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Register now for the next

intake of the Professional

Foundations Program

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Starting June 15th 2021

Who is our Program for?

  • ASO/APS 5 - SOGC/EL1 public sector members.

  • Our participants want flourishing public sector careers. They want to make a powerful difference.

  • We focus on group diversity, drawing participants from a wide range of agencies, work functions, regions and levels of government.

​Between us, we've worked at:

  • At local, state, federal and international levels of government

  • For Governors-General, ministers and secretaries

  • In policy, service delivery, program design and management, corporate, at the frontline and in research

What does the program deliver?​

  • Mindsets, Practical Tools, and Strategies.

  • Executive Coaching. Conversations with Senior Leaders.

  • Practise in human-centered design and agile tools.

  • Problem Analysis and solutions for the public sector.

  • A diverse network across all levels of Government .

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Workshops
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The program runs across ten workshops, one month apart (in person or via videoconference) from 9 am to 4:30 pm – June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2021. The program continues to run into 2022 from February, March and April. Each workshop has a theme and will also include interesting conversations with guest speakers. The workshops are held at the National Archives in the Parliamentary triangle. 

​1. Awkward introductions and icebreakers - 15th of June

This session covers - who are you, your agency and your DISC profile.

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2. The Public Sector and public policy – what is it good for? - 28th of July 2021

This session covers-  key concepts from economics, philopshy and political science. We discuss the digital age, possible futures and implications fo governments and public sectors

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3. The Public Sector and how public administration stuff works - 27th of August

This session provides- understanding of those things that are integral to the life of a public servant. 

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4. Knowing you, Knowing me - 17th of September
This session covers - mental wellbeing, physical health and nutrition.

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5. Stakeholders "R" Us - 15th of October

This session covers - needs, values and worldwide views of ourselves and those we work for. 

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6. Project design and hackathon episode 1 - 12th of November
This sessions involves - working with teams to develop and explore a protect topic. 

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7. Project hackathon episode 2 - 1st of December

This session covers - the progression of the hackathon with the support of people who have finished the program. 

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8. Baby Shark Tank- 24th of February

This session covers - the teams presenting their project progress toa guest panel and their colleagues. 

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9. Tips and Tricks - Managing yourself and others - 24th of March

This session covers - developing action plans and further steps from the knowledge you have developed over the course of the program.

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10. Whale Shark Tank - 21st of April
This session covers - Project teams present their project findings to a panel of senior APS and ACT Public Service leaders and to an audience of their supervisors, SES team mentors, colleagues, and peers from other Cohorts. We then say our farewells. 

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Tools and Assessment 

  • DISC

  • Workplace motivators

  • Schwartz values wheel

  • Goleman's leadership styles

  • 5 executive coaching sessions

  • Team project using agile & human-cenered design tools with an SES mentor

  • Project presentations to 2 panels of SES and senior SES

  • Additional workshops on emerging themes (included free for all past and current participants)

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Cost

$5,500 including GST

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