Strengthen your personal impact and effectively lead your team with confidence.

Manager Essentials is a four-month program designed for frontline managers to develop thinking and performance to manage effectively in the South Australian public sector. It provides tools to support yourself, your team and your agency.

It provides cross-department networking opportunities, with highly respected industry experts delivering enriching sector-specific content.

Read the program brochure

Manager Essentials Intake 11 Schedule

We are proud to be working in partnership with IPAA SA to help deliver Manager Essentials.

Intake 11 nominations open April 2024 and close 3 June 2024.

Please note: additional nominations, above agency allocations, will be prioritised based on the date the nomination form has been returned.

Investment

$3,300+gst

Enquiries

For general questions about the program, please contact the SA Leadership Academy team at OCPSELeadershipAcademy@sa.gov.au or 1800-317-333 Press 4.

Intake 11 (starting August 2024) – for questions and advice about this intake please contact IPAA at SALAManagerEssentials@sa.ipaa.org.au or 8212 7555.

Post graduate opportunity!

Gain credit to postgraduate education from your Manager Essentials

This program is designed for South Australian public sector frontline managers and team leaders who are responsible for managing staff.

Participants can be new managers or experienced managers seeking to re-calibrate their skills. This is a practicing leadership and management program and is not suitable for aspiring managers.

While executives may attend, specific executive development opportunities such as Executive Excellence and Next Execs are provided through the South Australian Leadership Academy.

How to register your interest

If you are interested in attending a future Manager Essentials Program, please discuss this with your direct line manager or your relevant human resources, organisational development or learning and development team.

Please note that all Manager Essentials nominations are provided to the SA Leadership Academy via an Agency representative. We are unable to accept nominations directly from public sector employees.