Change Management Practitioner Program

The Change Management Practitioner program is designed to offer extension learning to participants who have completed the Change Management Foundation Program, or equivalent learning through either formal training or work experience.

The program does not consider foundational change models or approaches, but rather addresses a number of contemporary change concepts relevant to enabling successful and sustained change outcomes and return on investment.

The program offers a dual learning pathway. Participants who would like to build their personal change capabilities are invited to elect a change initiative which they will deliver/support for their agency – alongside the program delivery. These participants will receive monthly coaching sessions (8 months), offering guidance and support in analysing, designing and delivering the change as well as consolidating their personal change learnings. Alternatively, participants may elect to simply participate in the program sessions – noting that these participants will not have access to change coaching.

This content has been provided by the Change Management Centre of Excellence within the Home Affairs Portfolio Change Stewardship Office.

Participant benefits

Consider agencies broader change agenda.
Identify how to contribute to improved change outcomes and return on investment.
Consider staff wellbeing and the achievement of benefit outcomes.
Know how to partner with key stakeholders in designing and delivering change.
Use engagement opportunities to build the capability of staff, managers, executive and delivery teams in supporting change outcomes.

Suitable for

APS 6 – SES Band 1.

Category and User Level

This learning experience aligns with the Implementation and Services Craft at the Practitioner level.

Considerations

Completion of the Change Management Foundation Program, or equivalent learning or experience is required for participation in the Change Management Practitioner program.

The program is run over eight months, one session per month. Individual sessions run for three hours and may require pre-reading or research to compliment learning outcomes.

Session 1 – Overview and program learning objectives.
Session 2 – Change Fatigue – outdated thinking or critical consideration?
Session 3 – Change and Benefits – a focus on sustainable change.
Session 4 – Agile Change concepts and approaches.
Session 5 – Change Lessons from the Field – learning from the experts.
Session 6 – Change, a model of partnership and design.
Session 7 – Building foundational change capability and maturity.
Session 8 – Participant showcase (opportunity for participants who have elected to undertake a change initiative alongside the program to showcase their progress, learnings and insights).