Essential Writing Skills for Government

(formerly Effective Writing for Government)

Effective communication in the 21st century requires a strong understanding of both your audience and the best practice tools for crafting engaging and persuasive content. Government communication takes time and energy to produce, and its biggest challenge can often be holding and then keeping that attention. Learn the written techniques for engaging your intended audience.

Managing Your Project: An Introduction to Project Management

Develop the practical skills, tools and knowledge needed for planning, controlling and contributing to projects within your own organisation and beyond.

Mechanics of Government

Gain a thorough insight into the workings of government in Australia. The course focuses on the working of government, the Australian and South Australian political system, and the role of the public sector.

Managing Public Sector Budgets

Are you a non-finance person working with financial reports, budgets or liaising with finance staff? Learn the fundamental elements of developing, contributing to, and managing budgets within the government budgeting framework. By the end of this course, you will feel confident in your ability to manage your budget and work with departmental finance teams and processes.

Private: Introduction to Program Evaluation

Policy and program evaluation serves a key purpose in the public sector. It measures the success and public value of key policy or program initiatives. Evaluation enables the communication of this success (or failure) to key stakeholders, the community and serves as evidence to inform future policies or initiatives in the policy area.

Introduction to Public Policy

Learn the key stages in the public policy process, and gain a clear understanding of the role of the public sector in policy development. This course is an essential introduction to public policy, particularly if you are working in government.

Understanding the Public Sector

This course provides a practical overview of the institutions, agencies and processes that make up the South Australian Public Sector. The session will look at the workings of public sector processes with a facilitator who has participated in them.

Writing Policy: The Basics

This workshop gives participants an introduction to understanding how to write public policy. This course focuses on the key elements of good policy writing, the range of policy documents that are commonly used, and how to explain complex ideas in clear terms.

Advanced Writing Policy

This workshop is designed to help participants refine and enhance their policy writing skills. This course focuses on the key elements of good policy writing, the range of policy documents that are commonly used, and how to explain complex ideas in clear terms.

Creatures of Statute: Understanding Entities Established by Legislation

Familiarise yourself with the common features of Statutory Entities created under South Australian legislation and the key legal issues to consider in undertaking a role within a Statutory Entity.

Introduction to Public Policy

Learn the key stages in the public policy process, and gain a clear understanding of the role of the public sector in policy development. This course is an essential introduction to public policy, particularly if you are working in government.

Mechanics of Government

Gain a thorough insight into the workings of government in Australia. The course focuses on the working of government, the Australian and South Australian political system, and the role of the public sector.