Digital Skills for Defence: How the MoD is upskilling its workforce

With over 270,000 personnel, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is one of the UK’s largest employers with one of the most expansive remits, covering defence and security across land, sea, and air. In the increasingly digitally-enabled world of Defence , the need to develop corresponding expertise is crucial. Digital affects every part of the ministry’s operations, from the operation of fighter jets through the way the business of Defence is run. To ensure they are equipped for the future, the MoD is underlining their commitment to digital upskilling through their new transformation programme, Digital Skills for Defence (DS4D). One Defence Mindset: Why people are crucial to a tech-forward solution This new programme will enhance digital skills across the MoD for its workforce. Senior officials from the MoD attended a session at the Microsoft Experience Centre to celebrate the launch of DS4D. Claire Fry, Director of Function Integration at the Ministry of Defence, is the programme Senior Responsible Owner. She believes this is the perfect moment to capitalise upskilling across defence. “The MOD is no different to any other organisation in that technology is only one part of the jigsaw, the real driver is the mindset of our leader,” says […]

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