APS Management Edge: Registration (closes 10/04/2026)
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.
The program explores the practical skills managers use daily but are rarely taught explicitly, including applying judgement, navigating ambiguity, and leading diverse, hybrid teams. Participants leave better equipped to make sound decisions, handle people challenges with confidence and lead effectively in fast-moving APS environments.
Management Edge centres on social learning, bringing APS6 and EL1 managers together in a cross-agency cohort to learn with and from each other. The program combines live online learning sessions, structured peer discussion and practical application grounded in real APS management contexts.
This learning experience has been provided by the Australian Public Service Commission.
Participant benefits
- Increased confidence applying judgement and making decisions in APS management contexts, including people management, performance management, making decisions around employee entitlements and managing risk.
- Obtain practical tools to immediately apply within teams to enhance communication, cohesion and ways of working.
- Share experiences and gain insights into ways of working across the APS through cross-agency collaboration.
- Build capability in people leadership, performance conversations and leading hybrid teams.
- Combine learning in synchronous (real-time interactions with others) and asynchronous (independently completed activities) modes.
Suitable for
APS 6 - EL 1. APS staff who are currently leading others in a supervisory role.
Considerations
- This program will be delivered virtually through Cahoot Learning. You will need to ensure the platform and email addresses are whitelisted by your agency.
- The program spans over 3 months, with 1-2 hours of learning each week.
- Virtual delivery offers flexibility for staff to complete courses from wherever and whenever it suits them and their workflow.
Category and User level
This learning experience aligns with the Leadership & Management Craft at the Practitioner level.
Price
$1,500 per attendee. Payment by Credit Card.
Additional Information
- To enrol in this session you will need a valid APSLearn profile.
- Steps on how to create an APSLearn profile or to view FAQs can be found here.
- If you have moved Departments or you have multiple APSLearn profiles, you can request to merge your profiles here.
- If your training venue is at MoAD, please refer to the directional map to assist with locating the training room.
Attendance (Virtual)
When you attend a virtual session:
- Provide your name or email when joining, as our attendance reports record this information from the virtual classroom platform.
- If you log into the session with a different email address to the one you are registered with, let us know to ensure your attendance is properly credited.
- If you join as a group from one location or cannot provide your details during the session, please email us afterwards so we capture your attendance.
- If we do not receive your information, you may receive a notice indicating you were not marked as attended.
* Capacity limits may apply. Please log into APSLearn to check availability.
- If the session is full or none of the additional sessions are suitable, you can express your interest, through APSLearn, for this event. You will be added to a mailing list to be notified when a new session becomes available.