Government Skills has launched a new digital platform for civil servants to get easy access to one-to-one coaching.

Government Skills’ Internal Coaching Service enables user to access a database of more than 250 fully-trained coaches, all current civil servants. It sets up a messaging channel between the coach and coachee, through which they can organise face-to-face or online sessions.

The new system replaces an older system, which was based on a spreadsheet.

The new service provides a short profile of each coach, including their professional background and approach.

Helen Ogilvy, Government Skills’ head of coaching said: "This is a service for civil servants by civil servants and it provides a personalised way of supporting performance development.

"We are confident that this new service will provide an enhanced user experience which will encourage more people to give coaching a go as it is a fantastic way to boost  performance and explore fresh ways of tackling work-based issues.

“Crucially, the service is free - giving individuals the autonomy to explore coaching as a development tool without  needing sign-off from managers.”