Digital Profession
The Digital Profession aims to lift the digital capability of the Australian Public Service (APS), to transform service delivery and build a government fit for the digital age.
The APS Digital Profession gives members special access to an online community, mentorship opportunities, training and events.
Through collaboration and professional learning, the Digital Profession aims to improve the expertise of its members, and in turn, lift the digital capability of the government organisations where they work.
The Digital Profession has two levels of membership.
- Practitioner membership is for people with experience in digital roles or digital ways of working and who are ongoing or non-ongoing employees of a government agency (at Commonwealth, state or local level). It provides access to opportunities for mentorship, learning and collaboration, and members-only training and events.
- Associate membership is for anyone else who is interested in keeping up with the Digital Profession, contributing to its development and potentially joining as a practitioner in future. Associate members receive a newsletter with information on government digital trends and access to complimentary tools and resources.
Visit the APS Digital Profession.
Resources
Frameworks
The Digital Professional Stream Strategy is a structured way to build and uplift the core digital expertise of leadership and the workforce. It outlines the 6 broad themes and signature initiatives that will bring the strategy to life and create momentum.
A content strategy sets the foundation for the creation, structure and governance of content. You should apply a content strategy when building new services or redesigning web content, or for big changes such as machinery-of-government updates.
The Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan provides a coordinated approach to attract, develop and retain people with skills in these areas of growing need.
For designers of digital services, the Australian Government Digital Service Standard sets out the best-practice principles that are simple, clear and fast.
Tools and templates
This video was recorded in May 2022 at the APS Academy’s Craft Conversations event for the Digital and Data Professions. In it, the Head of the Data Profession and the Head of the Digital Profession share their experiences of the APS.
Using data and digitisation for oversight and enforcement is increasingly part of the work of most regulators. This recorded panel discussion gives an overview for regulators who are not data specialists. Recorded in May 2022.
Networks
The Digital Profession Member Community helps you find opportunities to work across government, collaborate and share crucial digital talent on projects.
Join a community of data and digital professionals at all levels of government. Connect with your peers, access training and learn from community meetups.
This Community is for Digital Profession members interested in human centred design, user experience, user research and service design. It is a safe and inclusive space to share best practice, connect with peers, share experiences, and solve shared problems.
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