Check out the latest public sector networking and education events. Photo: Supplied.
APS 5-6 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Date: 5 – 6 December, 2024
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Email: [email protected]
Struggling to adapt to changes or overcome challenges? It might be time for a new approach!
Over two days of hands-on, interactive training, you’ll build essential skills for APS 5-6 officers and emerging leaders.
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.
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.
QLD Public Sector AO 7-8: Strategic Thinking & Advanced Problem-Solving workshop
Date: 12 – 13 December, 2024
Time: 9 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Brisbane
Email: [email protected]
Are you seeking to enhance your strategic-thinking capabilities and problem-solving skills to excel in your public service role? Your search ends here!
Prepare to enhance your skills by learning effective stakeholder engagement principles, practical outcome-driven models, and the role of empowering others in solving problems through our Strategic Thinking & Advanced Problem-Solving workshop.
Overview
Master strategic thinking, empower teams, and conquer complex challenges:
- Apply practical, outcome-driven models for strategic decision-making
- Explore a systematic approach for problem analysis and strategy formulation
- Understand your role as an executive leader in empowering others to address challenges
- Overcome common roadblocks to resolve complex problems.
Trainer Michael Collins is one of the region’s leading talents. He is a leadership and change expert with more than 25 years of experience in roles across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He has served in executive positions within the Australian Defence Force and Coca-Cola Amatil.
As a trusted adviser, thought leader, and seasoned practitioner in leadership assessment and development, Michael combines practical experience with academic insight. His credentials include an MBA and a PhD in neurocognitive leadership, allowing him to blend hands-on experience with scholarly expertise in his advisory and leadership roles.
Valedictory: Public sector science leadership with Dr James Johnson, CEO of Geosciences Australia
Date: 12 December, 2024
Time: 8:15 am – 10 am
Location: Old Parliament House – 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT
Telephone: (02) 6154 9800
Australia’s science agencies play a vital role in the country’s public service landscape, leading on innovation and community engagement.
Dr James Johnson, retiring CEO of Geoscience Australia, will tell his story from working in the mining and mineral exploration industries to becoming the leader of Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. He will talk about some of the amazing initiatives of Geoscience Australia leads, and how you interact with them every day – for example, when you use mapping tools to find your holiday rental or the route to your favourite restaurant.
At this Institute of Public Administration Australia ACT presentation, you will learn more about Geoscience Australia’s initiatives and why they matter for the broader public sector and Australia, transitioning into the public service leadership roles from outside the sector and career development and leadership insights.
EL1 & EL2 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 21 – 22 January, 2025
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Canberra, ACT
Email: [email protected]
Now is the time to tap into your leadership strengths and maximise your potential! Don’t miss out on this unique professional development opportunity at the EL1 & EL2 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop. You will learn practical approaches that foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and peak performance.
Book today and delve into the increasing complexities of stakeholder management and become a key influencer and decision-maker in your department. Invest in yourself. Elevate your leadership. Drive success.
Executive Assistant Upskilling & High-Performance Seminar Series
Date: 25 January – 12 February, 2025
Time: All day
Location: Online
Email: c[email protected]
Grow as a successful executive assistant and business partner. In an increasingly busy and complex world, the role of the assistant 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 No. 1-rated facilitator and podcast host Liz Van Vliet in 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).
QLD AO 7-8 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop
Date: 29 – 30 January, 2025
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Brisbane
24/288 Edward St, Brisbane City, QLD
Email: [email protected]
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Don’t miss the QLD public sector AO 7-8 High-Performance & Leadership Workshop. Book now to uncover the secrets to enhancing team productivity and efficiency, ultimately accelerating project timelines and boosting your department’s effectiveness.
Overview
Develop and refine core skills and key leadership capability to achieve success in AO 7-8 roles and beyond:
- Enhance your emotional intelligence (EI)
- Engage stakeholders on complex and sensitive issues
- Learn adaptable leadership strategies
- Explore career planning and pathways.
Trainer Michael Collins is one of the region’s leading talents. He is a leadership and change expert with more than 25 years of experience in roles across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia
EL1 – EL2 Leadership, Capability & Professional Excellence Bootcamp
Date: 5 – 6 February, 2025
Time: All day
Location: Canberra, ACT
Email: [email protected]
Learn how to lead at the top of your game, with tips from the top of the public sector. The more you climb the leadership ranks of the public sector, the more is demanded from your leadership. You will gain more responsibility, have more difficult and complex problems to solve, and you will need to understand the distinctions between your own ideas and the demands of the role.
No-one understands these demands, and the skills that are needed to meet them, more than Rebecca Skinner PSM. Having led at the highest levels of the APS, including the extra-large agency Services Australia during its most challenging times, she knows exactly what it takes from you, your mindset and your skillset to lead in the public sector environment.
Victorian Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2025
Date: 10 – 14 February, 2025
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
Have you booked your spot at the VIC Women in Leadership Summit 2025 yet? Join us for two incredible days of networking opportunities, skills development, and empowerment. This event is your chance to put your learning at the forefront and gain access to the state’s best female leaders.
Building resourceful and resilient leaders for a thriving VPS:
- Gain exclusive insights from senior and established VPS leaders
- Learn to lead with confidence and resilience
- Develop strategies to embed innovation, diversity and trust
- Build your professional network and collaborate on real-world challenges
Women in Leadership Summit 2025
Date: 18 – 19 February, 2025
Time: All day
Location: Multiple venues; in person and online
Email: [email protected]
Taking place across seven Australian capital cities, this summit will be our biggest ever, featuring three of the most inspiring women in leadership to grace the national and the world stage.
Join three of the original trailblazers:
- The world’s youngest person to serve as head of government, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Dame Jacinda Ardern
- The first woman to serve as Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop
- Australia’s most decorated Olympian and six-time Gold Medallist, Emma McKeon
Do not miss this opportunity to be inspired, grow and connect.
