Accredited programmes: qualifications and skills recognition

The Australian Public Service Commission is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and can award APS employees nationally-recognised qualifications and statements of attainment.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/rto/

Australian Public Service Commission

The Australian Public Service Commission is responsible for providing advice to the Government on the APS; providing advice on strategic people management; supporting the implementation of Government policy; contributing to effective APS leadership and evaluating and reporting on the performance of the APS. Formerly known as the Public Service Merit Protection Commission (PSMPC).

http://www.apsc.gov.au/

Career Development Assessment Centre (CDAC)

Links to the Career Development Assessment Centre (CDAC) which is a learning and development initiative, to help ensure the APS continues to maintain the high quality of its Senior Executive Service (SES) .

http://www.apsc.gov.au/learn/cdac.htm

Circulars and advices

Links to the Australian Public Service Commission index page for circulars to agencies outlining changes in APS people and performance management.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/circulars/index.html

Employment policy and practice

The Australian Public Service Commission provides advice on a wide range of matters relating to the APS employment framework.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/employmentpolicy/index.html

Foundations of governance in the Australian Public Service

Foundations of Governance has been created to assist agency heads in the Australian Public Service. It includes links to relevant policies, legislation and agency websites. The emphasis is primarily on the legislative and related Government policy obligations of agency heads that apply in the context of agency head responsibility for managing the agency.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/foundations/

Frequently asked questions (Public Service Commission)

These frequently asked questions are a consolidation of questions from a number of sources and are indicative of the questions posed to the Employment Policy Adviceline and the Policy Group in the Public Service Commission.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/faq/index.html

Guidelines on workplace diversity

These guidelines cover the legal framework for workplace diversity in the Australian Public Service and offer suggestions about how to establish and implement an effective workplace diversity program.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications01/diversityguidelines.htm

Indigenous APS employment and development

The Commission is working towards improving the number of Indigenous Australians working in the APS and their prospects for career development. From this page you can find out about the steps being taken by the Commission and the APS to help Indigenous Australians.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/indigenouscareers/index.html

Review of actions

This page provides information about processes and procedures for review of employment-related actions in the Australian Public Service.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/merit/reviewactions.htm

State of the Service reports

The Public Service Act 1999 provides that the Public Service Commissioner must provide a report each year to the Minister for presentation to the Parliament, which includes a report on the state of the Australian Public Service during the year. This page provides links to State of the Service Reports presented to the Parliament.

http://www.apsc.gov.au/stateoftheservice/