Leading in the APS

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.

Appearing before parliamentary committees takes an in-depth look at parliamentary committees that scrutinise decisions and the information flow between the APS, the parliament and the public. This program will help you to prepare effectively and communicate information clearly.

This course is designed to support you to build your interpersonal and self-care skills to foster positive human-to-human interactions that promote connection and understanding.

​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.

APS Unlocked brings together new and returning members of the APS to engage with experienced APS leaders and practitioners, who will share essential information and tips for a successful and productive career in the APS.

Takes an in-depth look at decision-making and the skills required to design, develop and deliver a briefing across a range of scenarios. Learn effective briefing techniques and workshop approaches.

Understand how to create and maintain high-performing teams where work is aligned with government priorities. Learn how to analyse and describe high-performing teams, identify the enablers and barriers, and explain the management practices required.

The program focuses on developing APS Change Management capability to build the capacity for government to deliver well considered and well-planned change.

The Change Management Practitioner program is an online program offering extension learning to participants who have completed the Change Management Foundation Program.

This course is designed to improve the way APS employees coach and manage others so they can deliver improved outcomes, ultimately resulting in higher APS productivity.

Compassionate Foundations is designed to support you to build your interpersonal and self-care skills to foster positive human-to-human interactions that promote connection and understanding.

This program teaches the skills to respond to workplace and organisational conflict as a manager, including the tools to coach and support others.

Connections is a key step in your workplace peer support journey, providing you with foundational knowledge and skills for the role.

The EL2 Leadership Program supports leaders to move beyond their technical expertise and develop essential management and leadership capabilities.

Footprints is a framework that supports APS employees to continually increase and enhance their cross-cultural knowledge and understanding.

This course examines aspects of influence and persuasion and the negotiation skills essential for managing and leading at the executive level.

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 Multicultural Organisation – Staff Awareness, Innovation and Capability (MOSAIC) digital learning magazine aims to enhance multicultural awareness in the APS.

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.

The program strengthens the leadership capability of experienced senior executives to effectively deliver their key accountabilities.

This course strengthens the leadership capability of senior executives to effectively perform the expected range of high-level responsibilities.

Designed for newly promoted or long term acting SES from within the APS, and newly recruited SES from outside the APS.

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.

Essential techniques and tools to get work done effectively; avoiding methodologies, jargon and unnecessary steps. Practical activities relating to your work or case studies and exercises.

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.

In this module, you’ll learn the essentials for working away from the office, including key guidance for both managers and staff.

Understand the critical role requirements of EL 1's through the APS Work Level Standards and capabilities and behaviours identified in the APS Integrated Leadership System.

Understand the broad role requirements of EL 2s through the APS Work Level Standards and deepen your understanding of the capabilities and behaviours required.