APS Management Edge

APS Management Edge is a cohort-based social learning program for APS 6 and EL1 team leaders who want to build their everyday management judgement, lead confidently through complexity, and strengthen their teams in APS contexts.

The program explores the practical skills managers use daily but are rarely taught explicitly, including applying judgement, navigating ambiguity, and leading diverse, hybrid teams. Participants leave better equipped to make sound decisions, handle people challenges with confidence and lead effectively in fast-moving APS environments.

Management Edge centres on social learning, bringing APS6 and EL1 managers together in a cross-agency cohort to learn with and from each other. The program combines live online learning sessions, structured peer discussion and practical application grounded in real APS management contexts.

This learning experience has been provided by the Australian Public Service Commission.

Participant benefits

Increased confidence applying judgement and making decisions in APS management contexts, including people management, performance management, making decisions around employee entitlements and managing risk.
Obtain practical tools to immediately apply within teams to enhance communication, cohesion and ways of working.
Share experiences and gain insights into ways of working across the APS through cross-agency collaboration.
Build capability in people leadership, performance conversations and leading hybrid teams.
Combine learning in synchronous (real-time interactions with others) and asynchronous (independently completed activities) modes.

Suitable for

APS 6 - EL 1. APS staff who are currently leading others in a supervisory role.

Considerations

This program will be delivered virtually through Cahoot Learning. You will need to ensure the platform and email addresses are whitelisted by your agency.
The program spans over 3 months, with 1-2 hours of learning each week.
Virtual delivery offers flexibility for staff to complete courses from wherever and whenever it suits them and their workflow.