Check out the latest public sector networking and education events. Photos: Supplied.
Public Sector First Nations Leadership & Allyship
Date: 30 April – 1 May, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Hybrid
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Championing stories of First Nations excellence and allyship.
This summit is a platform for current and emerging First Nations leaders to share their stories, learnings and advice with their peers and others on the path to leadership.
Reflecting on healing, resilience, reconciliation and Closing the Gap, this event will spotlight the excellence and strengths of First Nations leaders and their contribution to the public sector.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss the ways in which allies and organisations can contribute meaningfully to reconciliation, enact genuine allyship, and continue to listen to, uplift and amplify the voices of First Nations people.
With an emphasis on authenticity, generosity and truth-telling, this summit is an open and safe space for all to come together, share and learn.
Why attend
- Hear first-hand learnings and advice from groundbreaking First Nations leaders
- Engage with compelling keynotes, panel discussions and fireside yarns in a united forum with meaningful networking and reflection opportunities
- Develop meaningful allyship skills and strategies, enabling you to support First Nations people and community
- Cultivate the next generation of First Nations leaders in the public sector
Key benefits
- Engaging with powerful lived experiences from diverse perspectives
- Real-world learning with practical examples, case studies and walking away with a toolkit of resources to support you in your leadership
- Networking opportunities – build new connections with First Nations peers and allies from across the public sector.
Procurement Essentials and Contract Management
Date: 2 May, 2024
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Duration: One eight-hour face-to-face session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Procurement and contracting activities are undertaken by a range of APS employees with differing levels of expertise. Procurement essentials and contract management form an essential core skill required by all APS employees as part of their role at some stage.
This program has been designed to assist APS employees to understand the Commonwealth Resource Management Framework and demonstrate accountability and transparency in how taxpayers’ money is spent. As a result of this program, participants will be better able to plan and conduct ”value-for-money” procurements and effectively manage contracts to achieve government outcomes.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 3 – EL 2 and APS employees undertaking procurement and contracting activities, including resource and financial management.
Dealing with Change
Date: 2 May, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Duration: One four-hour face-to-screen session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This is an intensive course exploring change at the personal and organisational levels. Understand concepts of resilience and develop techniques to be adaptable and responsive. Share thoughts and ideas on dealing with change with others.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 1 – EL 2.
Procurement Basics
Date: 2 May, 2024
Time: 10 am – noon
Duration: Two-hour face-to-face session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Procurement Basics aims to provide APS employees with an introduction to Commonwealth procurement – external site.
Awareness and understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Framework are essential to ensure compliance when APS employees are required to commit and expend Commonwealth funds through procurement.
This course has been designed to build the procurement and contracting capabilities of employees as the Commonwealth seeks to deliver more strategic value-for-money outcomes when buying goods and services.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 1 – EL 2.
Contract Management Basics
Date: 2 May, 2024
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
Duration: Two-hour face-to-face session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Contract Management Basics aims to provide APS employees with the fundamental knowledge and skills essential for the management of a Commonwealth contract.
Awareness and understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Framework are essential to ensure compliance when APS employees must undertake contract management. This course has been designed to ensure the application of principles, processes and best practices that form the foundation for success.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 1 – EL 2.
Leading Hybrid Teams – EL Levels
Date: 2 – 14 May, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 1 pm
Duration: Two face-to-screen sessions, 3.5 hours each
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course will assist APS leaders at all levels to develop the skills and techniques to build an effective and productive hybrid team working environment.
In particular, this program will equip APS Leaders with the knowledge and frameworks to overcome the challenges and make the most of the opportunities associated with leading hybrid teams in an APS context, and to make flexible working decisions in line with the intent of the APS Flexible Work Principles.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for EL 1 – EL 2.
Public Sector Mental Health & Resilience for Personal Wellbeing & Performance
Date: 1 May, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Psychological skills training for professionals and teams.
- Understand the psychology of change, and how you respond to uncertainty in the public sector
- Explore its ongoing impact on the workplace and in your personal life
- Understand the five key domains that influence your behaviour in social situations
- Establish a regular self-care routine for yourself, both in and out of work.
Speaker Melissa Harries is a psychologist and specialist in developing proactive interventions that improve employee wellbeing, drawn from more than a decade working with the Australian Army running a military mental health unit supporting 1200 soldiers.
Also, she founded the Parramatta Psychology Clinic in 2012 and provides EAP counselling, where she specialises in managing mental health in the workplace and adaptability.
Building and Leading High-Performing Teams
Date: 1 May, 2024
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Duration: One eight-hour face-to-face session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course helps managers create and maintain high-performing teams where work is aligned with government priorities.
Learn how to analyse and describe high-performing teams, identify the enablers and barriers, and explain the management practices required.
Examine team strengths and areas for improvement and plan pathways to build a high-performance culture in the workplace. Benefit from meeting and sharing thoughts, experiences and ideas about building and leading high-performing teams with other managers.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 6 – EL 2.
Public Sector Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit
Date: 1 – 2 May, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Hybrid
Email: [email protected]
Be inspired, break stereotypes and lead with confidence.
The 3rd Public Sector Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit 2024 will amplify the voices of inspiring women of colour, showcasing their remarkable leadership journeys as they navigate personal challenges, celebrate their individuality and defy stereotypes of what it means to be a leader.
Discussions will address critical issues such as the prevalence of the bamboo ceiling, racism and its impact on mental health and performance, the role of sponsorship to support career advancement, and practical solutions and strategies to address the many barriers faced by CALD and CARM women of colour in the public sector.
Join this summit and gain actionable insights to drive systemic changes to create a truly inclusive public sector that reflects multicultural modern Australia.
Why attend
- Be inspired by firsthand accounts of resilience and authenticity from women of colour in public sector leadership
- Explore systemic biases and entrenched stereotypes that persist within the APS, hindering the advancement of women of colour
- Gain insights into creating a truly inclusive public sector that supports and welcomes women from diverse backgrounds
- Challenge your own biases and deepen your understanding of allyship, advocacy and anti-racism.
Conflict Resolution
Date: 2 May, 2024
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Duration: One eight-hour face-to-screen session
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This program teaches the skills to respond to workplace and organisational conflict.
This practical skills-based program explores the causes of workplace conflict, ways to identify and address the early signs, tools to reduce anxiety and talk skilfully about difficult issues and behaviours in a professional and resilient manner.
Training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 3 – APS 6.
The First Nations Women in Leadership Workshop allows participants to discover techniques to showcase their skills and aspirations, reflect on their rich cultural heritage and nurture the seeds of leadership.
First Nations Women in Leadership Workshop
Date: 02 – 03 May, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St, Sydney
Email: [email protected]
We’re bringing together the incredible strength of First Nations women for this workshop led by expert facilitator and Ngunnawal woman Mel Brown.
Discover effective techniques to showcase your skills and aspirations, reflect on a rich cultural heritage and nurture the seeds of leadership.
Overview
- Key strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to achieve personal, professional, and community success
- Understand and align your cultural and corporate responsibilities
- Infuse cultural values into your corporate role
- Enhance self-awareness and lead with resilience
- How to handle setbacks constructively.
Speaker Melinda Brown is a Ngunnawal woman who now resides in the Northern Rivers Bundjalung Nation and has a master’s in Indigenous healing and trauma.
She started her career in child protection and has 10 years’ experience in the field, including managing the Aboriginal Child Protection Unit in the ACT.
