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Public Sector EL1-2 Women in Leadership
Date: 23 July – 13 August, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Live stream
Email: [email protected]
Gain the skills to take on more senior and complex roles.
Specifically designed for EL 1-2 officers and management, this highly interactive masterclass will equip you with the tools and strategies to lead with greater impact and confidently take on more senior and complex roles in the public sector.
Learn how to overcome the common internal and external barriers to success faced by women in the workplace, enhance and refine your current leadership skills, and develop new capabilities to take the next step in your career.
Set a career plan, seize progression opportunities, and learn how to purposefully lead yourself, your team and your organisation into the workplace of the future.
This interactive course is cognisant of the APS Work Level Standards (WLS) for EL1-EL2 and is designed to reflect and align with the expectations of these roles. It will support and enhance the capabilities and behaviours required of EL1-EL2-level roles as per the APS Integrated Leadership System (ILS) essential for high performance.
Key benefits
- Define your leadership identity – who you are as a leader, your purpose, your values and your brand.
- Understand and own your leadership journey so you can intentionally plan your career progression.
- Understand your team’s capabilities and improve their collaboration and performance through strengths-based leadership.
- Develop the skills to communicate with presence and authenticity.
- Build your influencing capabilities as you lead at your level and up.
- Become an enterprise-wide leader with the skills to lead change and transformation.
Facilitator Kathryn Thomas has a global career of more than 20 years as a management consultant and global learning leader. Kathryn specialises in unlocking performance for people and their organisations.
She has previously worked as an HR senior consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and held global and Asia-Pacific leadership roles with IBM Global Business Services. She brings deep expertise in adult learning, facilitation, leading change and leading with impact.
Kathryn now is a director in her own business focusing on people and performance within the government and private sectors. She is an accredited executive coach who has a passion for supporting women in leadership to thrive.
NSW Public Sector Grades 9-10 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Date: 22 – 23 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St, Sydney, NSW
Email: [email protected]
Had enough of running your career in first gear? Ready to step things up and get serious?
Th NSW Public Sector Grades 9-10 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving course has everything you need.
Master critical thinking to unlock your brain’s full potential – ask better questions, feel more confident and in control, work smarter, sidestep common intuitive pitfalls, and make a name for yourself as a key influencer and leader.
Overview
Practical, outcome-driven models for critical thinking and problem solving.
- Unpack critical thinking as a mental process and set of action steps to address everyday problems.
- Use a structured-systems thinking approach to analysing problems and designing solutions.
- Leverage the skills of creative and lateral thinking in complex problem solving.
- Overcome common roadblocks to critical thinking and problem solving.
Speaker Alexandra O’Mara is a seasoned leader with a wealth of experience in the realms of sustainability, policy and strategy. As a former Deputy Secretary in the NSW Government, Alex spearheaded transformative policy shifts in environment, infrastructure, planning, design, building, renewable energy, and natural resource management.
Holding a master’s in administrative law and policy from the University of Sydney, she seamlessly blends practical expertise with academic insight, showcasing a career dedicated to positive change and innovation.
Alex is currently driving change as senior ESG adviser at BDO, chief adviser at the Urban Transformation Centre of Western Sydney University, and non-executive director at St George Community Housing.
VPS 5-6 High Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 23 – 24 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Pullman Melbourne on the Park
192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Refine core skills to excel in VPS 5-6-level roles and beyond.
- Identify and develop your capabilities as a confident and successful VPS leader.
- Build productive relationships and lead proficient teams.
- Drive strategic change and management to meet agency goals.
- Career planning and pathways in VPS roles.
Speaker Louise Thomson is a confident, courageous and passionate woman who contributes her experience and wisdom to those who aspire to be better leaders.
With three decades in leadership positions within corporate Australia, the not-for-profit sector, volunteering and her own small business, Louise has experienced almost every situation faced by people leaders and business leaders.
She works with leadership teams and aspiring leaders and is especially passionate about women who need support to rise into leadership roles where decision making is dominated by only half of the population.
Louise was once described as an outstanding ‘’blank canvas’’ facilitator, enabling groups to learn from each other while providing strong support and expertise in leadership development.
EL 2 Data Leadership
Date: 24 July – 14 August, 2024
Time: 9 am – 1:30 pm
Duration: Four 4.5-hour face-to-screen sessions
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
The EL2 level has a critical role to play in lifting the data capabilities of the APS in all of these dimensions. In addition to their responsibility for exemplary use of data in their own activities, EL2s have a number of leadership responsibilities, including building organisational capability and responsiveness, marshalling professional expertise, and harnessing information and opportunities.
EL2s are also required to help raise the reputation of the entire public service, including by demonstrating professionalism and probity.
This course is designed to enhance data leadership knowledge and capability, focusing on the role data plays in the work of the public service and critical issues that impact on the availability, integrity and use of data.
The material is pitched at APS EL2s working in policy, regulatory, corporate and service delivery and other roles. That is, those who might not otherwise see themselves as data professionals.
This learning experience has been created by the Australian National University in partnership with the APS data profession. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for EL 2.
Delivering Great Policy – Foundations
Date: 24 – 25 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Duration: Two eight-hour face-to-face sessions
Location: Australian Capital Territory
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This package delivers all four modules of Delivering Great Policy Foundations. It defines the four core elements required for delivering great policy advice: being clear on intent; being well informed; offering solutions that are practical to implement; and influential advice. Participants will complete all four modules in sequence.
This content has been provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The training is suitable for APS 3 – APS 6 and APS employees who are new to, or considering a career in, policy development roles.
Ending Coercive Control, Family & Domestic Violence
Date: 24 – 25 July, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Hybrid
Email: [email protected]
Take action on prevention, response and recovery to drive safer outcomes for women. Family, domestic and intimate partner violence against women is a national crisis and it’s not slowing down.
A 2023 study found that 57 per cent of FDV reports included coercive control behaviours. The same study found DV assaults have risen 13.5 per cent in the past five years.
Over two days, the Ending Coercive Control, Family & Domestic Violence Against Women conference brings together practitioners, experts and advocates to educate and inspire attendees. It creates a genuine opportunity for collective education, awareness-building, and relationship-building.
Discussion on critical issues such as the criminalisation of coercive control, the status of legislation across states, pending changes in family law, prevention of, responses to and recovery from coercive control will take centre stage in this thought-provoking, timely and insightful event.
Immediate action is imperative to improve outcomes for women. Connect with peers at this event and be part of the drive for change.
Excel Intermediate Workshop
Date: 25 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Are you looking to take your Excel skills to the next level and become more productive at work?
Our upcoming Excel Intermediate Workshop has been designed to help you achieve just that. This hands-on intensive session will provide you with a practical understanding of Excel tools and techniques that will help you become more productive and efficient in your job.
You’ll learn how to manage complex data sets, optimise your workflow, and gain the skills and confidence you need to transform the way you work with data and Excel.
Overview
Use Excel more efficiently and effectively to improve productivity.
- Understand and use more advanced formulas and functions in Excel.
- Tackle complex calculations and utilise time-saving shortcuts.
- Optimise your workflow by automating manual tasks.
- Analyse, format and manage data using advanced Excel tools and techniques.
Speaker Mandy Vyner is a seasoned IT professional with more than three decades of experience in transformative technology training services, specialising in Microsoft Office solutions.
She led successful change initiatives in various sectors, collaborating closely with clients to design precise training programs.
With expertise in instructional design, coaching, mentoring, and project and change management, Mandy excels in facilitating training across diverse industries and has a proven track history in achieving outstanding results.
Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC)
Date: 29 – 31 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Darwin Waterfront Convention Centre, NT
Email: [email protected]
The Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC) is the leading anti-corruption event in Australia, with a primary focus on preventing, exposing and responding to corrupt conduct and corruption risks in the public sector, including all levels of government, elected bodies, the judiciary, police and statutory bodies.
The 2024 event will feature physical and virtual participation, comprising a two-day conference of local and international leaders in corruption mitigation and exposure. The conference will include plenary sessions, discussion panels and workshops, and will also provide opportunities for developing professional networks across areas of expertise and jurisdictions.
It will provide opportunities for anti-corruption and other agencies, academia, the private sector and other practitioners to discuss and share their experiences and expertise.
With a theme of ‘’Meeting the integrity challenge: the power of innovation, diversity and collaboration’’, Australia’s leading anti-corruption event brings together Australian and international anti-corruption experts to speak on risk identification and management, emerging trends and innovative approaches to combat corruption and heighten workplace integrity systems.
The event starts with an optional day of workshops, followed by the two-day conference.
Michael Riches, Independent Commissioner Against Corruption NT (ICAC NT), will give the official welcome, which will be followed by inspiring keynote speakers.
Day 1 keynote speakers:
- The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB
- Professor Paul Heywood, University of Nottingham, UK
- First Assistant Secretary Ky Blackman, Counter Foreign Interference Coordination Centre, Department of Home Affairs
Day 2 keynote speakers:
- The Honourable Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, Commissioner, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)
- Dr Rachel Bacon, Deputy Commissioner, Australian Public Service Commission, ACT.
Persuasive Public Sector Writing Masterclass Series
Date: 30 July, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Multiple locations
Email: [email protected]
All writing should be clear, concise and correct. Good-quality public sector writing should also be professional, persuasive and polished.
Public sector writing can be challenging and time-consuming. You have to contend with different audiences, rigid deadlines and complex topics.
While the basic skills of good writing are critical, you need more to meet the demands of more involved government communication. You need to be able to present every case confidently and well, regardless of who you are writing to or what you are writing about. You must be able to use words, structure, flow and more to deliver compelling arguments and convincing information that people will want to read.
It is about using writing to communicate complex issues clearly and with influence. This masterclass will help you to make the most of your existing skills and practise new ones. It will also offer tips and techniques to make your writing easier, faster and more effective. Register and refine your skills, so your writing stands out, for all the right reasons.
Facilitator Bev Sullivan has decades of experience in running written communication workshops for public servants at all levels and from all tiers of government. Her specialty is helping people to use (and tweak) their existing skills and experience to make writing less of a chore and deliver better results.
With an extensive background in government, education and communication, she is familiar with the challenges involved in producing excellent public sector writing. Bev has been an English teacher, a trainer, manager and director in the public service, as well as a consultant, presenter and editor.
HR Summit Melbourne 2024
Date: 24 – 25 July, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Crown Conference Centre
8 Whiteman St, Southbank
Telephone: +61 3 9292 8888
The HR Summit Melbourne 2024 is the definitive event for senior HR professionals dedicated to crafting future-ready, high-performing workforces.
Set in the heart of Melbourne, the two-day conference – Shaping the Future of HR – will provide you with the tools, insights and strategies to address the most pressing workforce challenges.
Featuring influential speakers, a robust agenda and the opportunity to network with the industry’s best, the summit is your opportunity to gain a practical insight to improve talent retention, accelerate skill development and effectively support your workforce.
Register now to elevate your HR strategy like never before. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools needed to lead your organisation into the future with confidence and success.
What you will learn
- Strategic recruitment techniques: How to attract and retain the best talent in a competitive market, ensuring your organisation’s growth and sustainability.
- Leadership development: Methods to cultivate a pipeline of future leaders who are equipped to handle the evolving demands of the global market.
- Legal compliance: Understand the latest changes in employment law and how they impact your organisation, mitigating risks.
- Optimising internal mobility: Strategies to enhance internal mobility that boost employee retention and satisfaction.
- Wellbeing and safety: Best practices for managing workplace health and safety in a way that supports employee wellbeing and organisational resilience.
AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra
Date: 7 August, 2024
Time: 8 am – 5 pm
Location: The National Convention Centre Canberra (NCCC)
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Bringing the cloud community together to innovate, build and learn.
Join us for 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. Join us and discover how to accelerate digital transformation today.
