is welcome to attend.	Please register here: Register Link
(ongoing)	Introduction to content design course on Future Learn	The course is designed for people who are new to content design in government, or are interested in learning more about the profession. The principles and ideas covered will also be useful for anyone who would like to learn more about how to: - communicate information clearly - make content inclusive and accessible You can read more on the Design in Government blog.	The 4-week online course will be available from 10 April and you can register now.
-	Innovation masterclass  New format: Select a day that suits and learn with a small group of peers from different departments; or study online at your pace.	Being Innovative is a skill that the Modern Civil Service requires from all its Senior Leaders, but more importantly, this is a skill you can learn.  The Innovation Masterclass course breaks down the art of innovation into small steps that can be applied to your future projects; it is also teaching how to evaluate ideas and pitch solutions. You will also learn how to combat a disconnect between policy, operations and delivery; and scale up your solutions. This short 6-10 hours course can be either studied online at your own pace or in a small cohort of peers on a day of your choice.	Senior Civil Servants across all government departments are invited to apply
-	Digital Excellence Programme (DEP) for Senior Civil Servants (SCS)	Tomorrow’s government won’t run on yesterday’s technology and the leaders who get us there should be comfortable using data and digital tools to make a difference. This is why the government asks all Senior Civil Servants to learn how to build digital, data and user-centred culture in their area of responsibility. And the best way of doing it is the Digital Excellence Programme (DEP) that is now offered at no cost to individuals.  Built by the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and Government Skills and Curriculum Unit in partnership with Apolitical, EY and the London School of Economics, this programme will give you all you need to lead the digital change before the change leaves you behind. The DEP includes four online courses that are between 2 and 5 hours long and can be completed at your own pace.	Please ask your Department’s Learning & Development lead how to enrol or email scs-upskilling@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk for more information.