About IPAA Victoria Professional Development
The Institute of Public Administration Australia, Victoria This year IPAA developed a three tiered program for the specific professional needs of people working in the
(IPAA Victoria) is the peak independent professional public sector.
association for the public sector.
IPAA Victoria 2009 Calendar Professional Development
IPAA offers state-of-the-art professional development Open Program Membership
programs and events, administers significant awards, Compliments
and provides high-level networking opportunities Leading Public Administration
across government. President’s
Lunches
Public Service IPAA Orations Executive Leadership Speaks Critical Stakeholder
Pride and Prejudice Conversations Management
Fellows’
Our mission is to enhance the capacity, integrity and Roundtables
reputation of the public sector in Victoria. Public Administration in Action
Policy Leadership Communication Finance & Risk Communities
of Practice
Gain the Policy Edge Sustainable Management Convincing Conversations Financial Management
Enhancing the: Emerging Leaders Forum Brief Writing
Speechwriting
Risk: Beyond Compliance
Building the Business Case Communities
- capacity
Writing Seminar of Interest
Fundamentals of Public Administration
- integrity How
Understanding Government
Protocols & Local Get to
Communicating & Managing
Presentation Strategic
Mentoring Program
- reputation
Government Proprieties Government the Point Skills Thinking
YIPAA Events
Works at Work
of the public sector
Professional Development Framework
Professional Development Program
Connecting People and Ideas Understanding Government Managing Sustainably Communicating Effectively
• IPAA Oration: be inspired by national and international • Gain the Policy Edge: the knowledge and skills to make • Sustainable Management: gain the skills to efficiently • Presentation Skills: delivering engaging presentations for
thought leaders a contribution to policy leadership (a 4 1/2 day intensive) manage yourself, others, finance and projects public policy purposes
• Executive Conversations: seminar series exploring key • How Government Works: the history, philosophy and workings • Financial management: analyse financial information and • Convincing Conversations: effective communication to
developments in the public sector of our ‘Washminster’ systems of government and a case study of monitor performance manage meetings, public gatherings and consultations
the policy making process (2 day intensive)
• Leadership Speaks: leaders share their insights, including • Strategic Thinking: think and manage creatively and
their own views on leadership • Protocols & Proprieties: insights into public sector strategically • Get to the Point: a framework for structuring professional
etiquette, ethics & organisational culture writing, from the readers perspective
• Public Service Pride and Prejudice: Seminar series • Risk: Beyond Compliance: understanding risk to enhance
examining the perspectives of the public sector so crucial • Local Government at Work: the framework and practice of value and support enterprise • Brief Writing: The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of writing for decision
to morale, recruitment and confidence in the institutions of local government accountability, decision making and service makers
governance • Building the Business Case: fine-tuning your ERC funding • Speech Writing: the craft of writing persuasively for those who
• Emerging Leaders Forum: a one day forum bringing proposal speak in the public domain
together the leaders of today to share insights with the leaders
of tomorrow
• Critical Stakeholder Management: Public Sector leaders
share insights gained from managing complex projects
Events Awards Leadership Projects Resources & Publications
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IPAA regularly hosts popular and IPAA acknowledges excellence and long- IPAA Indigenous Initiative IPAA Victoria’s resources include:
prestigious events, such as: term commitment to the public sector
The IPAA Indigenous Initiative seeks to actively engage Indigenous • IPAA’s website: www.vic.ipaa.org.au is a an accessible
through our awards including: people in IPAA’s program. The initiative is a tangible commitment to information portal providing resources such as:
• International Women’s Day Dinner
Reconciliation. - occasional papers
• Budget Briefing Breakfast • Leadership in the Public Sector Awards - case studies
• Regional Budget Briefing Lunch • Victorian and National Fellowship History of Public Administration - links to publications and organisations
• Leading peer review journal, The Australian Journal of
• Partnership Events • Tall Poppies award To celebrate IPAA Victoria’s 80 years of achievements, a history of Public Administration (AJPA) and Public Administration Today
the Institute and its work will be undertaken in 2009. (PAT)
• Essay prizes
• Bi-monthly IPAA e-newsletter, keeps IPAA members up to date
• Scholarships National/International with the latest news on IPAA events, courses and membership
IPAA Conference 2012 services
In 2012 IPAA Victoria will host a major conference showcasing
Victoria as a centre of public policy excellence.
Services for Members YIPAA Our Location Contact Us
IPAA Victoria’s office and training room
Lonsdale St
Punch Ln
Somerset
Gordon Place
When you join IPAA Victoria you receive: YIPAA: a forum for young public sector Little Bourke St
professionals
Exhibition St
Liverpool St
Harwood Pl
• Membership rates and priority booking for our courses,
Spring St
seminars and events
Rydges
Hotel
T (03) 9653 2000
YIPAA offers: F (03) 9639 9663
Crossley St
• Access to publications and resources on the IPAA website
• The right to use the post nominals, MIPAA (Member of the E info@vic.ipaa.org.au
• Twilight Talks by senior public administration professionals
Institute of Public Administration Australia)
• Strategic Career Planning & ‘Peer Plus’ Mentoring Program Bourke St
• Invitations to a range of professional, social and cultural events Address:
exclusive to our membership • A relaxed, informal networking environment 1 Bourke
Street
Level 3, 37 Little Bourke Street
Westwood Pl
McIlwraith Pl
Meyers Pl
Windsor Pl
Melbourne Victoria 3000
The Hotel Windsor
• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Interest and
Communities of Practice - networks of professional, peer-to
peer learning and support
Little Collins St
www.vic.ipaa.org.au
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
T1
F1 F2
S2 S1 S3
S1 S1 S3 S2 Daylight saving begins S4 S1
Fellows Roundtable M2 M2 M4 M1 M3 Term 4 starts M5 M2
T3 T3 T5 Speech Writing T2 T4 T1 Protocols & Proprieties T6 Melbourne Cup (Metro only) T3 T1
Parliament sits 3- 5 Feb Parliament sits 5-7 May Parliament sits 2-4 June Parliament sits 1-3 Sept
W4 W4 W1 Budget Briefing Breakfast W6 Fellows Roundtable W3 W1 Fellows Roundtable W5 Leadership Speaks W2 W7 W4 W2
New Year’s Day T1 T5 International Women’s Day T 5 T2 Regional Budget Briefing T7 T4 T2 T6 T3 Pride and Prejudice in the T 8 T5 T3
Dinner Breakfast Public Service 1
F2 F6 F6 Term 1 ends F3 F8 World Environment Day F5 F3 F7 F4 F9 F6 F4
S3 S7 S7 S4 S9 S6 S4 S8 S5 S 10 S7 S5
S4 S8 International Women’s Day S8 Daylight saving ends S5 S 10 S7 S5 International Day of World’s S9 S6 S 11 S8 S6
Indigenous People
M5 M9 Labour Day M9 Risk: Beyond Compliance M6 M 11 Queens Birthday M8 M6 M 10 M7 M 12 M9 M7
Evening Seminar Parliament sits 9-11 June Parliament sits 12-15 October Parliament sits 10-12 Nov Parliament sits 8-10 Dec
T6 Get to the Point T 10 T 10 Risk: Beyond Compliance T7 T 12 Presentation Skills T9 T7 T 11 T8 Presentation Skills T 13 How Government Works T 10 Gain the Policy Edge T8
Speech Writing Parliament sits 10-13 March Workshop Convincing Conversations Parliament sits 11-13 August Convincing Conversations Streams C/D
W7 W 11 Presentation Skills W 11 W8 W 13 W 10 Executive Conversation W8 International Youth Day W 12 W9 W 14 W 11 W9
Convincing Conversations Seminar 2 Convincing Conversations
T8 YIPAA Breakfast Seminar T 12 Protocols & Proprieties T 12 Jewish Passover 9-16 April T9 Financial Management T 14 T 11 T9 T 13 T 10 Fellows Roundtable T 15 YIPAA Breakfast Seminar T 12 T 10
F9 F 13 F 13 Good Friday F 10 Strategic Thinking F 15 F 12 F 10 F 14 F 11 F 16 F 13 F 11
S 10 S 14 S 14 Easter Saturday S 11 S 16 S 13 S 11 S 15 S 12 S 17 S 14 S 12
S 11 S 15 S 15 Easter Sunday S 12 S 17 S 14 S 12 S 16 S 13 S 18 S 15 S 13
M 12 IPAA Victoria ‘Leadership M 16 M 16 Easter Monday M 13 M 18 M 15 Term 3 starts M 13 M 17 M 14 M 19 Risk: Beyond Compliance M 16 M 14
in the Public Sector Awards 2008’ Parliament sits 15-17 Sep Evening Seminar
T 13 T 17 T 17 T 14 T 19 T 16 T 14 Brief Writing T 18 How Government Works T 15 Get to the Point T 20 Risk: Beyond Compliance T 17 T 15
Local Government at Work Local Government at Work Speech Writing Workshop
W 14 W 18 W 18 W 15 W 20 Emerging Leaders Forum W 17 How Government Works W 15 W 19 W 16 Brief Writing W 21 W 18 W 16
T 15 T 19 T 19 T 16 Gain the Policy Edge T 21 T 18 Protocols & Proprieties T 16 YIPAA Twilight Talk T 20 T 17 YIPAA Lunch Seminar T 22 IPAA National Conference T 19 T 17
Convincing Conversations Streams A/B
F 16 Convincing Conversations F 20 F 20 F 17 F 22 F 19 Get to the Point F 17 F 21 Term 3 ends F 18 F 23 IPAA National Conference F 20 Term 4 ends F 18
S 17 S 21 S 21 S 18 S 23 World Refugee Day S 20 S 18 Ramadan S 22 S 19 S 24 S 21 S 19
August 22 - September 20
S 18 S 22 S 22 S 19 S 24 S 21 S 19 S 23 S 20 S 25 S 22 S 20
M 19 M 23 M 23 Term 2 starts M 20 M 25 M 22 M 20 M 24 M 21 M 26 M 23 M 21
How Government Works T 20 T 24 T 24 Get to the Point T 21 T 26 T 23 T 21 Presentation Skills T 25 T 22 T 27 T 24 T 22
Parliament sits 24-26 Feb Parliament sits 23-25 June Convincing Conversations Parliament sits 24-26 Nov
Protocols & Proprieties W 21 W 25 W 25 Brief Writing W 22 W 27 W 24 W 22 W 26 W 23 W 28 AGM W 25 W 23
Convincing Conversations IPAA Annual Dinner
Brief Writing T 22 T 26 Writing Seminar T 26 YIPAA Breakfast Briefing T 23 T 28 Leadership Speaks T 25 YIPAA AGM & Twilight Talk T 23 T 27 Financial Management T 24 T 29 T 26 T 24
F 23 Executive Conversation F 27 F 27 F 24 F 29 Term 2 ends F 26 F 24 Pride and Prejudice in the F 28 Strategic Thinking F 25 IPAA Great Debate F 30 Political Memoirs F 27 Christmas Day F 25
Seminar 1 Public Service 2
S 24 S 28 S 28 Anzac Day S 25 S 30 S 27 S 25 S 29 S 26 S 31 S 28 Boxing Day S 26
S 25 S 29 S 26 S 31 S 28 S 26 S 30 S 27 S 29 S 27
Australia Day M 26 M 30 M 27 M 29 M 27 M 31 M 28 M 30 M 28
Chinese New Year Parliament sits 31 March - 2 April
T 27 How Government Works T 31 T 28 T 30 T 28 T 29 T 29
Parliament sits 28-30 July
Term 1 Starts W 28 Pride and Prejudice in W 29 W 29 Critical Stakeholder W 30 W 30
the Public Service 1 Management
IPAA Seminar T 29 T 30 T 30 T 31
F 30 Building the Business F 31
Case
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IPAA Victoria 2009 Calendar
Membership Events
Seminars
Courses
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