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What we learnt from Digital Voices six months on
Deb, Jane and Jane talk about our Digital Voices programme and how it helped them develop their digital skills and confidence.
Women in Digital
Life as a test engineer at DWP Digital
Being a test engineer in DWP digital is fast-moving, interesting and challenging and it’s opened up some fantastic opportunities.
Time to Talk: about the menopause
Time to Talk Day 2019 is taking place today. In this blog-post Jo talks about how the menopause affected her mental health. On Time to Talk Day we're encouraging everyone to have a conversation about mental health.
Data engineering: a new starter’s perspective
In this blog-post Jude reflects on her first few months working in our Newcastle hub in a new role as a data engineer.
The delivery manager role in DWP Digital
Agile delivery manager Bev talks about her role working in the fast-paced environment of DWP Digital.
Developing women in their careers
DWP Digital relaunched its Women in Digital group last week. The agenda covered women's health issues, International Women's Day, our Digital Voices programme and the challenges of attracting women to work in digital roles. In this blog-post 2 of our attendees, Andrea and Lisa, reflect on the event.
My 25 years of solving problems and putting users first
Product owner Alyson Atkinson has spent 25 years as a civil servant. She talks about the roles and experiences she's had, the focus on users and why she's still up for the digital challenge.
A brilliant 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, this final blog post of the year looks back, reflects and celebrates the great work of our colleagues and some amazing achievements.
Promoting gender diversity in technology as a Code First: Girls instructor
DWP Digital recently hosted an 8 week course for not-for-profit organisation Code First: Girls to help improve gender diversity in technology. Software engineer Pooja Malhotra talks about her experience as an instructor and what she hopes the women will take away from the course.
Shining a light on Hack the North 2.0 winners 'Team Beacon'
Software engineer Diane Reddell talks about her experience of winning the Hack The North 2.0 event and the potential for taking the winning idea forward.