Professional development | The FDA Union

We have a network of high-profile providers who specialise in our key delivery areas: leadership and management, career development and support for job applications, wellbeing, and upskilling. We run more than 250 courses each year, both online and in-person.

Our offer is unique. We know that no other trade union has the variety and quality of courses and events that we have. Our courses are co-designed with the involvement of civil servants from every department across the whole of the UK.

All of our sessions are free for FDA members, with weekly updates on upcoming webinars included in our member email.

Our career development programme offers specialised courses, events and masterclasses to assist civil servants in applying for new roles. Our courses are bespoke to the various recruitment processes that exist all over the UK and are run by specialist providers with many years of experience in this area.

We offer webinars, interactive courses, coaching and mentoring and masterclasses for individuals specifically designed to help you develop the skills you require to progress in your career and maximise your potential. We also work closely with employers to develop bespoke events for their staff and build specific projects.

We run online courses and webinars each working weekday throughout the year. Our programme is designed to be flexible in order to fit into our members’ busy schedules. Our providers specialise in civil service learning and development and many are ex-SCS. Topics include leadership and management skills, knowledge building and upskilling, wellbeing and equality and diversity. We also offer a range of courses for workplace reps to support them in their roles.

All of our online offer is free for FDA members. If you register to attend the webinar and find you cannot attend at the time, you can often view the webinar after the event. All registered delegates are sent a link to view the slides and video after each webinar.

Some sessions are made available to non-members. For more information, or to sign up to our mailing list, contact [email protected].

I was really impressed with the quality, both in terms of the content and the delivery. They have formed some of the best instances of training that I have undertaken whilst in the civil service, and have certainly given me a lot to mull over in terms of how I can transfer the lessons learned into my day to day working life.

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