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This learning experience provides practical strategies to help you develop policy and programs that consider the impact in relation to First Nations peoples.

​This course has been developed to help you understand what modern slavery is, and what you and your agency can do to practice ethical procurement practices and address modern slavery risks in government operations and supply chains.

​The Foundations of Net Zero Emissions Reporting course is intended to enhance understanding of the reporting requirements under the Climate Action in Government Operations.

​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.

APS employees who produce routine correspondence, such as emails and letters. Suitable for improving ability to logically sequence information, use appropriate styles and readability.

Learn the skills required to design, develop and deliver a briefing. Understand the development and role of question time briefs, ministerial talking points for media engagements, ministerial advisor briefings, hot issues briefings, ministerial submissions and second reading speeches.

This course is aimed at employees seeking to understand the key processes and considerations for preparing a New Policy Proposal.

The program strengthens the leadership capability of experienced senior executives to effectively deliver their key accountabilities.

This course strengthens the leadership capability of senior executives to effectively perform the expected range of high-level responsibilities.

Designed for newly promoted or long term acting SES from within the APS, and newly recruited SES from outside the APS.

This course explores the importance of reflecting on the resilience of our organisations and learning from our response to the COVID-19 pandemic early on while the experience is fresh.

What is the role of management and leadership in times of change? Explore personality types, identify and adopt models of change management and understand its application in the workplace.

The APS job application process. Practical exercises help participants write applications and perform well in selection activities and interviews.

Connections is a key step in your workplace peer support journey, providing you with foundational knowledge and skills for the role.

The Senior Executive Stewardship program supports leaders to work together to drive stewardship and initiatives in a complex, challenging and dynamic public service environment, experiencing advances in technology, societal and geopolitical volatility and the changing expectations of our citizens.

The Cultural Capability Hub is a central repository of practical guidance and suggested resources to support staff to uplift their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability.

The Empowering Conversations program is designed to build on existing leadership capabilities to support EL 2 staff conversations across a range of relevant contexts.

The Multicultural Organisation – Staff Awareness, Innovation and Capability (MOSAIC) digital learning magazine aims to enhance multicultural awareness in the APS.

This learning experience aligns with APS officers who are required to design, implement and embed an entity’s risk management framework.

This course is for senior executive service officials (SES) whose role requires them to identify and determine the acceptable levels of risk that are appropriate to their agency’s profile, allocate resources and lead the adoption of risk management policies, strategies and best practices.

Leaders who have the skills to foster and maintain meaningful relationships that inspire, empower and support others drive organisational success, as well as psychological and psychosocial safety within their teams.

​This course aims to further develop concepts outlined in the Procurement Chapter of the Net Zero in Government Operations (NZGO) Strategy. It also incorporates elements of the Energy, Buildings, Fleet, Travel and ICT chapters.

This course features selected content from the accredited postgraduate Microcredential in Pacific Engagement, developed in partnership with APS expertise, academic excellence and Pasifika voices.

This learning experience supports APS 6 to Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders to champion cultural diversity and inclusion in their teams and organisations.

​The Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (CCSF) sets minimum standards for creating and maintaining child safe culture and practices in Australian Government entities

​This course is designed to introduce participants to the essential concepts of adaptive leadership.

​This training course builds an understanding of emissions reduction planning as it relates to the Net Zero in Government Operations (NZGO) Strategy.

​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.

​The APS Academy is offering a Pilot AI capability development program for Australian Public Service employees in support of the AI Plan for the Australian Public Service.

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.

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 a discussion on value for money, what that means and how it applies when conducting procurement and contract management activities.

​This course is a high-level overview of the procurement lifecycle and provides guidance to SES delegates on their role and responsibilities in each phase, from planning through to contract management.

​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.

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 outlines how government funds are under constant scrutiny and uses real examples to demonstrate instances of poor management and decision-making by APS in the Procurement Lifecycle.  

Knowledge and practices relating to delivering effective evaluation outcomes. An essential course for anyone who will be required to sit on an evaluation panel. This course provides a set of tools and techniques to manage sourcing events and their evaluation in a manner that is efficient, accountable and delivers the right outcomes. It includes an overview of the end-to-end evaluation process, including evaluation criteria and scoring methods.

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.  

​This course is designed to provide practical strategies and tools for navigating commercial negotiations within the Commonwealth Procurement Framework.

​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.

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.

​APS writing fundamentals is Course 1 of the Writing in the APS self-paced interactive eLearning courses. It covers the fundamentals of writing in the Australian Public Service, drawing from Australian Government Style Manual guidance.

This eLearning module is designed to provide useful information for new starters on recognising responsibilities and accountabilities for managing public resources.

Learn project management processes and tools: planning, resources, implementation, deliverables, milestones, risk, stakeholder management, and governance.

This program educates Australian Public Service (APS) staff on the SFIA framework and how agencies can use it. It is designed as a series of information sessions.

This course outlines the knowledge, tools and techniques required to lead projects and teams at the executive level.

Participants learn how to produce documents which are accurate, clear and consistent with Government style requirements.

This program introduces the principles, tools and techniques of Human Centred Design and how to apply them to service/policy design and implementation.

This course is designed to enhance data leadership knowledge and capability, focusing on the role data plays in the work of the public service and critical issues that impact on the availability, integrity and use of data.

​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.

This course introduces APS staff to evaluation in the Australian Government context. Concepts are covered with Commonwealth Evaluation Policy principles and practical examples.

​This course introduces public servants to program logic models for policy, project and program development, implementation and evaluation. Program logic models are visual tools for thinking about the way an intervention is intended to create a desired change.

This course introduces APS staff to benefits realisation management and provides practical examples of its application.

This course will assist APS policy, program and project staff to understand what randomisation is and how to apply it in their own work.

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.

​Think you always make the right decisions even under pressure? Test your ethical reflexes in the ATO’s interactive game, DAISIE. 

​Many Cultures, One APS is a video storytelling project sharing the real-life experiences of APS culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) staff and is designed to inform, inspire, spark curiosity and encourage empathy.

Interactive course on editing and proofing written text. It includes writing skills, editing and proofing methods. You will be able to enhance documents for correctness and clarity.

All workplaces use communication and our overall job effectiveness is strongly influenced by how well we communicate. Learn how to present information clearly, concisely and in a compelling manner.

Emails are written more than any other document. It is important to know when an email is the most appropriate form of communication, and how to maximise effectiveness when emailing.

This course is designed for those who produce documents involving analysis or evidence-based argument. It is suitable for all APS and executive levels who need to improve their analytical writing.

This face-to-face workshop will build your capability in engagement and partnerships with First Nations communities and organisations.

This course covers the processes for writing reports that adhere to the Commonwealth writing style. Learn to produce documents that have clear scope, are organised and interpret information well.

This video interview provides guidance on evolving principles of government writing, establishing good writing culture in the APS and developing capable writers.

This video interview provides guidance on writing in the APS, including basic writing principles and managing feedback.

​Essential tips for everyone who writes, edits or approves content in the APS.

​This face-to-face workshop will build your capability in engagement and partnerships with First Nations communities and organisations.

This face-to-face workshop will build your capability in engagement and partnerships with First Nations communities and organisations.