Graduates are a key group that organisations recruit in order to gain the required capabilities to deliver their business, as well as bring in fresh insight, innovation and critical thinking. Graduate recruitment in the APS will help to lift public service capabilities identified in the APS Workforce Strategy, which is critical to positioning the APS workforce for the future.
2021–22 Target
Increased number of agencies and applicants participating in AGGP streams and initiatives.
Through increased participation in the AGGP, reduce average spend on graduate recruitment marketing and promotion per candidate added to a graduate merit list.
Number of offers made to graduates meets the demand of participating agencies.
2022–23 to 2024–25 Targets
As per 2021–22.
As per 2021–22.
As per 2021–22.
Measurement methodology
Count of agencies participating compared to previous year.
Count of applicants compared to previous year
Calculation of approximate average cost based on survey data from participating agencies, and compared across years.
Count of offers compared to agency demand, as indicated in intent to recruit notification.
