Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) provides world-class postgraduate education to senior executives and emerging leaders in the public sector. The Public Sector Commission is pleased to partner with ANZSOG to deliver three distinct programs:
The Executive Fellows Program (EFP) is an intensive, three-week residential program for senior public sector executives who want to further develop their adaptive capacity to lead public sector organisations.
Through the program, participants may become expert in a range of areas, from influencing at executive committee-level, navigating the first 100 days of a new role, leading a major departmental restructure or knowing how to empower teams to innovate.
An implicit aim of the program is to challenge and stretch participants and this is achieved in part through the content, case studies and pedagogy selected. But the EFP also does this through shifting the context of the program from week to week – the 2018 program will be based in Wellington, Canberra and Singapore.
The EFP brings together world-recognised academics with high-calibre practitioners drawn from the senior ranks of the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. It applies the latest thinking and academic rigour, while being firmly grounded in the reality of modern public service challenges. Presenters and participants share their experiences and insights in a dynamic engagement that is central to the unique nature of this program.
Modelled on leading executive offerings from the USA and UK, the program has been tailored specifically to an Australian and New Zealand public sector context. The EFP brings a global perspective and develops the capacity of senior executives to work across cultural boundaries and with increased international engagement.
The 2018 program builds on ANZSOG’s collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, in Singapore. Participants will gain new insights into leading public sector performance and successful engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
Applications are now open for the 2018 Executive Fellows Program.
Eligibility:
Tier 1 or Tier 2 i.e. Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Director General, Managing Director, Executive Director.
The Commission is pleased to offer three scholarships to support the development of WA public sector leaders. Each scholarship covers tuition fees and travel expenses.
Applications close COB Friday 13 July 2018. Late applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries regarding the application and scholarship process may be directed to the Public Sector Leadership team at leadership@psc.wa.gov.au or on (08) 6552 8569.
For more information specifically about the program, please refer to the 2018 EFP brochure, or visit the ANZSOG website.
The ANZSOG Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) equips senior managers with a broad tool kit of essential skills required in today’s public sector.
The EMPA has been designed in collaboration with member governments and accredited by many of the leading universities in Australia and New Zealand. Not unlike an MBA specifically tailored for government careers, the aim is to produce world-class public sector leaders with strong skills in everything from financial management to laws and regulations, data analysis and intellectually sound policy-making.
The course brings together world-recognised academics with high-calibre practitioners drawn from the senior ranks of the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. It applies the latest thinking and academic rigour, while being firmly grounded in the reality of modern public sector challenges and allows students to access the best thinking and learning as they share their individual workplace challenges.
The EMPA:
Is a two-year postgraduate qualification combining intensive residential blocks with core and elective modules
Has a multi-disciplinary curriculum integrating theory and practice with real-world applications
Is taught by leading local and international academics, with practitioners drawn from the senior ranks of a wide range of portfolios and sectors
Facilitates the creation of networks of practitioners and peers for lifelong learning and support
Develops world-class leaders and public sector capability
Is accredited and awarded by ANZSOG’s university partners.
Applications are now open for the 2019 EMPA program.
Eligibility:
PSGOGA substantive Level 8 (or equivalent) and above
Dates:
Two years part time commencing late January 2019
Venue:
Various schools across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore
The Commission is pleased to offer five scholarships for WA leaders to participate in the program. Each scholarship covers tuition fees and travel expenses.
Applicants must demonstrate strong evidence of leadership potential and the capability to complete a rigorous Master program.
Please note the application form is extensive and requires a referee report and certified documents. Applications should be prepared well in advance of the close of applications date.
Applications close COB Wednesday 1 August 2018. Late applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries regarding the application and scholarship process may be directed to the Public Sector Leadership team at leadership@psc.wa.gov.au or on (08) 6552 8569.
For more information specifically about the program, please refer to the 2018 EMPA brochure, or visit the ANZSOG website.
Executive Workshops
Past events
6 November 2015
Speaker:
Owain Service, Managing Director Behavioural Insights Team (UK), Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield
The Leadership Seminar Series provide a structured program of timely, relevant and influential events for public sector employees aspiring to leadership positions. The LSS delivers targeted CEO, SES and practitioner forums to provide:
an opportunity for informed debate and dialogue about innovative and cutting-edge ideas
access to pre-eminent thinkers of national and international standing
development of the capability of Western Australia's current and emerging leaders
the opportunity for practitioners to share ideas and build networks across government.
The LSS are scheduled several times a year. Please refer to the Commission’s Events page and/or InterSector for upcoming events.
Past events
15 and 16 August 2017
Speaker:
Professor Zoe Radnor, University of Leicester, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor Catherine Althaus, School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne and ANZSOG Associate Dean (Academic)
Dr David Halpern, Chief Executive, Behavioural Insights Team, UK, Dr Rory Gallagher, Managing Advisor & Director, International Programmes, Behavioural Insights Team, UK
Professor Deborah Blackman, Professor in Public Sector Management Strategy, UNSW Canberra
Evidence Base
Designed for public sector decision-makers, ANZSOG’s peer-reviewed Evidence Base journal publishes systematic reviews of the evidence in specific policy areas with a sharp focus on ‘what works’.
To ensure the journal remains a contemporary and relevant resource for the public sector ANZSOG is seeking topic submissions relevant to the Western Australian public sector.
Previous reviews have covered topics such as the effectiveness of individual funding systems for disability, the drivers and barriers regarding government one-stop-shops, and the potential of the youth foyer model for reducing youth homelessness.
You can help ANZSOG continue to produce a contemporary and relevant journal by doing the following:
submit topics that are useful and relevant to your agency, by email to journal@anzsog.edu.au
circulate information about the journal within your Agency and to your colleagues.
Topics for review need to be areas where there is sufficient empirical evidence to warrant a systematic review, as well as being important and relevant to public sector managers.
Once ANZSOG receives a topic that fits the criteria, the Evidence Base team works with the relevant agency to refine the topic if necessary, and then draws on ANZSOG’s extensive academic networks to commission the review from people with suitable expertise.
ANZSOG provides a grant of AUD$10 000 to support the development of each review.
So if your agency has a specific topic/issue that would benefit from such a review in terms of its evidence base, this might represent an effective way to achieve that and share the results back with the wider public sector community.
To find out more about Evidence Base, please contact Managing Editor George Argyrous directly at g.argyrous@anzsog.edu.au.
Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) provides world-class postgraduate education to senior executives and emerging leaders in the public sector. The Public Sector Commission is pleased to partner with ANZSOG to deliver three distinct programs:
Executive Fellows Program (EFP)
Applications now open
The Executive Fellows Program (EFP) is an intensive, three-week residential program for senior public sector executives who want to further develop their adaptive capacity to lead public sector organisations.
Through the program, participants may become expert in a range of areas, from influencing at executive committee-level, navigating the first 100 days of a new role, leading a major departmental restructure or knowing how to empower teams to innovate.
An implicit aim of the program is to challenge and stretch participants and this is achieved in part through the content, case studies and pedagogy selected. But the EFP also does this through shifting the context of the program from week to week – the 2018 program will be based in Wellington, Canberra and Singapore.
The EFP brings together world-recognised academics with high-calibre practitioners drawn from the senior ranks of the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. It applies the latest thinking and academic rigour, while being firmly grounded in the reality of modern public service challenges. Presenters and participants share their experiences and insights in a dynamic engagement that is central to the unique nature of this program.
Modelled on leading executive offerings from the USA and UK, the program has been tailored specifically to an Australian and New Zealand public sector context. The EFP brings a global perspective and develops the capacity of senior executives to work across cultural boundaries and with increased international engagement.
The 2018 program builds on ANZSOG’s collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, in Singapore. Participants will gain new insights into leading public sector performance and successful engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
Applications are now open for the 2018 Executive Fellows Program.
The Commission is pleased to offer three scholarships to support the development of WA public sector leaders. Each scholarship covers tuition fees and travel expenses.
To apply please read the EFP Scholarship guidelines and complete an EFP application form.
Applications close COB Friday 13 July 2018. Late applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries regarding the application and scholarship process may be directed to the Public Sector Leadership team at leadership@psc.wa.gov.au or on (08) 6552 8569.
For more information specifically about the program, please refer to the 2018 EFP brochure, or visit the ANZSOG website.
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Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)
Applications now open
The ANZSOG Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) equips senior managers with a broad tool kit of essential skills required in today’s public sector.
The EMPA has been designed in collaboration with member governments and accredited by many of the leading universities in Australia and New Zealand. Not unlike an MBA specifically tailored for government careers, the aim is to produce world-class public sector leaders with strong skills in everything from financial management to laws and regulations, data analysis and intellectually sound policy-making.
The course brings together world-recognised academics with high-calibre practitioners drawn from the senior ranks of the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. It applies the latest thinking and academic rigour, while being firmly grounded in the reality of modern public sector challenges and allows students to access the best thinking and learning as they share their individual workplace challenges.
The EMPA:
Applications are now open for the 2019 EMPA program.
The Commission is pleased to offer five scholarships for WA leaders to participate in the program. Each scholarship covers tuition fees and travel expenses.
Applicants must demonstrate strong evidence of leadership potential and the capability to complete a rigorous Master program.
To apply, please read the EMPA Scholarship guidelines prior to completing an EMPA application form.
Please note the application form is extensive and requires a referee report and certified documents. Applications should be prepared well in advance of the close of applications date.
Applications close COB Wednesday 1 August 2018. Late applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries regarding the application and scholarship process may be directed to the Public Sector Leadership team at leadership@psc.wa.gov.au or on (08) 6552 8569.
For more information specifically about the program, please refer to the 2018 EMPA brochure, or visit the ANZSOG website.
Executive Workshops
6 November 2015
Speaker:
Owain Service, Managing Director Behavioural Insights Team (UK), Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield
Applying Behavioural Insights program
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Leadership Seminar Series (LSS)
The Leadership Seminar Series provide a structured program of timely, relevant and influential events for public sector employees aspiring to leadership positions. The LSS delivers targeted CEO, SES and practitioner forums to provide:
The LSS are scheduled several times a year. Please refer to the Commission’s Events page and/or InterSector for upcoming events.
15 and 16 August 2017
Speaker:
Professor Zoe Radnor, University of Leicester, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Visiting Scholar
Presentation slides
31 July 2017
Speaker:
Scott Douglas, DPhil Utrecht University, Australia and New Zealand School of Government Visiting Scholar
Presentation slides
26 July 2017
Speaker:
Ken Smith, Dean and Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Presentation slides
12 and 13 June 2017
Speaker:
Emeritus Professor Geoff Gallop AC, Adjunct Professor at John Curtin Institute of Public Policy at Curtin University
Presentation slides
19 May 2017
Speaker:
Dr George Argyrous, Senior Lecturer and one of three Principals of ANZSOG’s Evidence and Evaluation Hub
Presentation slides
14 February 2017
Speaker:
Associate Professor Catherine Althaus, School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne and ANZSOG Associate Dean (Academic)
Presentation slides
13 December 2016
Speaker:
Associate Professor Zeger Van Der Wal, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Presentation slides
27 October 2016
Speaker:
Ms Sally Washington, NZ Policy Project
Presentation slides
30 May 2016
Speaker:
Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Monash University
Presentation slides
21 April 2016
Speaker:
Ms Cheryl Chung, Singapore Government
Presentation slides
21 April 2016
Speaker:
Dr Adrian Kuah, Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Presentation slides
4 March 2016
Speaker:
David Albury, Director, Innovation Unit
Presentation slides
20 July 2015
Speaker:
Dr Zina O’Leary, The University of Sydney
Video and transcript
22 April 2015
Speakers:
Dr David Halpern, Chief Executive, Behavioural Insights Team, UK, Dr Rory Gallagher, Managing Advisor & Director, International Programmes, Behavioural Insights Team, UK
Video, transcript and presentation slides
24 March 2015
Speaker:
Dr Michael Macaulay, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies
Presentation slides
24 February 2015
Speaker:
Professor Deborah Blackman, Professor in Public Sector Management Strategy, UNSW Canberra
Evidence Base
Designed for public sector decision-makers, ANZSOG’s peer-reviewed Evidence Base journal publishes systematic reviews of the evidence in specific policy areas with a sharp focus on ‘what works’.
To ensure the journal remains a contemporary and relevant resource for the public sector ANZSOG is seeking topic submissions relevant to the Western Australian public sector.
Previous reviews have covered topics such as the effectiveness of individual funding systems for disability, the drivers and barriers regarding government one-stop-shops, and the potential of the youth foyer model for reducing youth homelessness.
Read past issues of Evidence Base
How to make a topic submission
You can help ANZSOG continue to produce a contemporary and relevant journal by doing the following:
Topics for review need to be areas where there is sufficient empirical evidence to warrant a systematic review, as well as being important and relevant to public sector managers.
Once ANZSOG receives a topic that fits the criteria, the Evidence Base team works with the relevant agency to refine the topic if necessary, and then draws on ANZSOG’s extensive academic networks to commission the review from people with suitable expertise.
ANZSOG provides a grant of AUD$10 000 to support the development of each review.
So if your agency has a specific topic/issue that would benefit from such a review in terms of its evidence base, this might represent an effective way to achieve that and share the results back with the wider public sector community.
To find out more about Evidence Base, please contact Managing Editor George Argyrous directly at g.argyrous@anzsog.edu.au.
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