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This course provides a discussion on value for money, what that means and how it applies when conducting procurement and contract management activities.
This course advances procurement capability across the APS; to deliver value for money outcomes from Commonwealth procurement activities; and ensure APS officials understand and acquit their obligations in line with Commonwealth procurement requirements.
Procurement and Contract Management Basics aims to provide APS employees with an introduction to Commonwealth procurement and fundamental knowledge and skills essential for contract management.
This is a hands-on practical course. Participants use case studies and scenario-based simulations to plan and conduct procurement from phase 1 to 3 of the Procurement Lifecycle.
The Procurement-connected Policies course provides APS officials with a basic understanding of procurement connected policies (PCPs) and their use in the procurement lifecycle.
This course provides APS officials with information necessary for applying CPR Exemptions and Conditions for Limited Tender.
This course introduces the essentials of contract management, including the roles, tools, techniques, and methods contract managers use to add value. Participants examine key aspects of managing contracts and obtaining better performance and relationships with contractors and suppliers.
This course includes management of the resulting contract to deliver value for money outcomes.
This course equips staff with practical skills to evaluate tenders effectively, covering evaluation criteria, scoring, probity, value for money, panel roles and procurement decision-making
The primary purpose of the IPP is to stimulate Indigenous entrepreneurship, business and economic development.
The Australian Government is committed to building a stronger, more prosperous and resilient economy where Australian businesses can be competitive on a domestic and international level. In this course you will learn about the range of measures that are in place to promote domestic economic growth through procurement.
This course is a high-level overview of the procurement framework as it relates to non-SES delegates. It expands on the roles and responsibilities of non-SES delegates when making decisions and approving procurement activities.
Debriefing is the process of providing feedback to tenderers after a procurement activity. Debriefing can enhance supplier relationships, promote transparency and accountability, and foster learning and improvement.
Consistent with the scope, complexity and scale of a procurement activity, identifying and engaging with risk ensures risk management principles are applied systematically to a procurement activity.
This course provides strategies and techniques to conduct market research and manage industry engagement whilst maintaining fairness and integrity.
This course provides clarity around panels and standing offers in Australian Government procurement. It provides an overview of requirements, and when and how to use relevant panels.
The Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Microlearning Suite is a new initiative designed to help APS officials build practical, actionable knowledge and skills in procurement and contract management.
This learning experience provides Australian Public Service procuring officials with a practical overview of the Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy and its application to Construction Services procurements with a total estimated procurement value of $7.5 million or more.
This learning experience provides Australian Public Service procuring officials with a practical overview of the Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy and its application to Products procurements with a total estimated procurement value of $1 million or more.
This course provides Australian Public Service procuring officials with a practical overview of the Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy and its application to combined procurements. Combined procurements are Construction Services procurements with a total estimated procurement value of $7.5 million that includes one or more Products categories with an estimated value of $1 million or more.
This learning experience is designed to develop a greater understanding of Net Zero in Government Operations (NZGO) Strategy reporting requirements within the Australian Public Service (APS), enabling effective implementation of NZGO targets.
The Turning Data Into Information course is designed to build your analytical skills and equip you with a range of statistical tools and techniques that will help you both understand and analyse data in the context of a research question or issue
This course provides participants with an understanding of data’s role within government, including principles of data security, ethical data use, and the importance of evidence-based decision-making and data storytelling to inform policy and service delivery.
This eLearning course will help to understand fundamental concepts of records systems used in Australian Government agencies. The course can build a professional understanding of these concepts helpful for anyone working in government.
This e-learning module covers basic concepts and terminology related to digital preservation in Australian Government agencies.
This e-learning module introduces the role of metadata for digital preservation in Australian Government agencies.
This e-learning module introduces concepts and workflows for digital archiving in Australian Government agencies.
This e-learning module describes strategies used for digital preservation in Australian Government agencies.
National Archives of Australia provides guidance on information storage decisions. It provides advice about the different types of business information agency staff and contractors can or can't destroy as part of their daily work.
This course is provided to increase awareness and skills for Australian Government (Commonwealth) agencies to make use of metadata to help manage information assets (data, information and records).
The purpose of this ACCELERATE2Train course is to provide participants with the opportunity to gain valuable skills and knowledge in training techniques when delivering in a virtual environment.
The purpose of this ACCELERATE2Present course is to provide participants with the opportunity to gain valuable skills and knowledge in presentation techniques when delivering in a virtual environment.
The purpose of this ACCELERATE2Facilitate course is to provide participants with the opportunity to gain valuable skills and knowledge in facilitation techniques when delivering in a virtual environment.
This module provides a foundational understanding of Jewish identity, antisemitism, and its impact on Jewish people in contemporary Australia.
The course provides an understanding of the key principles that underpin the ethical and responsible conduct of research and evaluation with and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The AI Ready - Collaborative Coaching Lab is a space to explore and experiment with AI in a collaborative, hands-on environment alongside your peers.
This learning experience is a two-hour instructor-led online session for all staff who want to learn how to cope with and contribute to workplace change.
This learning experience is a two-hour instructor-led training for Managers responsible for leading or delivering a change.
APS Leadership Edge is a cohort-based social learning program which will enable EL 2's to develop their leadership and management skills through a range of learning sprints and activities.
APS Leadership Edge Community is a social learning program which will enable EL 2's to develop their leadership and management skills through a range of resources, communities and activities.
Leadership Edge Network provides past Leadership Edge participants with a leadership hub to continue developing leadership skills.
APS Management Edge is a cohort-based social learning program for APS 6 and EL1 team leaders who want to build their everyday management judgement, lead confidently through complexity, and strengthen their teams in APS contexts.
APS writing principles is Course 2 of the Writing in the APS self-paced interactive eLearning courses. It covers the principles of effective writing in the Australian Public Service, drawing from Australian Government Style Manual guidance.
This course will raise counter foreign interference awareness across all levels of Government (their organisations and staff), the education and research sector and industry.
Designed for newly promoted or long term acting SES from within the APS, and newly recruited SES from outside the APS.
AI Foundations for the APS is aimed at providing staff with an opportunity to build AI capability within an APS context.
AI Foundations for senior leaders is aimed at providing senior APS leaders with an opportunity to build AI capability within an APS context.
A video series of facilitated sessions aimed at SES Band 1-3 levels on the application of AI in the public sector.
These foundational AI resources are available to help support you in your AI journey regardless of what level of AI use you are currently at.
This learning experience covers APS best practices for merit-based recruitment, selection, and induction, outlining legal requirements, diversity measures, and effective strategies for attracting and onboarding talent.
This learning experience is a 2 hour instructor-led training for SES staff focusing on the role of the Sponsor and practical approaches to lead and support change outcomes.
Gain current information and insights into the Cabinet system, delivered in an engaging and educational way. Become familiar with Cabinet principles and conventions, key steps and timeframes, template requirements, and who to consult.
This learning experience introduces learners to fraud and corruption awareness within the APS, including how inappropriate conduct can occur and the responsibilities of APS employees in identifying, preventing and responding to it.
This course is designed to improve the way APS employees coach and manage others so they can deliver improved outcomes, ultimately resulting in higher APS productivity.
This training course is designed to develop an understanding of Commonwealth Climate Disclosure requirements for Commonwealth entities and small Commonwealth companies.
Learn the essential skill of making good administrative decisions that are consistent with legal and policy frameworks is an essential skill. Examine legal authorities, case studies and how to review decisions.
Appearing before parliamentary committees takes an in-depth look at parliamentary committees that scrutinise decisions and the information flow between the APS, the parliament and the public. This program will help you to prepare effectively and communicate information clearly.
During the course we will discuss what diversity and inclusion means in the APS, identify the legislation and policies you need to be aware of and consider how the APS demonstrates its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Understand how to create and maintain high-performing teams where work is aligned with government priorities. Learn how to analyse and describe high-performing teams, identify the enablers and barriers, and explain the management practices required.
Identify and examine internal and external work relationships, their relevance and the importance of achieving mutual success. Share and develop good ways to plan for and participate in meetings.
The course introduces participants to coaching conversations and the manager-as-coach model.
This program teaches the skills to respond to workplace and organisational conflict as a manager, including the tools to coach and support others.
This is an intensive course exploring change at the personal and organisational level. Understand concepts of resilience and develop techniques to be adaptable and responsive. Share thoughts and ideas on dealing with change with others.
This micro-bite explores the importance of fostering a culture that actively engages with risk, outlining what this looks like and key considerations for overcoming risk aversion within an entity.
This program helps to identify the benefits of working effectively with stakeholders. Understand the most appropriate stakeholders and the most appropriate form of engagement.
Changes in our operating environment may impact risk appetite. This learning experience shares key considerations in understanding planning and managing your future and current activities in a changed environment.
This course provides key elements for risk managers to learn key elements of risk management processes to focus on and implement in a crisis and to navigate the uncertainties of the future.
Take an in-depth look at shaping strategy with a sense of purpose and direction, using information and opportunities, showing judgement and common sense. Use environmental scanning and best practice models and tools to help anticipate the consequences and trade-offs of actions.
Understand strategy processes and language. Learn methods and models while discussing and sharing professional experiences, thought practices and operating strategically in the APS.
Essential techniques and tools to get work done effectively; avoiding methodologies, jargon and unnecessary steps. Practical activities relating to your work or case studies and exercises.
Learn about the business context of the APS as well as develop skills and share high-value work practices required to effectively provide professional executive assistance.
In this module, you’ll learn the essentials for working away from the office, including key guidance for both managers and staff.
The program, delivered across four modules, focuses on four key topics to build foundational strategic workforce planning capability across the APS.
Understand the capability requirements and behavioural expectations at of APS 6 level. Gain clarity of the APS Work Level Standards and the APS Integrated Leadership System.
Understand the work level standards, capability requirements and behavioural expectations at the APS 5 level detailed in the APS Work Level Standards and the APS Integrated Leadership System.
Understand the critical role requirements of EL 1's through the APS Work Level Standards and capabilities and behaviours identified in the APS Integrated Leadership System.
Understand the broad role requirements of EL 2s through the APS Work Level Standards and deepen your understanding of the capabilities and behaviours required.
Team development and the value of teams in the workplace are explored in-depth. Examine how specific team roles add to team effectiveness and examine your team role preferences.
This program will increase the confidence of managers in using formal authority to achieve business outcomes. It includes a series of workplace simulations and role plays.
This course will help to better understand indemnities and how to reduce likelihood and consequence of the risks that they present.
This eLearning module explores the APS model of Performance management.
This course is designed for Commonwealth officials whose role requires them to engage with and apply their entity’s risk management framework to successfully deliver outcomes.
This is a practical and participative course to build confidence in giving presentations. Examine the learning techniques, structures and elements that create and deliver good presentations.
This course covers the role of the secretariat when working in government, teams and stakeholder groups. Examine protocols and learn to coordinate and prepare meeting agendas and other documents.
Explore aspects of influence and the psychology of persuasion. Understand how verbal and physical language affects interpersonal exchanges, including negotiations, meetings and briefings.
This course assists those on selection committees to conduct effective selection processes. Examine relevant legislation and principles guiding staff selection and retention to get the best candidate.
This course examines aspects of influence and persuasion and the negotiation skills essential for managing and leading at the executive level.
This eLearning module strengthens your understanding of the importance of acting with integrity as an APS employee. It provides a foundation for navigating integrity issues for new APS employees in the public service.
The course provides a foundation for understanding risk and its management in the Commonwealth. It introduces risk management principles and the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy.
This package defines the four core elements required for delivering great policy advice: being clear on intent; being well informed; solutions are practical to implement; and advice is influential.
The program focuses on developing APS Change Management capability to build the capacity for government to deliver well considered and well-planned change.
Compassionate Foundations is designed to support you to build your interpersonal and self-care skills to foster positive human-to-human interactions that promote connection and understanding.
This eLearning is an introduction to the model for Great Policy Advice. It defines the four pillars of delivering great policy advice and includes video real-world examples.
This module explores organisational design and job design in the context of workforce planning. Participants will also explore smarter and different ways of working due to external change and disruption.
This module explores practical tools and techniques to undertake program management, to effectively support workforce planning implementation including governance, monitoring evaluation and iteration.
In this module, participants will apply workforce planning to determine crucial capabilities and understand the organisational culture required to meet future business needs.
This module is about identifying job roles that are crucial to achieving organisational outcomes and become a priority for workforce planning efforts. It’s a foundational concept for workforce planning.
The Workforce Planning Boost Program is a collection of modules that target the development of technical workforce planning skills. These units have been co-designed by the APS Centre of Excellence for Workforce Planning, with workforce planning experts and academics from across Australia.
This module teaches the capability to forecast workforce demand and supply. Forecasting is used in all types of workforce planning to inform decisions about the future.