Initiatives and programs

Find out about The Spirit of Service: The diverse roles of Australia’s public servants and Australia’s Public Service: For the Government of the Day, two Museum of Australian Democracy exhibitions that explore the role and work of the APS.

A formal professions model established to increase APS workforce capability for employees in critical areas of the APS.

The APS Workforce Strategy establishes the first whole-of-enterprise approach to strategic workforce management, enabling effective delivery for the government and Australian communities.

Connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Australian Government Jobs

Information about learning and development in the APS, including the APS Learning and Development Strategy, the APS Learning Board, and the leadership and APS craft capability development available through the APS Academy.

Talent management is the systematic attraction, identification, development, engagement, retention and deployment of individuals to ensure they are equipped and confident to make their best contribution to their agency now and in the future

The APS Mobility Framework is a deliverable of the APS Workforce Strategy, recommended by the APS Review.

The workforce information we collect is collated and provided back to agencies to enable them to manage their workforce.

The Government has released a comprehensive approach to workplace relations in the Commonwealth – the Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy 2023

The Capability and Workforce Committee provides advice on opportunities to strengthen the Australian Public Service workforce and organisational capability

The APS Consultative Committee (ACC) has been established by the Australian Public Service Commissioner to discuss matters related to the APS employment relationship and of interest to the APS as a whole.