Check out the latest public sector networking and education events. Photo: Supplied.
First Nations Gathering
Date: 6 August, 2024
Time: 9:15 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Hybrid
Aboriginal Advancement League, 2 Watt St, Thornbury, VIC, or online via live stream
Email: [email protected]
The First Nations Gathering event is designed by First Nations people for First Nations people working in Victoria’s public sector.
A series of guest speakers will share their personal experiences of working in the sector and discussions will reflect on truth and treaty, resilience, the complexity of walking in two worlds, how to make a professional development plan that works for you – and more.
Presented by the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Victoria, this is an opportunity for First Nations staff from all levels of the VPS, across different roles and departments, to gather and connect in a culturally safe space.
5th Annual Operational Excellence Roadshow 2024
Date: 6 – 21 August, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Locations:
NSW: 6 August
QLD: 7 August
VIC: 8 August
ACT: 15 August
SA: 21 August
Telephone: (02) 9057 9070
Boost your presence and join us this August for the return of our annual Operational Excellence Roadshow, where public sector leaders from seven key locations across ANZ converge to align people, processes, policies, and technology, to drive operational effectiveness, and increase service standards for citizens.
By sponsoring this event, presented by the Public Sector Network, you’ll have a unique chance to showcase your offering to VIP speakers, senior decision-makers, and influencers from the government, in an intimate setting.
The network ‘’connects government organisations across the globe”.
Influence, Negotiation and Persuasion
Date: 6 August, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Duration: One seven-hour face-to-face session
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Explore aspects of influence and the psychology of persuasion. Understand how verbal and physical language affects interpersonal exchanges, including negotiations, meetings and briefings.
Build your practical knowledge and experience through discussion and participation.
This content has been provided by a third party in consultation with the APS Academy. The training is suitable for APS 3 – APS 6.
Effective Communication
Date: 6 – 8 August, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Duration: Three three-hour face-to-screen sessions
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course was previously named Compelling Communication.
Almost everything we do in the workplace involves communication and our overall job effectiveness is strongly influenced by how well we communicate.
In the APS, we require the ability to present information clearly, concisely and in a compelling manner, going to the heart of the issue with speed and clarity.
Effective communication is about being able to deliver strategic and operational information quickly and clearly to a specific target audience or individual. As such, effective communication considers the needs and characteristics of the specific audience.
Participants should bring two current samples of writing when they attend. These may be emails, briefs, reports, or other writing from the workplace. Editing practice can be applied directly to their own work. All writing remains confidential and will not be shared or discussed.
This content has been provided by the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 1 – EL 2.
QLD Public Sector AO 7-8 Advanced Data Literacy Workshop
Date: 6 August, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Learn to interpret and clearly express data trends and insights, translate data into impactful and accessible action, and use data to inform decision-making at a senior level.
Overview
Strategies to inform decision-making and deliver greater impact – Data for non-data professionals.
- Explore the importance and impact of data literacy at AO 7-8 levels.
- Lead data-literate teams and drive a culture of data literacy.
- Data visualisation essentials for influential communication.
- Using data to drive effective decision-making.
Speaker Rabia Khan is a public health and data specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in the global health sector, spanning Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Rabia excels in leveraging data and evidence to enhance health outcomes and reduce disparities.
She empowers individuals to drive positive change, make informed decisions and amplify their impact through effective leadership, data utilisation and evidence-based strategies.
NLP Strategies for Flexible and Inclusive Communication
Date: 6 August, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
It’s time to embark on a transformational journey with our upcoming Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) workshop.
Whether you want to excel in your career, improve relationships, or enhance personal growth, NLP provides the keys to unlocking your full potential.
Overview
Influential communication to get results.
- Utilise NLP to identify and adapt communication styles.
- Improve clarity in verbal communication.
- Navigate difficult conversations with confidence.
- Understand inclusive communication.
Speaker Deborah Bispham is a seasoned professional in leadership and transformation across both the private and public sectors. With a track record of empowering individuals and organisations to reach new heights of success, Deborah guides them through innovative strategies and transformative leadership development.
With a deep understanding of leadership dynamics combined with a unique blend of NLP coaching expertise and transformational facilitation, Deborah specialises in unlocking hidden leadership potential to create resilient, high-performing leaders and teams.
Coaching and Developing Others
Date: 6 – 20 August, 2024
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Duration: Three three-hour face-to-screen sessions
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course is designed to improve the way APS employees coach and manage others so they can deliver improved outcomes, ultimately resulting in higher APS productivity.
The training is in a virtual environment suitable for EL1 – EL 2.
Workforce Planning Start Up Program
Date: 6 August – 26 September, 2024
Time: 10 am – 1:30 pm
Duration: Four 3.5-hour face-to-screen sessions
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
The Workforce Planning Start Up Program focuses on building foundational strategic workforce planning capability across the APS. The program is delivered over four dates and focuses on the following topics:
- Setting up workforce planning and linking to business deliverables through engagement with the executive.
- Linking workforce planning to business planning in an agile manner, and utilising labour market data to gather insights.
- Storytelling with internal and external workforce data (focus on both quantitative and qualitative data).
- Implementation of workforce planning to drive business outcomes and deliver benefits.
This content has been provided by the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 5 – EL 1.
Ideas Exchange Breakfast – QLD
Date: 7 August, 2024
Time: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Location: Governance Institute of Australia
Level 8, 100 Creek Street, Brisbane City, QLD
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (02) 9223 5744
Overview
Harnessing internal audits to empower company secretaries.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join like-minded colleagues and peers for an insightful ideas exchange breakfast discussing topics such as:
- Collaborative governance frameworks.
- Empowering governance through insights and assurance.
- Driving continuous improvement and strategic alignment.
This event features a great line-up of industry speakers who will share real-world experiences and examples, and present their understandings to help shape and guide your future approach to internal auditing.
The facilitator is Anthony Zgrajewski FGIA, senior corporate risk and governance officer at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Anthony is a skilled governance, risk and compliance professional with more than 20 years’ experience in local government and the tertiary education and research sectors.
An experienced company secretary, he is a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a professional member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
In his current role, Anthony focuses on improving the risk and compliance frameworks. He has previously held the roles of manager enterprise governance and associate director, governance and compliance at the University of Queensland.
Contributors include:
- Sue Ironside, vice-president of the Institute of Internal Auditors. With more than 30 years’ experience, Sue has held senior leadership roles in local and international organisations in the mining, telecommunication, energy, manufacturing and retail sectors.
- Karen Grumley, head of corporate governance and compliance at Pacific National. Karen is a senior lawyer and governance, risk and compliance leader with more than 15 years’ experience in the rail industry.
AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra
Date: 7 August, 2024
Time: 8 am – 5 pm
Location: The National Convention Centre Canberra (NCCC)
Email: [email protected]
Join us for the AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra 2024, and discover how organisations of all sizes are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate innovation and drive their missions forward.
Explore how the cloud can help you enhance security, analyse data at scale, advance sustainability, and achieve your mission – faster and at lower cost. Returning in 2024 with all-new content and speakers, this must-attend event features inspiring keynotes from Australia’s tech leaders, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, networking hubs, and more.
The 20-plus sessions will cover topics ranging from generative AI and big-data analytics to cybersecurity and citizen service transformation. Whether you’re new to the cloud or an experienced user, you’ll gain key knowledge that you can use right away.
This event is specifically designed to help public sector organisations across government, education, non-profit, healthcare, and financial services navigate the increasingly complex and ever-evolving tech landscape.
Our goal is to empower you, the leaders and architects of public sector digital transformation, with new capabilities and insights that help you accelerate your mission and improve the lives of people and the planet using cloud technology.
Discover how to accelerate digital transformation today. The symposium brings the cloud community together to innovate, build and learn.
Management in Action
Date: 7 – 22 August, 2024
Time: Noon – 4 pm
Duration: Six four-hour face-to-screen sessions
Location: Australian Capital Territory
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This program aims to increase the managers’ confidence in using formal authority to achieve business outcomes. This will be done by examining managerial responsibilities in a series of workplace simulations and role plays.
Learners will be immersed in plausible scenarios to facilitate learning through practice. This allows the exploration of options and decisions without concern for real-time consequences.
This content has been provided by the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 5 – EL 1 and APS employees who are new to management, new to management in the APS, hoping to advance to a management position or in need of a refresher.
Transforming Indigenous Justice Outcomes
Date: 11 – 12 September, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Sydney Boulevard Hotel & Online
Email: [email protected]
Explore comprehensive approaches to breaking the cycle of incarceration. Secure your conference seat with a special rate being offered for tickets. This offer will end on 2 August.
Focusing on prevention, intervention, diversion and recovery, the Transforming Indigenous Justice Conference will inform and enable knowledge-sharing on critical topics including justice reinvestment, empowering communities, alternatives to remand and incarceration, and preventing continuing harm to young people.
Through storytelling, reflection and connection, this conference will elevate the voice and choice of First Nations women, children and men. Approaches will be explored that address the causes and drivers of contact with the criminal justice system as well as projects that have embedded meaningful outcomes.
The discussion will tackle the causes leading to interactions with the criminal justice system and shine a spotlight on successful programs that have delivered place-based community-driven alternatives to detention.
