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Appendix F : Delivery of service-wide development activities
Table 45: SES development programmes 2004–05
| Programme | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Leading Australia’s Future in Asia (LAFIA) | 2 | 34 |
| Preparing to appear before parliamentary committees | 3 | 11 |
| Senior Executive Service orientation | 4 | 67 |
| Senior executive updates | 3 | 88 |
| SES breakfast series | 10 | 659 |
| SES Band 3 forums | 2 | 33 |
| Snapshot session—parliamentary committees | 4 | 73 |
| Snapshot session—strategic communications | 1 | 14 |
| Totals for SES programmes | 29 | 979 |
| Special events (significant proportion SES) | ||
| Guidance on 'caretaker conventions'—understand your responsibilities during the caretaker period | 1 | 131 |
| Cost-benefit analysis symposium | 1 | 195 |
| Totals for special events | 2 | 326 |
| Totals | 31 | 1305 |
Table 46: SES Breakfast briefings 2004–05
| Speaker | Topic | Date | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor John Wanna, Sir John Bunting Chair in Public Administration, ANU |
Driving public sector reform through research | 26 Aug | 44 |
| Dr Geoff Garrett, Chief Executive, CSIRO |
Leadership under the microscope | 1 Oct | 36 |
| Mr Peter Clarke, Principal, Change Drivers |
Strategic embedded mentoring systems | 27 Oct | 54 |
| Michael Carmody, Australian Taxation Office |
Risk management: Managing the Tax Office and the revenue system | 24 Nov | 70 |
| Mr Peter Cooper, Managing Director, Advanced Dynamics |
Value creation in the public service—systems thinking and leadership | 1 Dec | 55 |
| Professor Martin Linsky, Harvard University |
Leadership on the line: The challenges and opportunities of the 21st century leadership | 8 Feb | 124 |
| Steve Gibbs, CEO of the Public Sector and Commonwealth Super Schemes (PSS and CSS) Leo Bator,Commissioner for Superannuation and CEO of ComSuper |
Preparing the public service for super change | 24 Mar | 54 |
| Malcolm Hellmuth, Executive Director for Central Queensland, Queensland Department of Main Roads |
Collaborative community relationships | 20 Apr | 32 |
| Lynelle Briggs, Australian Public Service Commissioner |
Public Service reform—the story continues | 12 May | 86 |
| Reverend Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision Australia |
Moral leadership | 17 Jun | 91 |
Table 47: APS development programmes 2004–05
| Programme name | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Review in the public sector | 1 | 90 |
| Assertiveness | 2 | 22 |
| Career directions workshop | 3 | 42 |
| Career management and promotion | 7 | 62 |
| Communication skills | 3 | 36 |
| Conducting investigations* | 3 | 54 |
| Conflict resolution | 3 | 50 |
| Cross cultural effectiveness | 1 | 10 |
| Customer service | 1 | 4 |
| Develop a persuasive business case | 2 | 22 |
| Financial management in the APS | 16 | 175 |
| Getting that contract right! | 6 | 81 |
| Giving and receiving feedback* | 4 | 49 |
| Harassment Contact Officer training | 18 | 171 |
| Harassment Contact Officer—refresher | 2 | 25 |
| How to enrich your representational skills | 3 | 29 |
| How to write high-impact speeches and respond to questions on notice | 3 | 25 |
| Influencing skills | 3 | 47 |
| Leadership skills for women | 5 | 57 |
| Leading small teams | 6 | 106 |
| Managing difficult people | 1 | 14 |
| Managing personal behaviour | 1 | 10 |
| Marketing yourself into an executive level position | 7 | 99 |
| Minute taking skills* | 12 | 168 |
| On the job training and coaching | 1 | 17 |
| Policy formulation and advice—advanced | 6 | 80 |
| Policy formulation and advice—introductory | 11 | 178 |
| Policy implementation—from plan to measurable results* | 3 | 53 |
| Presentation skills* | 11 | 83 |
| Project management | 12 | 196 |
| Smart reading skills* | 8 | 104 |
| Springboard | 1 | 14 |
| Staff selection* | 11 | 79 |
| Strategic thinking | 6 | 102 |
| Supervision | 2 | 68 |
| Think on your feet | 2 | 14 |
| Time and self management | 1 | 8 |
| Understanding the information world | 1 | 9 |
| Winning that job—skills and techniques | 28 | 302 |
| Working under pressure | 1 | 14 |
| Writing skills | 22 | 312 |
| Totals | 240 | 3081 |
* Offered to APS 5-6 and executive level
Table 48: Executive level development programmes 2004–05
| Programme name | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative review | 3 | 114 |
| APS writing: Strategy, genre and style | 4 | 34 |
| Building bench strength | 1 | 45 |
| Building business relationships | 1 | 14 |
| Career planning | 2 | 20 |
| Coaching and mentoring | 1 | 10 |
| Collaborative policy formulation | 2 | 16 |
| Conducting investigations | 4 | 43 |
| Effective governance in APS agencies | 4 | 10 |
| EL updates | 5 | 395 |
| EL1 transition | 4 | 67 |
| EL2 transition | 3 | 43 |
| Emotional intelligence | 6 | 56 |
| Essential guide for APS executives | 4 | 35 |
| Exploring your leadership capability | 9 | 97 |
| Financial management: A strategic perspective | 3 | 34 |
| Guidance on caretaker conventions | 1 | 26 |
| Handling strategic priorities practically | 4 | 27 |
| Influencing skills | 5 | 57 |
| Leadership in the Australian Public Service—an Indigenous experience | 1 | 14 |
| Leadership through policy change | 4 | 24 |
| Leading and managing projects | 5 | 76 |
| Leading your team | 4 | 57 |
| Management essentials | 3 | 48 |
| Managing for risk | 1 | 6 |
| Managing in the APS | 14 | 66 |
| Managing performance | 3 | 35 |
| Managing suspected breaches of the Code of Conduct | 3 | 15 |
| Managing workplace behaviours | 3 | 19 |
| Marketing yourself into an SES position | 4 | 53 |
| Negotiation skills | 1 | 9 |
| On-the-job training and coaching | 1 | 17 |
| Organisational communication: Strategies, tactics and management | 4 | 47 |
| Planning and conducting a tender | 4 | 29 |
| Preparing to appear before a parliamentary committee | 3 | 14 |
| Preventing bullying and harassment | 1 | 88 |
| Staff selection—panel members, delegates and referees | 15 | 89 |
| Writing skills—advanced | 1 | 8 |
| Total numbers | 141 | 1857 |
Table 49: Graduate development programmes 2004–05
| Programme name | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| A taste of Government—lunchtime seminar | 1 | 363 |
| Career directions | 1 | 7 |
| Graduate updates | 1 | 72 |
| Influencing skills | 1 | 15 |
| InfoNet | 1 | 30 |
| Interview tips and techniques | 1 | 11 |
| Legislation and APS decision-making | 1 | 13 |
| Project management | 1 | 10 |
| Strategic thinking | 2 | 32 |
| Totals | 10 | 553 |
Table 50: Development programmes tailored specifically for client agencies— delivered by State offices 2004–05
| Programme name | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Career planning | 2 | 28 |
| Client service a satisfaction | 6 | 69 |
| Code of conduct and bullying | 4 | 42 |
| Communication | 15 | 150 |
| Conflict resolution | 3 | 29 |
| Contract management | 1 | 20 |
| Dealing with difficult people | 6 | 90 |
| Email management | 1 | 10 |
| Emotional intelligence | 10 | 95 |
| Ethics | 1 | 30 |
| Executive development | 2 | 12 |
| Exploring your leadership capabilities | 8 | 122 |
| Feedback skills—giving and receiving | 17 | 270 |
| Financial management | 2 | 12 |
| Grievance Contact Officer workshop | 2 | 19 |
| Harassment Contact Officers and managers | 53 | 581 |
| Introduction to the APS | 2 | 20 |
| Introduction to leadership and management | 1 | 20 |
| Job/career skills and planning | 49 | 712 |
| Leadership/management training | 5 | 77 |
| Leading and managing change | 9 | 106 |
| Managing in the APS | 6 | 50 |
| Managing workplace behaviours | 10 | 229 |
| Marketing yourself into an executive position | 3 | 40 |
| Media skills | 1 | 6 |
| Mentoring | 2 | 12 |
| Myers Briggs Type Indicators | 2 | 20 |
| Partnering and relationship management | 1 | 13 |
| Performance management | 4 | 47 |
| People management | 1 | 8 |
| Presentation skills | 1 | 8 |
| Policy formulation and advice | 3 | 20 |
| Projects—managing and leading | 5 | 67 |
| Promoting yourself | 23 | 184 |
| Staff selection | 61 | 820 |
| Supervision | 23 | 298 |
| Team building | 14 | 71 |
| Telephone skills | 3 | 48 |
| Time and self management | 4 | 52 |
| Workplace behaviours | 9 | 217 |
| Workstyles and preferences | 1 | 15 |
| Work life/wellbeing | 1 | 12 |
| Writing skills | 11 | 155 |
| Totals | 388 | 4906 |
