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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.

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  • "Mark's public sector experience coupled with private world provides great context in his delivery of courses.”

    Marc

    PIRSA

  • “The course has given me an understanding of terminology used, processes managed by Finance and the important factors I need to consider when dealing with budget management.”

    Betty

    Department for Education

  • “I now have the appropriate knowledge to effectively manage my assigned budget and how to assess if a budget variation is cause for concern.”

    Janine

    DHW

  • “Think would be useful for all employees to undertake to gather further financial literacy.”

    Marc

    PIRSA

  • “Great environment for learning, the course was pitched for all financial knowledge levels with group participation encouraged.”

    Janine

    DHW

  • “Mark is a very skillful presenter who has extensive and relevant knowledge and was able to transmit it in a practical and entertaining way. Mark involved the group in discussions, and there was a good mix of exercises, group work and presentations across the two days. I added a lot to my own knowledge and in particular gained skills in how to apply the learning to my work. Overall it was high energy and insightful. Really enjoyed the training.”

    Gabrielle

    Department of Human Services

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  • “Presented in an interesting forum with relevant examples and tailored to a public sector environment using real time problems and examples, truly appreciated.”

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  • “The course has provided with me with fantastic tools and strategies to manage projects more effectively and efficiently and provide easy updates to others as required.”

    Sheree

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  • ““[When I get back to work] I'll be better able to prepare and manage tasks and projects by being better informed of the planning processes required.”

    Simon

    The SACE Board of South Australia

  • The presenter (Mark) provided some very useful examples based on his experience in the field and the folder with all the information is a very valuable resource. The diversity of worksites and experiences amongst the group also made for very interesting learning.”

    Catherine

    Department for Education

  • “Planning, structuring, content was great. Mark was fantastic; very knowledgeable.”

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  • “My mindset around how I do projects was the big take away. At the moment I'm doing projects here and there in addition to my current work (non-project). This course helped identify how to take a project mindset, as opposed to a 'process'.”

    Scott

    Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

  • "Mark's delivery was outstanding! He had such high energy for the entire duration of the course, he kept participants engaged, made us laugh and broke concepts down so that they were easy for all to understand. I would highly recommend Mark and this course to all of my colleagues interested in learning about Project Management!"

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