Welcome

This site is for everyone in local government interested in finding out more about GCSx. Please register to create your account for the first time and, if you’ve been here before, simply login with your username and password..

This site is available to people whose email address ends in .gov.uk.

If you need any help, email us at support@learningpool.com or call us on 0845 1741101.

How much does this course cost?

The course is free for those with a .gov.uk email address. Simply register opposite and you can access the site as many times as you like and there are no limits on the number of users who take the course.

Learning Pool subscribers can repurpose this course themselves using our Authoring tool. Non Learning Pool customers can commission changes to the course for between £600 - £2000, please contact us.

Where did the course come from?

This course was originally developed by Plymouth City Council and then augmented by the Essex Online Partnership. Thank you for all your hard work.

New learners please enter a username and password and click ‘Create new Account'.

Returning learners please enter the username and password previously supplied. Forgotten details?

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You will need to have a .gov.uk email address to use this site.

Need Help?
Email: support@learningpool.com
Phone: 0845 174 1101 with any queries.

What is Government Connect?

As a pan-government funded programme led by DWP, Government Connect (GC) is a recognised, accredited and trusted secure government network for all councils in England and Wales. The network is called GCSx and it enables secure data sharing up to RESTRICTED level across government.

Through the partnership of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Communities and Local Government (CLG), Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the local government community, GC has enabled direct secure access to the DWP Customer Information Service (CIS) over GCSx and created a process for enabling access to other government applications as required.

The GCSx network helps local government to work more easily with other government departments and agencies that are already part of a “community of trust”, for example the Government Secure Intranet for Central Government Departments, the Criminal Justice Extranet for the police and criminal justice and the network for the NHS. Councils can join this community and will help deliver secure electronic services to the public.