Data Profession are running a pilot of the redesigned course for SES leaders. Data for SES Leaders is now six 90 minute sessions over 6 weeks delivered through UNSW Graduate School of Management. They are seeking participants for the pilot. Attached are some supporting documents.
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Seeking test-users for APS writing products
The APS Academy is developing self-paced, web-based learning to uplift APS writing capability.
We are looking for test-users to experience 2 eLearning courses and provide feedback through a short, anonymous survey.
Courses
- APS writing fundamentals
- APS writing principles
Target audience
Courses target development of foundational APS writing skills.
We are hoping to receive feedback from a mix of APS cohorts:
- staff new to APS or APS writing – mixed APS levels
- APS graduates/ academic writers
- APS CALD staff
- managers of staff who could benefit from developing writing skills.
Timeframe
- Each course is approximately 50 minutes.
- Preferred testing period is 15 December to 16 January.
- Selected test-users will receive a short, anonymous survey to complete by COB 16 January.
- There might be another opportunity to participate in a second pilot in late Jan/early February.
We are collecting email addresses to reach out to potential test-users ahead of 15 December.
If you, your staff, or someone you know is interested in participating in the pilot release of these learning products, please email CraftLearning@apsc.gov.au (and provide the test-user’s email address) before COB 11 December.
Regards
The APS Craft Learning Curation and Design team.
Hi Members,
Following the implementation of PSPF Direction 003-2025 (Online Disclosure of Security Clearance and National Security Information), the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is seeking advice from agencies who have either sourced a training package that encompasses ‘foreign interference, espionage, cultivation and exploitation by foreign powers’, alternatively, any content sourced for training packages that your agency has used to develop your own training module, in order to meet the new Direction.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Please contact them on peopleservices@gbrmpa.gov.au
The APS Academy presents in December, to all public servants, a MasterCraft Series event on Stewardship and systems change – an anniversary of APS stewardship.
MasterCraft Series events are a series of live discussions aimed at highlighting contemporary practices, discussing up to date and emerging issues and challenges, and providing a platform to promote real world successes from across the APS.
This event invites you to rethink your own understanding of stewardship through the lenses of other’s perspectives and have the opportunity to reflect and design your own stewardship actions for the coming year.
This event features a panel discussion with Dr Rachel Bacon, Deputy Commissioner Integrity, Reform and Enabling Services at the Australian Public Service Commission; Tom Orlovic, Director Strategy, Policy and Development at the Australian Taxation Office; and Freya Simonsen, a generalist graduate at the Australian Public Service Commission. This celebration of stewardship will inspire you through storytelling and the sharing of live examples from leaders at all levels through this panel discussion.
This event is free to participants and open to all Australian public servants around Australia.
Register for this discussion to reflect on what stewardship means for all public servants.
Good morning/afternoon,
The APS Academy December 2025 – January 2026 Promotional Pack is now available via this link to share across your agency.
This month at the Academy our spotlight is on the APS AI plan.
Three key call outs are:
- The AI plan for the APS has been launched. It aims to support the safe and responsible use of AI across the APS to improve outcomes and has mandated foundational AI literacy training for all APS staf
- There are new courses available on APSLearn as part of the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Training Suite – Industry Engagement and Market Research, Commercial Negotiation and Procurement Risk Management.
- There are two new upcoming leadership programs in 2026 – APS Management Edge and Adaptive Edge.
If you have any feedback regarding the promotional pack, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our colleagues who create the pack via academyengagement@apsc.gov.au.
For your awareness the next Promotional Pack that you will receive from the Academy will be for February 2026 (you will receive this in mid-January).
As part of the Security Integrity and Fraud Awareness (SIFA) week 2025, the ATO are pleased to invite staff from smaller government agencies to attend two insightful webinars focused on fraud prevention and integrity.
AI-Enabled Fraud: An End-to-End Attack
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 1:30PM – 2:30PM AEST
This session will walk you through an end-to-end simulation of how modern fraudsters use AI to augment open-source intelligence gathering, automated content generation, dark web tools, image geolocation and synthetic media to build highly targeted, scalable attacks.
We’ll show you just how criminals use your online information to hack you, and your workplace too! Don’t worry, we’ll arm you with plenty of tips and tricks to help prevent this from happening, and show you what to look out for. And it goes without saying… don’t try these attacks at home!
The Fraud Roundtable
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEST
This SIFA Week panel brings together experts from the ATO, IDCare, Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre, and Department of Health, Disability and Aging to discuss collaborative approaches to identity protection and fraud prevention across government and community sectors.
Join Assistant Commissioner Helen Wilson and panellists Liz West, Chris McDermott and Tom Gibson for a discussion on current challenges and strategies in identity and fraud prevention across government organisations.
The highly successful APS Integrity hypothetical series returns, brought to you by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) – Integrity Branch in collaboration with the APS Academy.
Facilitated by Rodney Lee Walsh, this 1-hour session will challenge a panel of senior executives with hypothetical scenarios designed to test their integrity. Learn about the risks posed by insider threats and how to identify and manage potential integrity challenges they raise.
Insider threats arise from trusted insiders, a current or former employee or contractor who has legitimate or indirect access to the people, information, techniques, activities, technology, assets and facilities of a workplace. An Insider threat is the potential for an insider to intentionally or unintentionally use their access to conduct activities that could cause harm to or negatively affect a workplace. Types of insider threat include espionage, sabotage, violence, fraud and theft.
Note: ACT based DISR staff will be able to attend this event in person, with the rest of the APS able to attend online.
To register, head to APSLearn: View Live Learning
This month at the Academy our spotlight is on Leadership and Management in the APS.
Three key call outs are:
- We have a great range of management courses coming up including: Building and Leading High Performing Teams, Planning and Managing Change, Leading Successful Projects and A Strategic Perspective to Managing
- The Academy’s Leadership prospectus is also included in this month’s promotional pack assets which gives a great overview of all of the Leadership offerings available through the Academy.
- The 6R Relational Leadership Capabilities Skills Lab for EL2 and SES leadership is running at the discounted rate of $900 until the end of the 2025.
If you have any feedback regarding the promotional pack, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our colleagues who create the pack via academyengagement@apsc.gov.au
View Document-1The APS Academy is developing a new learning initiative – Management Edge – designed to build the management capability of team leaders (APS 6 to EL1) across the Australian Public Service. Building on the success of Leadership Edge, this program will support managers to strengthen their APS craft in people management, business management and core public administration – the essential foundations for effective leadership in the APS. Delivered through the Academy’s cohort-based social learning model, participants will learn from peers and experienced practitioners across the Service, applying insights directly to their day-to-day work. We’re now inviting APS agencies to nominate team leaders to test components of the new program through ‘Build Your Edge’, a hands-on opportunity to shape the development of Management Edge. If your agency would like to be part of this exciting next step in developing great managers for the APS, contact the APS Academy team at edge@apsc.gov.au
The APS Academy is seeking agency expressions of interest in whole-of-APS graduate development opportunities for your 2026 graduate intakes. These opportunities provide a range of options tailored to meet your agency or department’s needs, whether you are looking for options to fully meet your graduate development requirements or simply want to supplement your existing development programs.
Interested agencies and departments can choose between full participation in the APS Graduate Development Program or by selecting events or coaching only packages. Key opportunities include:
- APS Graduate Development Program: the 10-month program starts in March 2026, includes 10 learning sprints, access to the full suite of the Whole of APS Graduate Event Series and individual coaching sessions.
- Whole of APS Graduate Event Series: the series brings Graduates together for interactive and informative workshops from March 2026. Agencies can select virtual or in person participation, or both.
- Coaching: Usually reserved for senior executives, coaching packages are a unique and valuable option for providing extra support throughout the Graduate year.
If your agency is interested in the above, please email the Academy’s Graduate Development team at apscgdp@apsc.gov.au with your preferred participation option or we can provide more information as required. You can also visit the APS Academy website.