Whole-of-Government Collaborative Policy

The Public Service Act 1999 requires APS employees to provide frank, honest, comprehensive, accurate and timely advice in implementing government policies. This program provides essential knowledge and skills to uphold this key APS value. Learn what it takes to form appropriate strategies out of the complex policy relationships that exist within the APS accountability framework.

Program overview

Whole-of-Government work is emerging in the APS to focus on results, strategic agility and innovation through networks governance and management
Whole-of-Government policy collaboration is challenging work – it needs to be nurtured
Key elements of effective collaboration include managing the nexus of strategy and tactics and recognising that every Whole-of-Government situation is unique
To participate in, manage and lead in Whole-of-Government policy collaboration it helps to think of the task as one of managing complex networks
The aim of this management and leadership effort is to be able to influence policy outcomes in cross-agency, cross-jurisdictional and cross-national policy contexts.

Participant benefits

Identifying and analysing complex interdependencies in policy networks
Build leadership skills for shared collaborative policy outcomes
Identifying and analysing team roles in collaborative policy formulation and implementation
Using language to Whole-of-Government situations
Developing your ability to build trust in policy networks and in cross-agency, cross-jurisdictional and cross-national policy contexts.

Who should attend

EL 1–2*
*Recommended target audience may vary outside the ACT

Further information

For further information on programs, events and seminars delivered nationally, please contact 02 6202 3522 or email nationalcalendarteam@apsc.gov.au.

Terms and conditions

For cancellation and transfer terms and conditions please visit http://www.apsc.gov.au/learn/cancellation.htm.