Appendix D
Index
Download the PDFAppendix E: Delivery of Service-wide development activities
Table 11: SES Development Programs 2002-03
| Agency | Frequency | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS | ||
| Orientation to the Senior Executive Service | 6 | 104 |
| Executive Leadership Development Program 2002B | 1 | 18 |
| Sustaining the Leadership Contribution | 1 | 8 |
| EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS | ||
| Advanced Futures Studies Workshop | 2 | 14 |
| Band 3 Forum | 4 | 54 |
| Executive Coach and Mentor | 2 | 12 |
| Interactive Event | 1 | 52 |
| Introductory Futures Studies Workshop: Working in Futures | 1 | 19 |
| Leading Complex, High Impact Projects | 1 | 20 |
| Preparing to Appear Before Parliamentary Committee | 3 | 13 |
| Public Servants' Accountability, Rights and Responsibilities | 2 | 42 |
| Successful Contracting-the Role of the Senior Executive | 1 | 15 |
| SEMINAR SERIES | ||
| Breakfast Briefings | 11 | 714 |
| Lunchtime Seminars | 4 | 551 |
| Futures Forum | 7 | 270 |
| Senior Executive Updates | 5 | 58 |
| Snapshot Session | 3 | 53 |
| LEADERSHIP EXTENSION | ||
| Leading Australia's Future in Asia | 1 | 14 |
| Strategic Public Sector Leader Summit-Canberra | 1 | 19 |
| Strategic Public Sector Leader Summit-Adelaide | 2 | 23 |
| Strategic Public Sector Leader Summit-Wellington | 1 | 24 |
| Total | 60 | 2097 |
Table 12: SES Breakfast Briefings 2002-03
| Speaker | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Ken Baxter Chairman of TGF |
Delivering Quality Policy Advice- International Realities and expectations of the contemporary political system | 25 July 2002 |
| Mr David Knott CEO 
Australian Securities and Investment Commission |
Governance without values-accidents waiting to happen | 16 August 2002 |
| Ms Louise Dodson Chief Political Correspondent and Canberra Bureau Chief of the Melbourne Age |
The Press Gallery view of the Public Service | 24 September 2002 |
| Mr Richard Steckel President and founder of Add-Venture Network, Denver USA |
Corporate social responsibility: strategic or silly? | 29 October 2002 |
| Ms Maria Livanos Cattiau Secretary General International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
Globalisation: Australia's strategic reorientation in the newly integrated world economy | 28 November 2002 |
| Mr Michael Taylor Secretary AFFA |
The drought, the Australian economy and policy responses | 10 December 2002 |
| Mr Vitorio Corbo Head Professor of Economics Portifica Chile Institute |
Free trade agreements: lessons for Australia from the Latin American experience | 6 March 2003 |
| Mr Don Blackmore CEO Murray-Darling Basin Commission |
Water rights: Implications for cross jurisdictional relations | 26 March 2003 |
| Ms Christine Charles Group Executive External Affairs Newmont Australia Corporations |
Community service obligations and the implications for the public sector | 10 April 2003 |
| Mr Alistair Mant Chairman Socio-Technical Strategy Group |
Exercising critical judgement in complex systems | 23 May 2003 |
| Ms Louise Sylvan Chief Executive Australian Consumers Association |
Regaining trust: A new leadership challenge | 6 June 2003 |
Table 13: APS Development Programs 2002-03
| Activity | Frequency | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Writing Skills | 15 | 230 |
| Better Letters | 7 | 102 |
| Career Directions Workshop | 4 | 62 |
| Conducting Investigations | 3 | 46 |
| Conflict Resolution | 1 | 16 |
| Develop a persuasive business case | 3 | 45 |
| Developing client satisfaction | 2 | 29 |
| Developing project management expertise | 12 | 189 |
| Financial Management in the APS: A management perspective-beyond the basics | 2 | 22 |
| Financial Management in the APS: A management perspective-Introduction | 6 | 73 |
| Financial Management in the APS: An operational perspective-beyond the basics | 2 | 20 |
| Financial Management in the APS: An operational perspective-introduction | 3 | 44 |
| Getting that contract right | 6 | 82 |
| Giving and receiving feedback | 2 | 21 |
| Harassment Contact Officer-refresher | 1 | 6 |
| Harassment Contact Officer training | 4 | 26 |
| Influencing Skills | 3 | 51 |
| Interview tips and techniques | 8 | 107 |
| Leadership skills for women | 4 | 66 |
| Marketing yourself into an Executive Level position | 4 | 68 |
| Minute taking skills | 3 | 46 |
| Policy formulation and advice-advanced | 6 | 79 |
| Policy formulation and advice-introductory | 13 | 204 |
| Presentation skills | 4 | 38 |
| Smart reading skills | 9 | 138 |
| Staff selection | 1 | 11 |
| Surviving and thriving in the APS | 2 | 35 |
| Understanding the APS Values | 2 | 16 |
| Winning that job | 4 | 68 |
| Total | 136 | 1925 |
Table 14: EL Development Programs 2002-03
| Activity | Frequency | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching and mentoring | 3 | 35 |
| Effective governance in APS agencies | 2 | 26 |
| EL Updates | 4 | 114 |
| Financial management: a strategic perspective | 3 | 54 |
| Handling strategic priorities practically | 2 | 42 |
| Influencing skills | 4 | 62 |
| Leadership through policy change | 3 | 47 |
| Leading and managing projects | 1 | 19 |
| Leading your team | 4 | 59 |
| Managing underperformance in the workplace | 3 | 48 |
| Marketing yourself into an SES position | 4 | 59 |
| Organisational communication: strategies, tactics and management | 2 | 30 |
| Planning and conducting a tender | 2 | 33 |
| Strategy, genre and style in APS writing | 5 | 59 |
| Work/Life Wellbeing | 5 | 76 |
| Total | 47 | 763 |
Table 15: Graduate Development Programs 2002-03
| Program | Frequency | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime seminar-A Taste of Government | 1 | 218 |
| Career Directions | 2 | 21 |
| Developing client satisfaction | 1 | 7 |
| Influencing Skills | 3 | 53 |
| Interview tips and techniques | 2 | 17 |
| Legislation and APS decision-making | 2 | 25 |
| Policy formulation and advice | 3 | 49 |
| Project Management | 1 | 10 |
| Strategic Thinking | 2 | 28 |
| Writing for a competitive edge | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 18 | 438 |
Table 16: Organisational performance activities 2002-03
| Program | Frequency | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| Workforce planning | 3 | 49 |
| Workforce summits | 2 | 135 |
| Driving change workshops | 3 | 37 |
| HRCDP Extension program |
1 | 16 |
| Driving change seminars | 8 | 408 |
| Total | 17 | 645 |
Table 17: Regional delivery of learning and development-program and participants numbers in 2002-03
| Activity | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability and Achieving Outcomes | 1 | 10 |
| Achieving Selections Objectives in a Cross-Cultural Environment | 1 | 12 |
| Advanced Writing Skills | 1 | 16 |
| Application & Interview Coaching | 1 | 18 |
| APS Job Application Workshop | 1 | 5 |
| APS Job Applications and Interviews | 17 | 177 |
| APS Job Interview Workshop | 1 | 8 |
| APS Systems of Review | 2 | 34 |
| Assertive Communication | 4 | 39 |
| Better Letter Writing | 1 | 14 |
| Business Planning Survival Skills | 1 | 5 |
| Call Centre Customer Communication | 1 | 12 |
| Change & Diversity Program | 1 | 12 |
| Coaching and Mentoring | 3 | 36 |
| Competing for Promotion | 8 | 87 |
| Conducting Investigations | 7 | 115 |
| Conflict of Interest | 2 | 24 |
| Conflict Resolution | 2 | 26 |
| Contract Management | 1 | 15 |
| Delegates Workshop | 1 | 5 |
| Delivering Quality Presentations | 4 | 22 |
| Developing a Persuasive Business Case | 2 | 31 |
| Developing Client Satisfaction | 2 | 21 |
| Effective Communications | 4 | 36 |
| Effective Staff Selections | 7 | 70 |
| Equity and Diversity | 2 | 18 |
| Ethics | 9 | 90 |
| Executive Update | 3 | 71 |
| Financial Management | 2 | 24 |
| From Management to Leadership | 1 | 14 |
| Getting That Contract Right | 2 | 17 |
| Harassment Contact Officer Refresher | 15 | 147 |
| Harassment Contact Officer Training | 33 | 320 |
| Harassment Issues for Managers | 1 | 12 |
| Influencing Skills | 5 | 72 |
| Interview Workshop | 3 | 21 |
| Investigations Training | 1 | 17 |
| Leadership Skills for Women | 1 | 20 |
| Management Development Workshop | 1 | 10 |
| Managing Conflict | 1 | 8 |
| Managing Harassment | 1 | 4 |
| Managing Performance | 2 | 23 |
| Managing Time | 2 | 16 |
| Managing Underperformance | 2 | 27 |
| Marketing Services and Products | 1 | 4 |
| Marketing Yourself into an EL Position | 6 | 97 |
| Organisational Communication | 1 | 18 |
| Partnering Workshop | 1 | 18 |
| Performance Feedback | 1 | 3 |
| Persuade Me | 1 | 8 |
| Policy Development | 1 | 6 |
| Policy Formulation and Advice | 1 | 10 |
| Policy Formulation and Advice - Advanced | 1 | 16 |
| Powerful Presentations Using PowerPoint | 2 | 8 |
| Presentation Skills | 1 | 8 |
| Project Management | 7 | 91 |
| Project Management Refresher | 1 | 15 |
| Promote Yourself | 14 | 151 |
| Referees Workshop | 1 | 47 |
| SAC Training | 6 | 188 |
| Selection Issues | 2 | 30 |
| Selection Panel Workshop | 5 | 54 |
| Selection Techniques | 3 | 32 |
| Selection Training for Delegates and Panel Members | 4 | 41 |
| Selections Overview | 7 | 90 |
| Selections Panel Training | 9 | 96 |
| Selections Training for JSCs | 1 | 12 |
| Smart Reading Skills | 4 | 42 |
| Springboard-a development program for women | 2 | 46 |
| Strategic Management Program | 1 | 8 |
| Strategic Thinking | 2 | 22 |
| Stress Management | 1 | 7 |
| Successful Selections | 2 | 19 |
| Supervision & Leadership for Workgroups | 12 | 143 |
| Supervision & Leadership Recall Day | 1 | 25 |
| Surviving and Thriving in the APS | 2 | 32 |
| Termination of Employment | 1 | 84 |
| Understanding EQ | 2 | 17 |
| Understanding the APS Values | 11 | 392 |
| Understanding Work Styles | 4 | 46 |
| Values & Code of Conduct | 95 | 1153 |
| Values Workshop | 4 | 40 |
| Winning That Job | 5 | 54 |
| Workplace Behaviours | 4 | 39 |
| Workplace Diversity | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 394 | 5003 |