Given the wide latitude public employers have in hiring and training their staff, the Swedish government will implement a generic onboarding programme that all new civil servants will be required to complete as of 2023. It will cover legal fundamentals and the essential values, e.g. the public interest, that are key to maintaining citizens’ trust.

As part of the national strategy on developing employees’ professional qualifications under the Italian recovery plan, civil servants will be given easier, more direct access to an array of degree courses offered by numerous partner universities. The initiative aims to enable those who were unable to pursue higher education before they began working to do so, for the benefit of their career.

British Civil Service’s recently launched “Levelling Up” programme is working to make more career opportunities available for people across the UK. By increasing the number of second headquarters for departments, it will be possible for civil servants to grow their careers without having to be based in Greater London – a virtual requirement before the programme’s inception.