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• workplace health and safety training for supervisors and managers.Public Sector Management ProgramThe Public Sector Management Program graduate certificate is a cross-jurisdictional programtargeted at middle to senior managers. On successful completion, participants receive aGraduate Certificate in Public Sector Management from Flinders University. Thisdevelopment program is funded centrally and targeted at the Senior Officer Grade A and Band Administrative Services Officer 6 levels.Similarly, Singapore grooms future public service leaders through its ‘ManagementAssociated Program’. This three to four year program is designed to give future leadersbroad experiences working across agencies and undertaking a wide range of training anddevelopment. Participants are recruited as graduates, from the public service commissionscholar program or lateral-hires, with the prerequisite being either a first or upper secondclass honours degree. On conclusion of the program outstanding participants are invited tojoin the Administrative Service. 327 The Administrative Service is the ‘top tier’ pool for publicsector leaders appointed by the Public Service Commission. It is designed to recruit anddevelop the next generation of Singapore’s public service leaders. As part of the Service,members constantly undertake training and development; this includes a four monthcommunity attachment program, continual academic and non-academic training anddevelopment courses, milestone programs as recruits reach different management levelswithin the public service, postings to private sector companies to understand business and themarkets better, and the opportunity to serve as directors on boards of government linkedcompanies or statutory boards to develop their leadership skills further. 328Australia and New Zealand School of GovernmentCMD jointly sponsors with agencies two places in the Australia and New Zealand School ofGovernment’s Executive Masters of Public Administration Program and one place in theExecutive Fellows program each year. These places are targeted at Executives and highperforming Senior Officer Grade A’s.Investing in CapabilityThe capability challenges facing the ACT are not unique and other Australian jurisdictionshave invested significantly in similar programs. There is much to be gained by moderatingand adapting this work from other jurisdictions to the ACTPS’s circumstances.The Australian Public Service Commission’s Integrated Leadership System (ILS) provides acommon language for leadership development in the APS. Specifically, it:327 KPMG (2009)328 KPMG (2009) See also http://www.adminservice.gov.sg/Capability, Capacity and Effectiveness: 254