Trainer Rebecca Cattran shows the way to lead your team through change with clarity, resilience, and a shared vision at the VIC Public Sector Leading and Managing Change program at Cliftons Melbourne from 19 — 20 February. Photo: Supplied.
VIC Public Sector Leading and Managing Change
Date: 19 — 20 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Lead your team through change with clarity, resilience, and a shared vision.
- Strengthen your leadership skills to manage change across teams and projects.
- Create a supportive environment to help your team stay focused during transitions.
- Learn how to inspire resilience and engagement during times of uncertainty.
- Develop strategies to drive successful and sustainable change.
From building high-performing teams to leading enterprise-wide change across healthcare, government and the private sector, trainer Rebecca Cattran has spent three decades navigating the evolving world of work.
With a background in science and communication, she brings a clear, systems-based lens to the complexities of organisational change, helping individuals and organisations move forward with confidence. As a leadership and career coach, facilitator and adviser, Rebecca draws on deep cross-sector experience to unlock potential and build capability.
Providing Effective Secretariat Support
Date: 23 — 24 February
Time: 9:30 am — 12:30 pm
Duration: Two three-hour, face-to-screen sessions
Location: Virtual
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course covers the role of the secretariat when working across government, jurisdictions, teams and stakeholder groups. Examine the protocols of secretariats. Learn to coordinate and prepare meeting agendas. Appreciate how to contribute to committee effectiveness and to prepare appropriate documents.
This content has been provided by a third party in consultation with the APS Academy, and is suitable for APS 3 — EL 2 and APS employees performing secretariat duties.
NSW Public Sector Grades 11-12 Leading & Managing Change
Date: 23 — 24 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Lead your team through change with clarity, resilience, and a shared vision.
- Strengthen your leadership skills to manage change across teams and projects.
- Create a supportive environment to help your team stay focused during transitions.
- Learn how to inspire resilience and engagement during times of uncertainty.
- Develop strategies to drive successful and sustainable change.
Trainer Alex O’Mara is a seasoned leader in sustainability, policy, and strategy. A former deputy secretary in the NSW government, she led transformative shifts in environment, infrastructure, and renewable energy. With a master’s in administrative law and policy from the University of Sydney, Alex combines practical expertise with academic insight.
She currently drives change as the director and founder of Sustainable Solutions Advisory, a member of the UNSW Science Advisory Council, and a non-executive director at St George Community Housing.
Working Smarter: Planning & Time Management Skills
Date: 24 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Achieve more with practical tools for prioritising tasks, aligning goals, and maintaining focus in a fast-paced environment.
- Master prioritisation techniques to enhance productivity and avoid distractions.
- Establish relevant goals aligned with organisational objectives.
- Streamline your schedule by minimising inefficiencies in meetings and tasks.
- Develop strategies to maintain focus and manage stress, even under pressure.
Trainer Barbara Clifford is a mentor, coach, and time management expert who helps people transform stress into strength. Known as The Time Tamer, Barbara works with clients across Australia and around the globe, supporting business leaders, Aboriginal organisations, government agencies and not-for-profits to replace burnout with balance.
QPS AO 5-6 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 24 — 25 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Brisbane
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Build the confidence, capability, and mindset to lead effectively and take the next step in your public sector career.
- Understand your leadership style, strengths, and values in action.
- Communicate with clarity, confidence, and influence.
- Support and guide teams through challenge, change, and growth.
- Strengthen collaboration and trust across diverse stakeholders.
- Create a personal development plan to accelerate your leadership journey.
Trainer Martin Brooker is a distinguished veteran with 37 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy. He has a career marked by command at sea and operational excellence in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Pacific.
Retiring in 2015 as a commodore, he transitioned to become the founder and director of the Quench Group. Specialising in personal and organisational change, Martin draws from his rich leadership experiences and culture change initiatives.
Executive Assistant Upskilling & High-Performance Virtual Seminar Series
Date: 25 February — 11 March
Time: Noon — 2 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Build effectiveness, confidence and influence to own your role. Grow as a successful executive assistant and business partner. In an increasingly busy and complex world, the assistant’s role is more important than ever. Calm, clarity, and focus are essential for modern executives to perform in their roles. Therefore, it is vital that you have the skills and capabilities as an assistant to support them and help your organisation function at a high level.
Join this refreshed seminar series to elevate executive assistants to a new strategic and tactical excellence level. This series is designed to educate you in the skills needed to be the glue in your executive’s network and to empower you with AI tools that optimise your effectiveness (even if your particular organisation is dragging its feet).
Through these sessions, you’ll strengthen your capacity to collaborate with stakeholders and adapt to varied contexts. You’ll become the vital, empowering link within your executive’s network, combining mastery, adaptive communication, and technology-driven efficiency. As you enhance your capabilities, you’ll establish yourself as the indispensable support at the centre of your executive’s success. The facilitator is Tara Claydon, the director of business and coaching at Nexus Ally.
Strategic Leadership
Date: Until 25 February
Time: 1:30 pm — 4:30 pm
Duration: Four three-hour, face-to-screen sessions
Location: Virtual
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Take an in-depth look at shaping strategy with a sense of purpose and direction, using information and opportunities, and showing judgment and common sense. Use environmental scanning and best-practice models and tools to help anticipate the consequences and trade-offs of actions.
This content has been provided by a third party in consultation with the APS Academy, and the content is suitable for EL 1 — EL 2.
APS 5-6 Adapting to Change
Date: 25 – 26 February
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Canberra
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Lead yourself and others through change with clarity and confidence.
- Build your personal resilience to adapt and thrive through change.
- Learn practical strategies to empower yourself and others during transitions.
- Enhance your communication skills to deal with uncertainty.
- Achieve success in new and unfamiliar environments.
Trainer Liz Stephens is an experienced coach with 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.
Emerging Leaders & Managers Toolkit
Date: 25 — 26 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Hobart
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Unlock your full potential and transform into a high-performing leader.
- Develop essential management and leadership skills.
- Master effective and influential communication.
- Enhance problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Learn practical tools and strategies to achieve results.
Trainer Michelle Swallow is a highly experienced facilitator, coach and change manager, and is currently the director of Leadership and Change Consultants. She has built her consulting work on her ability to work with a diverse group of people, concepts, communities, and organisations.
Michelle’s background is in leadership, governance, advocacy and policy across health, VET, housing, community and capacity building in the community, government and private sectors.
SharePoint Online Essentials for End Users
Date: 26 February
Time: 9 am — 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Streamline collaboration, enhance productivity, and unlock the full potential of SharePoint.
- Understand how the platform fits into your day-to-day work.
- Confidently navigate and find the information you need.
- Use built-in tools to collaborate and stay organised.
- Apply best practices to keep your workspace efficient and sustainable.
Trainer Andrew Warland is a trusted information management expert and world-class educator, specialising in Microsoft 365. With more than four decades of hands-on experience in the evolving world of information governance, Andrew has worked across the public and private sectors in Australia and internationally.
From records and content management to data architecture and system design, he has helped countless organisations navigate complexity and implement solutions that last.
