All posts tagged "Australian Public Service Commission"

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  UK to upskill civil servants in data science; Australia to review public sector appointments: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK cabinet secretary launches Evidence House data science initiative Simon Case, the UK government’s

  • Posted February 9, 2023
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  Minister vows to revive ‘mothballed’ Australian Public Service reform agenda

  Australia’s minister for the public service Katy Gallagher has outlined her plan to rebuild the Australian Public Service (APS) in a speech in which she blamed the previous government for

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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  ‘Urgent’ need to streamline Australian Public Service, review finds

  A review of hierarchies within the Australian Public Service (APS) has recommended that its senior structures be modernised and that investment be made into the capability of future leaders “urgently”.

  • Posted August 31, 2022
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  Australian election heats up as Labor’s pledge to cut public service contractors sparks political ad battle

  Australia’s opposition Labor Party has said it will wean the Australian Public Service (APS) off its use of consultants and contractors and instead hire more public servants if it wins

  • Posted May 18, 2022
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  ‘The war for talent’: APS assistant commissioner warns of challenges in attracting staff

  Bringing highly-skilled workers into the Australian Public Service (APS) amid a competitive job market and ongoing crises has felt like a “never-ending journey” with difficulties still to come, Patrick Hetherington,

  • Posted April 24, 2022
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  APS human resource managers receive fresh guidance to tackle misconduct

  Human resource managers throughout Australia’s federal government have been handed updated guidance on how to handle employee misconduct in a bid to firm up Australian Public Service (APS)’s ethical principles

  • Posted February 7, 2022
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  Australian Public Service launches new professional development academy

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has launched a new, service-wide learning and development (L&D) hub to build capabilities and set standards for professional training. The APS Academy aims to foster

  • Posted July 27, 2021
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  Four trends to watch from the Australian Public Service census

  The Australian Public Service Commission published the results of its annual employee census earlier this week.   The survey, conducted in October to November 2020, takes the pulse of professionals

  • Posted April 1, 2021
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  Australia to reform senior executive recruitment

  The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is shaking up the way it hires its most senior executives, in a bid to speed up recruitment, improve coordination between departments and sharpen

  • Posted January 24, 2019
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  Australian commissioner hits out at partisan public servants

  The Australian public service commissioner, John Lloyd, has attacked Labor-run state governments for allowing union members among their public sector employees to engage in overtly political activities. Lloyd, who has

  • Posted March 7, 2017
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