Leadership programs

IPAA NSW Training delivers a range of high-level programs that provide short, sharp and thought-provoking professional development opportunities for public sector executives and leaders. These programs include our Master Class series and Executive Leadership seminars.

Master Class

The IPAA NSW Master Class series is designed to provide senior officers and executives with a clear pathway to developing their leadership skills within the sector across four key modules:

Helen Nelson Executive Policy master class

Policy development in the fast lane - what works
Dates: 15 May 2012
Supported by The Nous Group 

By referring a senior officer or executive from your organisation to an IPAA NSW Master Class, you are helping New South Wales develop the skills and abilities of tomorrow’s leaders.

Executive Leadership series

Budget Briefing Breakfast
June 2012 - date TBC
Speaker: Mr Philip Gaetjens, Secretary, NSW Treasury

IPAA NSW State Conference
Getting serious about customer service
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
9 August 2012

Women's Executive Luncheon
28 May 2012
Supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Celebrating the role of women in the public sector
Speakers: Anne Summers, journalist; Robyn Kruk, National Mental Health Commission

Spann Oration
20 November 2012
Speaker: TBC

Leadership training

Diploma of Government (Management) PSP51104 
This diploma program will help you to improve your understanding of how people work, develop key leadership and management capabilities including how to develop and foster relationships that contribute to improved outcomes, manage resistance and lead change.

Essentials for new managers
This workshop will help you improve your understanding of yourself and your team members. It encourages you to build action plans to improve your time, stress and performance management and helps you to analyse your own network and develop strategies to enhance it.

Fundamentals for supervisors
This workshop will teach how to help your team think about their work in a more positive and productive way, and help them feel more valued. It addresses how to prevent staff issues turning into staff problems and how to foster willingness and cooperation.

Managing regional staff: working together apart
This workshop offers practical solutions to many issues faced by managers of remote staff, from controlling emails to maintaining motivation and commitment. The workshop is designed for managers with geographically dispersed team members, teams who are not co-located, team members who are from different organisations or managers involved in managing remote resources.

Public Sector Management Program
The Public Sector Management Program is a management and leadership education program for Australia’s public sector managers. It has been developed to provide managers with a unique opportunity to develop skills relevant to the current public sector environment. The program is open to current and potential middle managers in Commonwealth, State and Local Government organisations in NSW. Prior qualifications are not required.

Springboard: women's development program 
This award winning program enable participants to take action toward their goals in small positive steps, make positive decisions about their personal and work options, and enhance performance. It enables women to take more control over their own work/lives, identify the clear, practical and realistic steps that they want to take and develop the skills and confidence to take those steps and progress.

Strategic thinking: resolving vital business challenges 
This workshop involves the application of a groundbreaking model of strategic thinking to dramatically improve participants' skill levels as problem solvers, leaders and managers.