Blockchain for Government & Public Sector
Public sector professionals know where blockchain is genuinely in use in government today, how to work with it in practice and how to assess a proposal that involves it. In 45 minutes and four assessed units, your digital, procurement and service teams get a clear, practical grounding, including the difference between real deployments and hype.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
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One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- What blockchain is and isn't, in plain language
- Where blockchain is genuinely live in government and public services today
- How to tell the difference between a real deployment, a pilot and marketing hype
- How to work with blockchain-based tools and records in practice
- The specific risks, accountability questions and rules that apply to blockchain in the public sector
- How to talk about blockchain confidently and realistically with colleagues and the public
Who it is for
Written for public sector. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth gives public sector professionals a clear, practical understanding of blockchain and what it means for government work. No technical background is needed: you will learn what blockchain actually is, where it is genuinely live in government today, how to work with it in practice and how to use it responsibly, including the difference between real deployments and hype.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
Blockchain Foundations for Government
- What a blockchain is and how blocks, hashes and consensus work
- Public blockchains versus the permissioned networks governments actually use
- Smart contracts, tokens and central bank digital currencies, sorted out
- Why blockchain and "crypto" are not the same thing
Blockchain Across the Public Sector
- Central bank digital currencies, from China's e-CNY to the digital euro's real status
- Government bond issuance on blockchain (the EIB, Hong Kong, the World Bank)
- Digital identity and data-integrity systems (Estonia's KSI blockchain)
- Land registries, voting, procurement and supply chain pilots, assessed honestly
Working with Blockchain in Practice
- Wallets, private keys and institutional custody
- How tokenised bonds and digital-identity proofs actually work
- Verifying a record without needing to trust a single party
- A practical checklist for working with blockchain tools safely
Using Blockchain Responsibly
- Security risks and the lessons of well-known failures
- Government as regulator and cybersecurity mandates for critical infrastructure
- The tension between an immutable ledger and data privacy rules
- Accountability and separating hype from reality
Details
| Length | About 45 minutes, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
Request a quote or the sample package
Tell us the course and roughly how many learners. You will have a quote, or your sample package, within 1 working day.
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