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This course is delivered on 26/08/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 10/09/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This event presents leaders with an opportunity to understand and address workforce challenges and provide evidence-based workforce insights, highlight priority workforce risk areas, and articulate the role of leaders in addressing and mitigating workforce risks.
This course is delivered from 16/10/2025 to 27/11/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions
This course is delivered on 19/11/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered from 12/02/2026 to 26/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions
This course is delivered on 04/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 16/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered from 29/04/2026 to 30/04/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of two 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered from 07/05/2026 to 18/06/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions
This course is delivered on 13/05/2026 - 14/05/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of two 3.5-hour sessions.
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This module provides information on regulatory frameworks for APS HR professionals by providing access to the frameworks (via links and webpage references) and explaining how they can be applied to relevant situations.
Strategic liaisons between HR functions and business areas are fundamental to delivering quality HR outcomes in the APS.
HR data is used in almost every aspect of recruitment, retention, development, innovation and monitoring of workforce productivity.
APS recruitment processes need to support sound, evidence-based decision-making. The Public Service Act 1999 requires that engagement and promotion decisions in the APS are based on merit.
This module teaches the capability to forecast workforce demand and supply. Forecasting is used in all types of workforce planning to inform decisions about the future.
The Workforce Planning Boost Program is a collection of modules that target the development of technical workforce planning skills. These units have been co-designed by the APS Centre of Excellence for Workforce Planning, with workforce planning experts and academics from across Australia.
This module is about identifying job roles that are crucial to achieving organisational outcomes and become a priority for workforce planning efforts. It’s a foundational concept for workforce planning.
In this module, participants will apply workforce planning to determine crucial capabilities and understand the organisational culture required to meet future business needs.
This module explores organisational design and job design in the context of workforce planning. Participants will also explore smarter and different ways of working due to external change and disruption.
This module explores practical tools and techniques to undertake program management, to effectively support workforce planning implementation including governance, monitoring evaluation and iteration.
The program, delivered across four modules, focuses on four key topics to build foundational strategic workforce planning capability across the APS.