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Communication & Stakeholder Engagement Human Resources/People Management |
Current programmes
Career and self development
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Audience: All levels / Length: 4 ½ hr programme |
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APS job applications and interview skills – applying for jobs up to the APS 6 level Audience: APS 1-6 / Length: 1 day |
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APS job applications and interview skills –applying for jobs at the Executive Level Audience: APS 6 – EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Assess your leadership capabilities (Regional specific) Audience: APS6-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Assess your leadership capabilities - leadership at the APS levels Audience: APS 1-6 / Length: 1 day |
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| Perth |
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Assess your leadership capabilities - leadership at the Executive Level Audience: APS 6-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 2 days |
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| Perth |
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Executive Level transition - EL1 Audience: EL1 / Length: 1 day |
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Executive Level transition - EL2 Audience: EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Enhancing your performance in the APS Audience: APS 1-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Indigenous Career Trek Workshops Audience: APS - EL / Length: 2 days |
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Marketing yourself into an EL position Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Communication & stakeholder engagement
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Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 2 days |
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| Brisbane |
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Conflict resolution for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Enrich your representational skills Audience: APS 4 - EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Essential writing for APS 1-4 levels Audience: APS 1-4 and Graduates (including new entrants) / Length: 1 day |
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Essential writing for APS 5-6 levels Audience: 5 -6 (including new entrants) / Length: 1 day |
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Essential writing for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 (including new entrants to the APS) / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Giving and receiving feedback (Regional) Audience: All levels / Length: 1 day |
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Giving and receiving feedback for Executive Levels Audience: EL 1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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How to write high impact speeches Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 1 day |
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How to write high impact speeches for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Influencing skills for Executives Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Ministerial correspondence writing (Regional) Audience: APS 5 - EL / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: All levels/ Length: 1 day |
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Preparing Ministerial responses Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Preparing Senate Estimates briefs Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 1-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Presentation skills for Executive Levels Audience:EL 1&2 / Length: 1 day |
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Report writing in the APS environment Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Report writing in the APS environment for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Responding to questions on notice and preparing question time briefs Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 1 day |
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Responding to questions on notice and preparing question time briefs for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: All levels / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Financial management
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Financial management - introduction Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Financial management - advanced Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Financial management in the APS – a strategic perspective Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Financial management Audience: APS 1-4 / Length: 1 day |
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Financial skills – introduction Audience: APS 1-4 & graduates / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 1-4 & graduates / Length: 1 day |
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Governance & regulation
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Developing project management expertise Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 1 or 2 days |
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Getting that contract right for Executive Levels Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Governance, boards and the APS employee Audience: EL2-SES Band 1 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Legislation and APS decision making Audience: APS 1-4 and Graduates / Length: 1 day |
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Planning and conducting a tender Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 2 days |
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Keep the knowledge - Make a record (National Archives of Australia programme) Length: 2 hrs |
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Human resources/People management
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Embedding and promoting the APS Values and Code of Conduct Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Audience: APS 4-EL2 Anyone who is or maybe on a selection panel / Length: 1 day |
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Human Resources Management Development for EL2s Audience: EL2 / Length: 5 days |
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HRCDP (Human Resource Capability Development Program) Foundation Audience: APS 4-6 |
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HRCDP (Human Resource Capability Development Program) Extension Audience: EL 1&2 |
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HRCDP (Human Resource Capability Development Program) Extension Audience: APS 4-6 |
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Audience: EL1-2 (APS5-EL2 for non-ACT Programmes) / Length: 1 day |
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Mental Health First Aid Audience: Relevant HR Staff / Length: 2 days |
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Audience: APS - EL / Length: 2 days |
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Promoting a harassment free workplace Audience: APS Managers and HR Staff (all levels) / Length:1 day |
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Supporting staff with mental health issues Audience: Relevant HR Managers, team leaders, HR practitioners and staff currently working with, or anticipating they are going to work with, people living with emotional or psychological issues / Length: 1 day |
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Upholding and supporting the APS Values and Code of Conduct Audience: APS 1-6 / Length: ½ day |
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Networking events & seminars
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Audience: New Graduates / Length: 2 hours |
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Public Sector Leadership Conference Audience: EL - SES / Length: 1 Day |
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Australan Government Leadership Network - Annual Awards Audience: EL - SES / Length: 1 Day |
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Australian Government Leadership Network - Annual Conferences Audience: EL - SES / Length: 2 Days |
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Australian Government Leadership Network - Qld Women in leadership breakfast Audience: EL - SES / Length: ½ Day |
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Audience: APS4-EL2 / Length: 3 hours |
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Audience: All Levels / Length: 2 hours for each session |
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APS Networking Event Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2-3 hours |
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HR Series from Better Practice Audience: HR / Length: TBA |
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Leadership lunchtime seminar Audience: All levels / Length: 1 day |
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Netcom Audience: EL 1-2 and SES / Length: 2 days |
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Graduate Updates - Candid reflections Audience: Graduates / Length: 2-3 hours |
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Audience: Graduates / Length: 2-3 Hours |
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Focus on people series: Interviews in a range of environments Audience: New APS 2-6 and Graduates / Length: 2 hours |
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Audience: APS-EL / Length: 2 hours |
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International Women's Day Audience: All levels / Length: 2 hours |
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Integrated Leadership System (ILS) information session Audience: All levels / Length: 2 hours |
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RESPECT Workshop Audience: All levels / Length: 1 hour |
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Investing in your Retirement Seminar Audience: All levels / Length: 1 day |
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Executive Level (EL) Briefing Audience: EL: 1-2 / Length: 2 hours |
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Regional Directors Annual Leadership Conference Audience: All levels / Length: 2 hours |
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Skills Recognition and Qualifications information session Audience:All levels / Length: 2 hours |
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Executive Level Leadership Network (formerly known as the LDN) Audience: EL 1-2 |
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State of the Service briefing Audience: All levels / Length: ½ day |
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The reality of graduate recruitment and retention in the APS: Getting good graduates to stay Audience: Graduate Coordinators, supervisors and recruiters / Length: 1 day |
Nationally recognised qualifications
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Diploma of Government (PSP50104) Audience: APS5-EL and Graduates / Length: 15 Days |
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Certificate IV in Government (PSP40104) Audience: APS1-5 |
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Certificate IV in Project Management (BSB41507) Audience: All levels |
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) Audience: All levels / Length: 10 days |
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Certificate IV in Government (Injury Rehabilitation Management) Delivered in partnership with Comcare. |
For more information visit www.comcare.gov.au or call Comcare on 1300 366 979 |
Policy
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy in practice Audience: EL2-SES / Length: 2 days |
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Collaborative policy formulation and advice Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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Policy formulation and advice- introduction Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Policy formulation and advice - advanced Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Policy implementation for Executive Levels Audience: EL 1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Programme management
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Programme management in a policy context Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Strategic thinking
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Audience: EL1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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| Sydney |
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Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 1 day |
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| Sydney |
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Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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Specialist & technical
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Administrative investigations in the APS (Regional) Audience: All Levels / Length: 2 days |
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Administrative investigations in the APS Audience: APS 5- EL2 / Length: 2 days |
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Harassment Contact Officer (HCO) training Audience: All levels. This course is essential for anyone who is to undertake the workplace HCO or diversity roles / Length: 2 days |
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Harassment Contact Officer (HCO) refresher Audience: All levels. Trained and experienced workplace Harassment Contact Officers. / Length: 1 day |
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Providing effective secretariat in the APS environment Audience: EL 1-2 / Length: 1 day |
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The professional Executive Assistant Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 1 day |
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| Melbourne |
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| Sydney |
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Providing effective personal and administrative assistance Audience: APS 3-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Leadership
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APS Coaching information sessions Audience: Ideal for HR staff or any other member of the APS ho is interested in working with a coach / Length: 2 hours |
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Audience: APS5 - EL2 / Length: 1 day and one-on-one debriefing session |
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Essentials for new team leaders Audience: APS 5-6 or team leader equivalent / Length: 2 days |
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Executive Leadership Dimensions – EL2 Residential Audience: EL2 / Length: 3½ days residential* |
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Executive Leadership Dimensions – EL2 Semi-residential Audience: EL2 / Length: 3 days semi residential* |
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The APS Professional: Practical leadership - Leading and managing small teams - EL1 Residential Audience: EL1 / Length: 3 days residential* |
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The APS Professional: An EL1 Masterclass - EL1 Residential Audience: EL1 / Length: 3 days residential* |
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Global Leadership Practices Programme Audience: EL2 / Length: 5 days |
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Audience: APS 5-6 / Length: 2 days |
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Audience: EL 1-2 / Length: 2 days |
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Audience: APS 5-EL2 / Length: 1 day |
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