Workshops
We deliver timely, targeted workshops grounded in real-world experience.
Our facilitators have done the work, not just studied the theory. They have relatable experience in what drives and challenges your teams every day.
These workshops can be delivered as stand-alone sessions or designed as part of a tailored program to meet your goals.
Writing essentials
This workshop helps participants write clear, purposeful documents by applying plain English principles and Australian Government style conventions.
This workshop covers similar content to the Essential writing suite we deliver on behalf of the APS Academy at level, as described in the Style Manual.
Working in government
This workshop helps participants understand how government works. It covers what it means to work in the APS by exploring Australia’s constitutional framework, parliamentary processes and the standards expected of public servants.
Success as an APS candidate – interview skills and more
This workshop builds participant skills in navigating APS recruitment processes. It covers tailoring applications to selection criteria, preparing strong examples and practising interview techniques.
Stepping up to SES
This workshop builds participants’ capability to step into SES as a Band 1. It runs through relevant leadership frameworks and integrity expectations, then translates these into practical actions for leading teams and influencing outcomes.
Project management fundamentals
This workshop helps participants deliver successful projects. It reinforces the utility of structured planning techniques, risks management and stakeholder engagement to achieve clear, measurable outcomes.
Policy development intermediate
This workshop strengthens participants’ ability to design and deliver effective public policy. It examines relevant economic concepts, explores policy instruments and touches on developing policy proposals.
Policy development fundamentals
This workshop develops participants’ understanding of public policy basics. It explores the Australian policy cycle, stakeholder engagement and evaluation methods to support effective policy design and implementation.
Policy development advanced
This workshop develops participants’ toolkit to contribute to impactful public policy. It enhances consultation and influencing capabilities, offering a chance to apply their experience to solving complex problems.
Monitoring and evaluation
This workshop equips participants to design, deliver and assess monitoring and evaluation frameworks. They apply program logic, theory of change and evidence-based tools to improve outcomes, support decisions and strengthen accountability.
Mentoring your team for good writing
This workshop develops participants’ ability to improve writing at the team level. It covers setting expectations, coaching with confidence and creating processes that support clarity and consistency.
Combine with Creating a clear writing culture™ and Writing essentials to schedule a program for staff at all levels.
Meaningful metrics for policy and programs
This workshop equips APS employees to use data meaningfully in policy and program contexts. Scenario-based discussion covers research questions, data quality and formulating evidence-based recommendations to influence decision-making.
Managing ethically
This workshop develops participants’ ability to manage and identify ethical issues in the workplace. It explores APS decision-making models and offers practical frameworks to apply on real-world scenarios.
Managing complex conversations
This workshop builds participants’ confidence to manage complex conversations as a supervisor. They apply values-based frameworks, unpack practical strategies and define support systems.
Influential decision documents and briefs
This workshop helps participants write documents for decision-makers that withstand external scrutiny. It covers techniques to align content with executive needs and structure information for clarity.
Inclusive leadership for women
This workshop develops participants’ inclusive leadership capability. Through a gender lens, they explore leadership styles, addressing bias, and building respectful, high-performing teams.
Identifying employee potential and career conversations
This workshop helps participants identify high-potential employees and hold effective career conversations. They apply APS talent models and consider adapting coaching techniques to individual needs.
Getting to good governance
This workshop develops participants’ ability to strengthen governance by applying decision-making principles, managing risk and supporting transparent, accountable processes across organisations.
Engaging in performance conversations for employees
This workshop builds participants’ confidence to hold meaningful performance conversations with supervisors. They apply neuroscience-informed techniques to explore the effects of mindset on outcomes and realistic scenarios.
Effectively engaging with stakeholders
This workshop develops participants’ ability to engage stakeholders effectively by applying structured analysis, strategic planning and communication techniques.
Develop arguments and write with influence
This workshop develops participants’ ability to write persuasive arguments by structuring ideas clearly, using rhetorical tools and tailoring content to present evidence.
Data literacy and ethics
This workshop relates participants’ responsibilities to overarching objectives and principles that ensure data integrity and proper use. It explores the APS data lifecycle, how different APS roles fit across that lifecycle, and what participants should know about data governance and management.
Creating a clear writing culture™
This masterclass offers SES participants a toolkit to create and sustain a clear writing culture. Promote clarity and consistency across teams by implementing practical frameworks and refining processes.
Core concepts in regulation
This workshop builds participants’ understanding of regulation and its tools. They explore legislative frameworks, assess regulatory options and apply principles to develop and critique effective interventions.
Confident presentation skills
This workshop builds participants’ confidence to deliver engaging presentations. It shores up how to plan with purpose, manage nerves and adapt delivery for different audiences and formats.
Change management
This workshop helps participants lead change effectively. It explores the importance of building emotional insight, applying structured models and communicating with influence to guide teams through uncertainty.
Building your foundational data skills
This workshop develops participants’ foundational data capability. They unpack core communication principles by exploring visualisation techniques, simplifying statistical language and tailoring insights to support clear messaging to non-specialists.
Better-practice regulatory management
This workshop develops participants’ ability to manage regulatory programs effectively. They reinforce key concepts and best-practice principles through scenario-based discussion.
Analytical and critical thinking
This workshop develops participants’ ability to think critically and analytically. They apply structured techniques to evaluate complex issues and make sound decisions.