The Dr Margot McCarthy Scholarship rewards senior SES who have made a significant contribution to the public service and who display the leadership behaviours demonstrated by Dr McCarthy.
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The APSC releases guidance resources for APS leaders and employees as well as for managers to understand what ‘speak up culture’ is and how to build and sustain it.
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The project involves developing a co-designed series of workshops with First Nations Data unit and learning materials available to APS data and policy officers.
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This course is aimed at employees seeking to understand the key processes and considerations for preparing a New Policy Proposal.
Provides a forum for existing behavioural insights practitioners across the APS to meet and hear from colleagues in other agencies, share their experiences, and develop their understanding of emerging trends in behavioural economics.
This Hub supports APS staff to efficiently and effectively evaluate their agency's learning evaluation activities. It includes practical guides and templates, case studies showcasing APS agency practices, and resources.
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What is the role of a Department Liaison Officer and how do you communicate with them. And what happens when things don’t go to plan?
Evidence-based practice has been around for many decades in fields such medicine, education, policing and policy-making. It is a technique that helps practitioners become more effective through making better-informed decisions.
To become a generalist or specialist? That is the question many public servants ask at least once during their career. hear from public servants who have successfully leveraged their deep expertise for great policy design, delivery, and evaluation.
Hear what it takes to build an enduring APS - one with the right people possessing the right capabilities in the right roles at the right time. The APS Centre of Excellence for Workforce Planning aims to build workforce planning capability across the APS.
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