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Self-assessment - training assessors across government

Posted by: Tom Scott, Posted on: 2 October 2014 - Categories: Service design
Service assessment training across government

A few weeks ago GDS hosted the latest training session for Digital by Default (DbD) assessors. There were over 50 attendees from across government - the largest assessor training session we have run so far.

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Meeting the standard regardless of size

Posted by: Tom Scott, Posted on: 17 June 2014 - Categories: Service design
Service standard self-certification

In April 2014 the Digital by Default Service Standard went live, and since then all new or redesigned services have had to be assessed against all 26 points in the standard.

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