Digital Profession

Explore the power of emerging tech to drive digital transformation across the APS. The Digital Profession will help you connect with experts, gain unique training opportunities and prepare you to lead in a digital age.

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The APS Digital Profession strives to uplift digital capability to provide simple, smart and secure government services. See how we will build a capable, sustainable and future-ready workforce in the Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan 2025-30.

Who is this Profession suitable for?

Employees who are starting or growing their digital career, are a digital practitioner, want to lead in a digital role or want to grow a digital capability and diversity in their organisation.

Benefits of joining this Profession

  • Access to an online member's community (the MCP) where people can network with peers in their discipline across agencies. 
  • Access to events and training. 
  • Partake in digital projects across the APS. Such as providing input to help define definitions and skill requirements for APS digital roles that support APS Career Pathfinder. 
  • Partake in activities to help shape professional values.

Head of the Digital Profession

As the Digital Profession Head, Chris Fechner, Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Transformation Agency, Chris is committed to building the digital capability of the APS to deliver smart, secure and trusted public services.

APS Digital Professional Stream Strategy

The Digital Professional Stream Strategy (the Strategy) is a structured way to build and uplift the core digital expertise of leadership and the workforce, and specialist expertise in digital roles.  This will be done collaboratively across the APS to ensure we have a cross-agency approach to delivering government services.

It is a deliberate approach to setting professional standards, implementing digital career pathways and addressing digital skills gaps. It will create networks and ways to strategically recruit, develop, grow and retain talent in digital leadership and the digital capability of our workforce.

APS Digital Professional Stream Strategy

The APS Digital Professional Stream Strategy builds a skilled, connected and future-ready digital workforce, strengthening digital capability, career pathways, collaboration and innovation across government.
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Work

APS Jobs
The APS Jobs website serves as a central platform for exploring careers within the Australian Public Service (APS). It provides job search tools, highlights career pathways, and shares general information about working for the APS.
APS Mobility Opportunities
The APS Mobility Framework promotes temporary moves across agencies and sectors, helping employees build skills, expand networks, support priority work and strengthen a connected, agile One APS culture.
Day in the life of a junior Pega developer
Find out what it’s like to work as a junior Pega analyst in the Australian Public Service. An APS member shares their thoughts on what it is like to be a junior Pega analyst.
Day in the life of a lead business analyst
Find out what it's like to to work as a lead business analyst in the Australian Public Service. Shri shares what a day in the life looks like in the role of a lead business analyst.
Day in the life of a lead business architect
Find out what it’s like to work as a business architect in the Australian Public Service. Paula from the Department of Education shares a day in her life as a lead business architect.
Day in the life of an experience owner
Find out what it’s like to work as an experience owner in the public service in Australia. Tom, from a local government agency, shares a day in the life as an experience owner.

People

Design and Research Community of Practice
This Community is for Digital Profession members interested in human centred design, user experience, user research and service design. It is a safe and inclusive space to share best practice, connect with peers, share experiences, and solve shared problems.

Resources

APS Digital Professional Stream Strategy
The APS Digital Professional Stream Strategy builds a skilled, connected and future-ready digital workforce, strengthening digital capability, career pathways, collaboration and innovation across government.
Content Strategy Guide
A content strategy sets the foundation for the creation, structure and governance of content. You should apply a content strategy when building new services or redesigning web content, or for big changes such as machinery-of-government updates.
Data, digital and cyber workforce plan
The Australian Government’s Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan outlines how the APS will attract, develop and retain data, digital and cyber talent, building capability to deliver secure, modern and user-focused government services.
Digital Service Standard
The Australian Government’s Digital Service Standard provides best-practice guidance for designing user-centred, accessible and secure digital services, helping agencies deliver simpler, more effective experiences for people and businesses.
AI for Policy People
This practical AI for public servants workshop delivers tangible insights on how AI tools work and how to apply them. It demonstrates an extensive array of real work use-case examples to seed your ideas.
GovAI Knowledge Hub
The GovAI Knowledge Hub helps you learn how AI works, what it can and can’t do, and how to use it in your work. Explore resources, courses, and interactive tools.
This Week in AI
This Week in AI is a weekly APS podcast covering AI developments, policy impacts and emerging trends, helping public servants stay informed, explore implications and engage in AI discussions.
​​GovAI Generative AI​
This is a safe place where you can experiment with multiple Generative AI tools to learn about their capabilities and how to use them effectively.

Courses

Coaching for Women in Data and Digital (C4WID) Program
The Coaching for Women in Data and Digital (C4WID) Program focuses on group coaching to help you develop leadership skills in data and digital related roles within the public sector. The program will help you reflect on your strengths, values and career goals, and dedicate time to professional growth in a supportive context.
Human Centred Design 101
This program introduces the principles, tools and techniques of Human Centred Design and how to apply them to service/policy design and implementation.
Skills Framework for the Information Age - SFIA
This program educates Australian Public Service (APS) staff on the SFIA framework and how agencies can use it. It is designed as a series of information sessions.

What's New

Digital Service Standard

The Australian Government’s Digital Service Standard provides best-practice guidance for designing user-centred, accessible and secure digital services, helping agencies deliver simpler, more effective experiences for people and businesses.
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Data, digital and cyber workforce plan

The Australian Government’s Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan outlines how the APS will attract, develop and retain data, digital and cyber talent, building capability to deliver secure, modern and user-focused government services.
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Upcoming Events / Course - Sessions

Digital Professions Events - October 2026

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Digital Profession events connect APS digital staff through sessions on leadership, emerging technologies, capability development, digital delivery and career growth, supporting learning and professional networks.
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