Facilitator Hala Abdelnour will lead an online masterclass titled Applying a Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Lens with Men Using Family Violence Series from 29 — 30 January, 2026. Photo: Supplied.
Data Visualisation Workshop
Date: 19 — 21 January, 2026
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Use dynamic visuals to capture your audience, communicate ideas and drive decisions.
- Create scalable, interactive and actionable data visualisation solutions
- Collect, input and visualise data using the latest tools
- Understand the power of visual storytelling
- Simplify information and understand the story of your data.
Trainer Felipe Rego has extensive industry experience and analytical expertise. His unique methodology focuses on a holistic organisational approach to using data and science to improve performance and reduce costs.
6R Relational Leadership Capabilities Skills Lab (SES)
Date: 22 January, 2026
Time: 1 pm — 5 pm
Duration: Four-hour face-to-face session
Location: Australian Capital Territory — MoAD (Old Parliament House)
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Leaders who have the skills to foster and maintain meaningful relationships that inspire, empower and support others drive organisational success and psychological and psychosocial safety within their teams. It’s not just about achieving outcomes, it is about how we achieve them, by building trust, accountability and ensuring people feel heard, valued and empowered.
This program involves an interactive skills lab and mentoring session that equips leaders with the relational skills embedded in the 6R framework to foster pro-integrity, stewardship, psychosocial safety, and high performance.
The interactive workshop, facilitated by an accredited psychologist, provides a safe and structured space for participants to reflect and learn to develop skills and strategies to build strong, authentic relationships, resolve conflict and foster a culture of psychological safety, integrity, performance and continuous growth among peers. The follow-up virtual (online) peer pod mentoring session provides a supportive space for participants to self-reflect and consolidate, exchange and apply their relational skills and knowledge.
This content has been provided by the APS Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit of the Australian Public Service Commission. It is suitable for EL 2 — SES Band 2.
EL1 & EL2 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 28 – 29 January, 2026
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Canberra
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Master the strategic, people, and performance skills to thrive in senior public sector leadership.
- Step up from operational to strategic, system-level leadership
- Strengthen decision-making, influence, and stakeholder management
- Build authentic self-awareness and emotional intelligence for lasting impact
- Drive performance, accountability, and collaboration across teams and divisions.
Lead confidently through complexity, change, and transformation.
Experienced coach and trainer Liz Stephens has an extensive career in the public service. Following her successful command tenure at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Liz established Ripple Impact, drawing on her experiences to help others be their best selves. In her ”day job”, Lieutenant Colonel Stephens is a facilitator, coach, and mentor at the Australian Command and Staff Course.
Adaptive Leadership Skills Workshop
Date: 28 January – 11 February, 2026
Time: 9 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Achieve peak performance to lead with impact and propel career success.
- Explore resilience tools to effectively navigate setbacks
- Gain an understanding of emotional intelligence and its significance in personal and professional contexts
- Develop practical strategies for effective communication
- Craft a personal action plan to apply your new-found skills in various real-world scenarios.
These three concise half-day sessions cover fast-track learning and practical implementation.
Trainer Dr Karen Whittingham is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists, having worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively.
She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise. She teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX-listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion, and performance.
Applying a Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Lens with Men Using Family Violence Series
Date: 29 – 30 January, 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Explore the therapeutic work that supports men to elicit personal responsibility. The recently released Respect Victoria Man Box 2024 research highlighted that:
- One in five men agreed that domestic violence is a family matter that should be handled by the family
- One in four men held attitudes that minimise violence against women
- Some 25 per cent of participants in the research agreed with the statement that “sometimes a woman can make a man so angry that he hits her when he didn’t mean to”.
This masterclass will support practitioners to challenge men’s narratives and create opportunities for men to understand their choices, triggers, and behaviour by utilising empathic and humanistic engagement techniques.
Facilitator Hala Abdelnour is the founder and director of Global Echo Consultants and the Institute of non-violence. Her focus is gender equity and antiracism, acknowledging these are linked to economic and environmental justice. She specialises in working with individuals who use family and domestic violence, and provides professional training and clinical supervision to practitioners in the space.
In this masterclass, Hala will share the psychotherapeutic technique of meeting these men ”where they are at” to support practitioners in challenging men’s narratives and engaging men in their responsibility to change. She will guide participants through a trauma-capable and informed lens to enhance their practice when working with men, help them feel confident in their capacity to do so and build their emotional regulation, metacognitive awareness, and personal responsibility.
Public Sector APS6 to EL1: Management Essentials Workshop
Date: 29 – 30 January, 2026
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Essential leadership skills to strengthen the connections between strategy and results.
- Address changing expectations facing management
- Translate strategic direction into definable outcomes
- Define and action efficiency gain in your team
- Align and incorporate your values into leadership vision.
Trainer Kym Viant is an expert in leadership development, with a decorated and distinguished career in the Royal Australian Navy spanning more than 25 years. He has led and inspired thousands of leaders and managers, ranging from emerging talents to senior executives.
With nearly a decade dedicated to leadership consultancy, Kym possesses a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience in this field. Currently, he serves as the managing director of Kym Viant Consulting, where he supports leaders in both the public and private sectors.
Practical Risk Management: More Than Just Ticking Boxes
Date: 2 February, 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Duration: One six-hour face-to-screen session
Location: Virtual
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course is designed for Commonwealth officials whose role requires them to engage with and apply their entity’s risk management framework to successfully deliver outcomes. This learning experience was created by the Department of Finance in partnership with contracted service providers.
This content is suitable for all federal officials, regardless of level or role, who need to understand basic risk management concepts and how risk is managed in the Commonwealth.
Embedding Risk Management into your Entity’s DNA
Date: 6 February – 3 March, 2026
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Duration: Two 7.5-hour face-to-face sessions
Location: Australian Capital Territory — MoAD (Old Parliament House)
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Embedding Risk Management into your Entity’s DNA is designed for Commonwealth officials who are preparing to work in, or are currently performing, a role where they are responsible for implementing their entities’ approach to managing risk. Typically, you have the responsibility for establishing your entity’s risk management frameworks and systems and building the risk management capability in your entity.
If this is not your role, we suggest you register in the Practical Risk Management course. This course will build your understanding of the concepts of managing risk and provide you with the tools to manage risk at a program or project level.
This learning experience has been provided by the Department of Finance. The content is suitable for APS 4 — EL 2 officials who have the responsibility for establishing risk management frameworks and systems and building the risk management capability in your entity.
Empowering Emerging Leaders Bootcamp
Date: 10 February – 31 March, 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Elevate your leadership with our bootcamp, crafted to empower emerging leaders with the essential skills and insights needed to excel in their roles. This course is from the Institute of Public Administration Australia (NSW).
Is this course right for you?
Over the course of eight dynamic, 90-minute virtual weekly workshops, you’ll engage in an immersive experience that progressively builds your leadership acumen, ensuring you are well prepared to navigate the challenges of today’s fast-paced working environment.
6R Relational Leadership Capabilities Skills Lab (EL2s)
Date: 11 February, 2026
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Duration: Four-hour face-to-face session
Location: Australian Capital Territory — MoAD (Old Parliament House)
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Leaders who have the skills to foster and maintain meaningful relationships that inspire, empower and support others drive organisational success and psychological and psychosocial safety within their teams. It’s not just about achieving outcomes, it’s about how we achieve them, by building trust, accountability and ensuring people feel heard, valued and empowered.
This content has been provided by the APS Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit of the Australian Public Service Commission. The content is suitable for EL 2 — SES Band 2.
