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Teaching civil servants to code

Posted by: Chris Dennett, Digital Strategy Lead, Posted on: 7 November 2018 - Categories: Defra digital
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Over the last six months, a small group of Civil Service Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Fast Streamers have been using some of our time to build a prototype learning and development tool for colleagues across the Civil Service.

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