Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPAA WA)

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄 Our office will close for the holiday season tomorrow at 12pm and will re-open on the 6th of January 2025 at 9am. We wish you a wonderful festive season and we hope to see you at our events and courses in the next year.

Last week the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPAA WA) hosted the 2024 Achievement Awards. It is incredibly inspiring to see over 700 public service professionals come together to celebrate the incredible projects and initiatives delivering such important outcomes for our WA community, and some of the people behind them. Thank you to all the delegates, dedicated judges, and everyone who submitted a nomination this year from our exceptional public service. I would like to express my gratitude to the IPAA WA Patron and Governor of WA, His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM FIPAA, for taking the time to join us again this year and recognise the great accomplishments of the WA public service. I also would like to extend my gratitude to the IPAA WA co Vice-Patrons: the Honourable Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia’s representative to present at the awards, Parliamentary Secretary Jessica Shaw MLA, and the other co Vice-Patron Mr Shane Love MLA, Leader of the Opposition. The 2024 IPAA WA Achievement Awards celebration is an incredible way to end the year, and I am always taken aback hearing about the public service’s outstanding achievements. As a community we need to recognise the great work the public service does. My warmest congratulations go to all the winners this year, and in particular this year’s recipient of the IPAA Patron’s Award, the highest accolade in public administration in WA, Gail McGowan, PSM. A full list of winners and photos from the day are available on our website at https://lnkd.in/gh-rDRm8 This year we trialled a new initiative to provide award winners with the opportunity to say a few words in relation to their award win via a video message to celebrate beyond the ceremony’s proceedings. We will share and publish these in the new year so you can hear more about the exceptional public service we have in WA. I wish you a happy festive season and new year.

🏆 Last week we had the pleasure to host the IPAA WA 2024 Achievement Awards and celebrate together some of the outstanding achievements and people in the public service of WA. Every year, our Achievement Awards recognise the important work of the public service, as well as celebrate the exceptional individuals, teams, and organisations behind the delivery of positive outcomes and initiatives for our community.   Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the guests, delegates and sponsors. Thank you also to all those who submitted a nomination this year for taking the time to support these awards. To see the list of the winners and photos, and to download a booklet with all of this year’s winners, click here: https://lnkd.in/giADVEYJ

Yesterday the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPAA WA) program delivered a huge day filled with incredible insights and a brand-new initiative we will be bringing to our members soon. We started the morning with an intimate session which explored unearthing digital skills and building workforce capability, where Jerome C., Veronica Holmes and Damian Koh explored the opportunities and tools required to overcome the skills gap and deliver digital transformation sooner. Building on this, our first ever podcast featured a conversation between YPC Chair, Mikaela Scuderi and Deloitte's Veronica Holmes about ‘Skills Based’ Organisations. The afternoon session, 'Danjoo Koorliny: Working with Aboriginal Businesses', featured an incredible line-up of speakers. We were honoured to hear from two Danjoo Koorliny co-directors, Dr. Richard Walley OAM and Carol Innes AM who spoke about the philosophical and practical considerations when working with Aboriginal organisations. They shared valuable insights into the economic systems which were in place pre-colonisation, and how Danjoo Koorliny are working to bring this ancient knowledge into the modern business world. Following on from them, a panel discussion and presentations featuring Catherine Holland, Dennis Kickett, Les Oakley and Frank Mitchell shared practical ways the WA Government can work, and are working, with Aboriginal businesses. They provided some fantastic examples of successful collaborations which Main Roads Western Australia have been undertaking. Finally, the workshop facilitated by Carol and the Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together team brought all delegates together to answer and share their experiences, thoughts, and ideas on what good collaboration looks like. Thank you to all the speakers today who shared their knowledge and expertise. It is always inspiring to hear from such highly respected community leaders as well as those who are on the ground working closely with Aboriginal businesses. Thank you also to all the guests who took the time to attend the sessions today and finally, to our MC for the day, Christine Thompson. Events such as these remind me how lucky I am to lead an organisation that works to deliver these all important messages to the public service. Our upcoming events are available at the webpage below https://lnkd.in/gX4HvrFX

We look forward to hosting Veronica Holmes, Jerome C. and Damian Koh for a timely conversation about #PSWorkforceCapbility and #DigitalTransformation. Thank you to long time sponsors Deloitte and our staff lead by the wonderful #NadiaKhalaf for bringing this session together.

➡ Join us at the 2025 IPAA WA YP Conference to hear from the conference keynote speaker Rebecca Brown PSM about the following topics: - Systems thinking - The essential skillset for success - Assertive, frank and fearless conversations - Learning and growing after knockbacks and - Career planning. For the past decade, this conference has motivated and inspired more than 1,500 delegates. Last year alone, over 300 young professionals from all levels of government and the community sector came together to hear from a remarkable line-up of speakers. Register today at https://lnkd.in/gynXiYTf

📢 Last minute opportunity next week! Next Thursday morning we are bringing you a short, sharp, update to help you unearth the hidden digital skills in your organisation and build your workforce capability. Join the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for insights into their recent Digital Pulse Survey, and Deloitte, for this one-hour morning Espresso session to kick start your day. The session explores the notion of ‘similar skills’, how to identify them, and whether a skills based approach to structuring would serve your team or organisation in overcoming the skills crunch and delivering digital transformation sooner. Seize opportunities presented by the rapid advancements in digital tools and register today for this Espresso session: https://lnkd.in/gJAHnuRv

✨ Our Danjoo Koorliny session is next week! This year’s session focuses on Working with Aboriginal Businesses. Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together co-founders, Carol Innes AM and Dr Richard Walley will lead the day’s discussions to guide you and your teams through the key considerations when partnering with Aboriginal organisations. Dennis Kickett from Main Roads Western Australia also features in this year’s program and will share insights from Main Roads’ successful collaboration on the Matagarup Bridge project. For more about the session and to register, visit our webpage at https://lnkd.in/dxXZaED2

📢 Are you ready to unlock your unique leadership potential and drive impactful change in the WA public sector? Then register today for the #Empowering #Women for #Leadership in the Public Sector training course. This online course, held over two half-days, will help you to define and implement a personal, authentic leadership style that leverages your strengths and aligns with your values. The course supports the WA’s Workforce Diversification and Inclusion Strategy Facilitated by Nicole Heffernan, the course will: ✔ help you define your unique brand of leadership style, which leverages your strengths in an authentic way; ✔ provide you with  a framework to promote self-awareness and personal success through advancing the key skills of assertive communication, effective feedback, and intelligent influence; ✔ guide you through a model to shape organisational cultural through creating a shared mindset around performance, leadership, connection, and relationships. Register here https://lnkd.in/d7B-H_id

🎉 Congratulations to the 2024 Policy in Practice graduates! After six days of intensive learning, we celebrated with them at the post-program event last week.   A big thank you to our facilitators, the Hon. David Bartlett and Rhys Edwards, and to the guest speakers who contributed to the program's success: Gail McGowan, PSM, Emily Roper, Neil Fergus and Michael Barnes. Thank you also to IPAA WA Councillor, IAN COWIE for providing opening remarks for this year’s program, and to IPAA WA Secretary, Emma Forrest for closing remarks this year. Stay tuned for details of next year's program at https://lnkd.in/gRtiaAps and make sure you are signed up to our emails to register as places are limited and fill up quick!