The amount of communication that is expected of Government workers is significant as you seek stakeholder buy-in to community awareness, launching new initiatives to advising about changes to policy and programs.

If you’ve come from a non-communication background, it can be daunting to face the plethora of communication channels and a readership that is both busy and distracted.

Effective communication in 2025 involves cutting through to get your message to those who need it, and this workshop will apply those principles to your work in Government.

This workshop is ideal for those looking to understand how to make their communication more effective and maximise their efforts in getting out their message. If you’re starting a career in government or from a non-communication background, you will learn a lot.

AI is not coming, it is here.

It is impacting the work of government whether your department or agency has taken a position on it or not. AI is somewhat of a moving feast within government, with the spectrum of usage ranging from a blanket no from some agencies to a cautious toe-in-the-water with others, and some departments embracing the technology.

Writing emails and other interpersonal correspondence is a key skill if you are a government knowledge worker. It’s more than following a template – it’s about engaging with stakeholders who have changed – and are changing – thanks to the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the digital transformation of our society.

Writing this type of correspondence is designed to change behaviour, to stop a response or engage further, so effective writing of these tools is also an important part of the government consultation process.

If you’re required to provide editing or feedback on written work in your project team, agency or department, you understand the time, quality and people management pressures that come with it.

Editing is more than simply making corrections and understanding the style guide.

In fact, editing requires a strategic eye as much as one for style. In this workshop, we will cover the spectrum of editing, from editing the strategy through to editing for structure. You will explore editing for style as well as managing what can sometimes be the hardest part of the editing process, which is managing the people who have produced the writing you are suggesting needs to change.

Coaching is becoming more of an effective skill as the dynamics of your workplace change. It’s more than just management; it is now about balancing different temperaments and generations, key people with different pressures and challenges, and navigating an online environment which brings a whole raft of new dynamics to your team.

This workshop is designed to help participants enhance their ‘political nous’. Political nous is the skill set which enables you to better understand the political environment that shapes the work of the public sector.

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.

In today’s workplace, it is crucial for employees not only to be able to communicate effectively with their peers and subordinates but also to persuade their superiors. Persuading up is a critical skill that enables individuals to influence your senior leaders’ decisions and get their buy-in for ideas, projects, and proposals.

Risk Appetite Statements are tricky to develop and, quite often, contradictory to organisational risk management processes. This session breaks down some of the myths and highlights how a Risk Appetite Statement can add value.