APS-Jawun partnership celebrates 15 years of Indigenous-led secondments building trust, respect and authentic relationships to close the gap.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 17/06/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 24/06/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 27/08/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 03/09/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 21/10/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 22/10/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 3/03/2027, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 4 March 2027, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 08/06/2027, by face-to-face consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
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Australian Capital Territory
This course is delivered on 15/06/2027, by face-to-face consisting of one 6.5-hour session.
Courses
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.
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.
This face-to-face workshop will build your capability in engagement and partnerships with First Nations communities and organisations.
Footprints is a framework that supports APS employees to continually increase and enhance their cross-cultural knowledge and understanding.
The Jawun APS Secondment Program offers secondments with Indigenous regional organisations to highly skilled public servants.
This four-part workshop series, consisting of two themes, offers SES leaders a deep dive into unconscious bias for organisational change. Supported by follow-up workshops, SES leaders can share personal reflections and action plans.
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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework provides a basis for building the cultural capability of the Commonwealth public sector.
The event was focused on pathways to more culturally informed engagement and partnership with First Nations communities and was led by Sam Jeffries with Dr Rachel Bacon.
The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) share key First Nations Impacts Framework resources to assist with the development of any new policies.
The First Nations Partnerships Playbook is an APS resource to guide public servants to build strong and enduring partnerships with First Nations peoples, communities and organisations.