Before Getting Started
This section provides practical, authoritative guidance to help teams design, develop and maintain high quality learning and development (L&D) solutions. It brings together APS standards, common tools and shared language so learning is consistent, usable and inclusive across government.
Quality principles
Apply quality principles and standards throughout the full learning lifecycle — from discovery and design through to delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement.
| APS Learning Quality Framework (LQF) and Design Standards (coming soon) |
| APS Learning Quality Framework Resources Hub (coming soon) |
| APS Continuous Learning Model (CLM) (coming soon) |
| Learning Evaluation (coming soon) |
| One-APS (coming soon) |
| Digital Experience Standard (coming soon) |
| Style Manual (coming soon) |
| Learning Design and Instructional Design models (coming soon) |
Files, metadata and authoring platforms
Manage learning assets so they are easy to find, reuse and maintain.
| File naming conventions (coming soon) |
| Universal file types (coming soon) |
| Metadata (coming soon) |
| Authoring platform licenses and editing rights (coming soon) |
L&D Glossary
Use shared terminology to improve clarity and consistency.
| L&D Glossary (coming soon) |
| Entity Directory |
Accessibility and inclusion
Design learning so it is usable and inclusive for all learners from the start.
| Web Content Access Guidelines (WCAG) (coming soon) |
| Interactive online learning experience - alternative files (coming soon) |
| Inclusion by Design (coming soon) |
Capabilities & Skills
Identify the key learning capabilities and skills for L&D, and explore the different avenues to build these skills.
| APS L&D Community of Practice (coming soon) |
| Training and Assessment Qualification |
| APS Learning Design Standards: Digital Skills (coming soon) |
| Content Designer: Communication / digital skills (coming soon) |
| Human centred Design Training (coming soon) |
| OECD: Observatory of Public Sector Innovation |
| Understanding L&D and adjacent roles, duties and skills (coming soon) |