Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub

The APS Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub supports APS employees and agencies to build their capacity to genuinely partner and engage to develop more fit-for-purpose policies and services. This includes partnering with First Nations people, communities and organisations, and engaging with people and communities, non-government sectors, academia and industries.

The Charter of Partnerships and Engagement (as well as the Good Practice Guidance and Agency Maturity Assessment) support agencies and employees to build capability to develop more responsive policies and programs.

The First Nations Partnership Playbook guides public servants to build strong and enduring partnerships with First Nations peoples, communities and organisations. It is a first step towards consistent partnership skills and practices throughout the APS. It is accompanied by complementary tools and resources for understanding partnership with First Nations people.

This learning experience has been provided by the Australian Public Service Commission [© Commonwealth of Australia 2025]

For APS wide learners: the program link is Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub

For APSC learners: Please note, your access to the program link is Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub

For APS Extra learners: Please note, your access to the program link is Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub

Participant benefits

Understanding principles for improving the way the APS puts people and business at the centre of policy, implementation and delivery.
Exploring key elements of fostering engagement and partnership with people, communities and businesses.
Building strong and enduring partnerships with First Nations peoples, communities and organisations.

Suitable for

All staff.

Considerations

The Engagement and Partnerships Capability Hub resources provide guidance that is general in nature.
APS engagement and partnership approaches will naturally intersect with other legislative frameworks, guides and codes.
Public servants and entities are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with existing legislative frameworks while engaging or working in partnership.