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The Academy shares some key takeaways of an event featuring APS leaders on Integrity and Complexity in the APS.
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The APSC and the Business Council of Australia have partnered on a new Business Immersions Program. The program is designed to give public servants first-hand insights into how businesses operate and what they need to thrive.
Upcoming events
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 on 02/10/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 7-hour session.
This course is delivered on 22/10/2025, by face-to-face consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 13/11/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 11/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 7-hour session.
This course is delivered on 12/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 07/05/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 7-hour session.
This course is delivered on 11/05/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
This course is delivered on 11/06/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 3.5-hour session.
Courses
Leaders who have the skills to foster and maintain meaningful relationships that inspire, empower and support others drive organisational success, as well as psychological and psychosocial safety within their teams.
The APS Leadership Capability Connect aims to develop and strengthen ongoing relationships and partnerships with stakeholders who play crucial roles in promoting, supporting and managing leadership development opportunities.
APS Leadership Edge is a cohort-based social learning program which will enable EL 2's to develop their leadership and management skills through a range of learning sprints and activities.
APS Leadership Edge Community is a social learning program which will enable EL 2's to develop their leadership and management skills through a range of resources, communities and activities.
The EL2 Leadership Program supports leaders to move beyond their technical expertise and develop essential management and leadership capabilities.
This workshop provides practical training for managers on how to effectively lead remote and hybrid teams in the Australian Public Service (APS). Participants will develop leadership skills, explore best practices for remote team management, and address common challenges such as communication, accountability, team culture, and well-being.
The Public Sector Management Program is a post-graduate coursework opportunity managed and delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) on behalf of the Australian Public Service.
This course is designed to enhance data leadership knowledge and capability, focusing on the role data plays in the work of the public service and critical issues that impact on the availability, integrity and use of data.
The SES Integrity Masterclass is aimed at providing SES leaders with access to current thinking and practical applications towards embedding pro-integrity culture across the APS.
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.
Designed for all newly promoted SES Band 1s and external SES recruits to provide a foundation that can be built on in the more detailed SES Orientation program. Recommended to be completed within your first 1-2 months.
The Dr Margot McCarthy Scholarship is an annual award for those who have made a significant contribution to the public service and who display the leadership behaviours demonstrated by Dr McCarthy.
The Senior Executive Stewardship program supports leaders to work together to drive stewardship and initiatives in a complex, challenging and dynamic public service environment, experiencing advances in technology, societal and geopolitical volatility and the changing expectations of our citizens.
Resources
In today’s fast changing work environment, having a culture where everyone feels empowered to speak up without negative consequences will help build trust and confidence in the APS. This is speak up culture and the essence of psychological safety.
The APS Change Framework is for anyone managing change across the Australian Public Service.
Our ability to respond to changing demands, and leverage the opportunities available to us, is underpinned by performance management practices that translate societal and Government expectations into individualised performance expectations for APS employees.
Sue Robertson (APS Integrity Taskforce), and Bridie Dawson, (Attorney-General’s Dept) discuss integrity Taskforce lessons and how to uplift APS ethical leadership.
A practical guide to help APS taskforces through every stage of the taskforce lifecycle.
The guide provides practical guidance for people who run activities that target people with disability to design, plan, and deliver more inclusive processes, products, services and policies.
This video was recorded in March 2022 at the APS Academy’s Craft Conversations event for the craft of Leadership and Management.