Departments' performance

3.21  PCRs have enabled the OGC to assess departments' approaches to developing commercial skills. Few departments, however, have taken steps to set targets to measure the impact of their own commercial skills initiatives. DWP, the department which appears to be the most advanced in this respect, monitors: the number of procurement specialist posts filled by interims and permanent staff; the number of these with a procurement qualification; and the technical competence and experience of these staff.