6. Support Secretaries Board to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline via the Secretaries Talent Council and the Deputy Secretaries Talent Council
The role of the talent councils is to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline in the APS. The Commission supports the talent councils to achieve this by providing strategic advice, design services and secretariat support to manage key council activities, including leadership assessment and development rounds. By ensuring that these deliverables are high quality, the Commission is effectively supporting the talent councils to build leadership for the future.
2021–22 Target
Provide fit-for-purpose and evidence-based design services and advice to talent councils.
Assessment and development rounds are objective and timely.
2022–23 to 2024–25 Targets
As per 2021–22.
As per 2021–22.
Measurement methodology
Annual survey shows that 80% of Talent Council members consider advice and design services are fit for purpose.
Rounds will be considered objective if conducted by an independent service provider, and will be considered timely if conducted within time frames agreed with the councils.
