Check out the latest public sector networking and education events. Photo: Supplied.
Essential Writing for APS 1-4 Levels
Date: 2 September, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Duration: One seven-hour face-to-face session
Location: Australian Capital Territory
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This course is designed for APS employees who produce routine correspondence, such as emails and letters.
While nominally aimed at APS levels 1-4, the program is suitable for all APS employees who need to develop their ability to logically sequence information, use appropriate correspondence styles and improve the readability of their writing.
This content has been provided by a third party in consultation with the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment.
EL2 Leadership Program
Date: 3 September – 26 November, 2024
Duration: 13 face-to-screen sessions over 12 weeks
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
The EL2 Leadership Program supports leaders to move beyond their technical expertise and develop essential management and leadership capabilities.
EL2 leaders will develop the mindset, capabilities and competencies required to lead others through the challenge of a complex environment, through change, and towards achieving ambitious objectives to foster a culture that steps boldly into the future.
This content has been created by the University of New South Wales in partnership with the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment.
NSW Public Sector Band 1 & 2 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 3 – 4 September, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St, Sydney, NSW
Email: [email protected]
In the NSW public sector, leaders face growing demands. It’s crucial to arm yourself with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle these challenges effectively.
Join us for the NSW Public Sector Band 1 & 2 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop to boost your strategic leadership skills and capabilities. It is designed to help you excel at the executive level by focusing on strategic leadership, navigating complex politics, managing stakeholders effectively, and achieving success in your senior executive-level role.
Overview
Strategic leadership skills and capability development for current and emerging senior leaders:
- Understand the expectations and values of a Band 1 and 2-level leader.
- Utilise heightened EQ to make effective, strategic decisions.
- Diagnose and proactively manage complex business and economic challenges.
- Create a leadership action plan to address your strategic challenges.
Speaker Maree Walk is a highly sought-after leadership specialist with more than 30 years’ experience working with executives from government and non-government organisations.
She has previously held significant roles as the Deputy Secretary for Programs and Service Design in the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and chief executive of Community Services.
She is currently the CEO of ACWA, a board director of City West Housing and the Parenting Research Centre, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Briefing and Responding to APS Decision Makers
Date: 4 September, 2024
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Duration: One eight-hour face-to-screen session
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This program takes an in-depth look at decision-making and covers the skills required to design, develop and deliver a briefing.
Understand the development and role of Question Time briefs, ministerial talking points for media engagements, ministerial adviser briefings, hot-issues briefings, ministerial submissions and second-reading speeches. Experience ”real-life” briefing scenarios that simulate the high pressure and stakes of a government briefing.
Learn effective briefing techniques and workshop approaches that build relationships with senior APS decision-makers, ministers and advisers.
This content has been provided by the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 5 – EL 2.
Engaging Stakeholders
Date: 4 – 5 September, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4 pm and 9 am – noon
Duration: One seven-hour and one three-hour face-to-screen session
Location: Australia-wide
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
This program helps to identify the benefits of working effectively with stakeholders. Understand the most appropriate stakeholders and the most appropriate form of engagement.
Work through case studies and scenarios to develop the necessary analysis, planning, and engagement skills for working successfully with stakeholders.
This content has been provided by the APS Academy. The training is in a virtual environment suitable for APS 1 – EL 2 and APS employees who are new to Engaging Stakeholders.
Building Better Business Cases Workshop
Date: 10 September, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Do you find structuring compelling business cases challenging? Join our Building Better Business Cases workshop and learn to craft clear, persuasive cases built for success.
Overview
Gain practical skills and strategic insights to confidently drive informed decision-making:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the purpose and components of a business case.
- Apply best practices in developing a business case that effectively communicates the rationale to senior executives and stakeholders.
- Interpret appropriate financial data including costs, budgets, risks and estimates for completion.
- Craft clear, well-structured, and persuasive submissions for approval.
Speaker Omid Haass is a lecturer at RMIT University’s School of Property, Construction and Project Management in Melbourne. He earned his doctoral degree in project management specialising in large-project evaluation.
Omid has more than 16 years of diverse professional experience, including roles such as project management office director and quality manager. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM), actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMI Melbourne chapter since 2014.
First Nations Authentic Leadership for Women
Date: 11 – 12 September, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
We invite you to our First Nations Authentic Leadership for Women Masterclass. It is designed to empower both First Nations-identified women and non-First Nations women by harnessing the strengths and wisdom of First Nations culture to enhance your leadership.
This two-day masterclass will allow you to build deeper connections to self, culture, and community, aligning with your purpose and values.
Transforming Indigenous Justice Outcomes
Date: 11 – 12 September, 2024
Time: All day
Location: The Sydney Boulevard Hotel & Online
Email: [email protected]
Despite making up only 2 per cent of the general population, Indigenous people make up 26 per cent of the prison population in Australia and are 10 times more likely to be locked up than non-Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are among the most incarcerated people in the world.
The event will amplify the voices of First Nations women, children, and men through storytelling, reflection, and connection. It will explore the root causes of interaction with the criminal justice system and highlight successful, community-driven diversions from detention.
Leadership for First Nations Women
Date: 11 – 24 September, 2024
Time: All day
Multiple locations:
Melbourne Masterclass | 11-12 September
Cairns Masterclass | 16-17 September
Canberra Masterclass | 23-24 September
Email: [email protected]
Join us for a transformative two-day masterclass where you’ll explore living your truth and embracing your Warrior Heart. Through storytelling, reflection, and shared vulnerability, you’ll deepen connections to yourself, your culture, and your community.
This masterclass, designed for First Nations women, is about investing in your wellbeing to serve others from a place of strength and sustainability. Imagine leading from a foundation of clarity and conviction, fully aligned with your purpose and values.
Take this time for yourself to reconnect, realign, and empower your leadership journey.
Elevate Your Leadership Skills with Daniel Murray
Date: 17 – 18 September, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Ngunnawal Country, Canberra
Email: [email protected]
This EL1-EL2 Leadership, Capability & Professional Excellence Masterclass is a comprehensive and targeted program to expand your senior leadership competence and performance.
Specifically designed for EL1 and EL2-level roles and built around the core capabilities set out by the APSC, it will give you the key tools to thrive as a senior public sector leader and to tackle your career with drive and resilience.
This ”one-stop shop’’ for professional and leadership development will leave you feeling inspired, re-energised, and confident about your leadership and the path ahead.
