Graduate Certificate
This program aims to enhance the capacity of present and future policy-makers to meet the challenges of 21st century governance and to help make them innovation leaders within the Australian Public Service (APS). It provides an advanced, critical understanding of the concept of innovation and how it can be applied in an APS context, and particularly in policy design and implementation. This introduction includes a comprehensive survey of the barriers to innovative practice within the APS. The program is highly applied and gives participants skills in design thinking as a tool to achieve innovation in policy and program design and implementation. Course learnings, workshops and exercises are work-project based and allow participants to bring real-world problems from their workplace to work through concepts and tools. The course also provides participants with important skills of adaptive leadership, which will help ensure that they are able to overcome some of the key institutional and interpersonal barriers to public sector innovation.
There are currently no formal credit transfer arrangements for entry to this course. Any previous study or work experience will only be considered as part of the application process in accordance with current course rules and university policy. Credit is not permitted towards completion of a graduate certificate.