L&D Investment | House of Commons splashes £150k on L&D for digital skills

The House of Commons has significantly boosted investment in IT training and development for staff to enhance employee skills in cybersecurity and software proficiency over the past three years.

Between August 2021 and July 2022, 396 employees participated in IT training courses, a strategic initiative to ensure employees are up to date in their skills in the latest technologies, investing £29,520 into skills development programs.

In 2022-2023, the investment in IT skills training significantly increased with £58,639 being splashed on 416 members of staff, ensuring they are skilled in advanced and specialised skills, participating in courses of Information Security Management, Cybersecurity Analyst (CYSA +) and risk management (CRICC).

Training was also provided in Adobe Premiere Pro, data manipulation and analysis and accessible web content design.