Government Digital and Data Profession

The Civil Service’s Government Digital and Data Profession is UK-wide and consists of around 24,000+ civil servants. It is led by the Government Digital Service (GDS). We put the right conditions in place to achieve the digital transformation of government. Our vision 2025 is to achieve a transformed, more efficient government that provides better outcomes for everyone. To do this GDS recognises the importance of ensuring the right pathways, frameworks and learning is in place to ensure the Government Digital and Data profession is able to thrive. In an increasingly challenging external environment, the Civil Service will need to work smarter and faster to deliver great services to the public, and to deliver policies with greater precision and impact. Only through leveraging the power of digital and data can we do that.

GDS has responsibility:

  • to lead government’s Digital and Data Function
  • to set the strategic direction for government on Digital and Data
  • to set Government Digital and Data Strategy and Standards, like the Technology Code of Practice, the Service Standard and Open Standards
  • for cross-government Digital and Data performance and assurance, including Spend Controls
  • to lead capability development, including the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework.

The contracts delivering the current Learning Frameworks service end on the 30 April 2026. Because of this, some profession and function-recommended products may not be available for booking. The prospectus pages for the products this effects have been updated, and will state a last booking date as part of the product description.

These changes are happening across a series of waves and more information can be found here. The products in Wave 1 will not be available to book from 30 June 2025.

We anticipate you will be able to start booking these products again from May 2026, when the next contract is live.