Digital Talent/Digital Skills
Digital Skills Initiative
Help grow digital talent and skills in the government of Canada
Defining and developing digital skills for all public servants
As part of the President of the Treasury Board’s Mandate Letter, the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) is developing a long-term, government-wide Public Service Skills Strategy to ensure that the public service has capacity to support Canadians in an increasingly changing world. This includes a strong emphasis on increasing modern digital skills for all public servants.
At OCIO, we are supporting this commitment by defining and supporting the development of digital skills all public servants need in a modern workforce.
Digital Competencies for all Public Servants
Digital competencies will define the necessary digital skills, knowledge, attributes, and behaviours required in a modern public service, and in turn, ensure all public servants and their leaders can work efficiently in the digital age.View the Digital Competencies for all Public servants Playbook on our GCXchange page (only accessible on Government of Canada network).
Learn more about the Digital Competencies for All Public servants in this presentation:
💬 We'd love to hear what you think about the 6 Digital Competencies for All Public Servants!
Join an activity
In the coming months, we will host workshops and online activities to answer key research and discovery questions to better understand:
- How are digital skills defined?
- How should digital skills-related data (e.g. inventory of digital skills) be managed
- What are some of the best learning resources to learn digital skills?
Please let us know if you would like to get involved in a workshop or activity.
Digital Competencies Self-Assessment tool
The Digital Competencies Self-Assessment (DCSA) tool is designed to empower public servants by enabling them to assess their digital maturity based on the six Digital Competencies for all Public Servants. Upon completing the assessment, users will receive a tailored list of learning resources to support their development.
The DCSA product team has chosen to build on the existing Digital Maturity Self-Assessment tool previously developed by the CSPS Digital Academy which was based on the GC Digital Standard.
If you would like to contribute to the DCSA tool please check out our GCXchange page.
Our other key services
If you'd like more information on any of our other key services for the Digital Community please feel free to contact us:
- Digital Talent Recruitment: We're here for all your Digital Talent recruitment needs using our collective processes. Reach out to us by email at recruitmentIMIT-recrutementGITI@tbs-sct.gc.ca
- Looking to recruit digital talent from across Canada? Check out our brand new talent platform!
- Digital talent management: Aimed at helping promote and increase mobility opportunities at the aspiring executive and executive level. Reach out to us by email at OCIOTalent-TalentBDPI@tbs-sct.gc.ca
