The Skills Academy

The Skills Academy is a different way of advancing capability, one that focuses on practical, relevant and impactful learning and applying this to everyday work.

It’s tailored specifically for the WA public sector context, building courses with different learning formats and activities that together form a cohesive learning journey.

There are 113 courses now live in The Skills Academy platform.

The Skills Academy is here

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Explore the learning pathways

This learning map is an overview of the 12 pathways that make up The Skills Academy, helping align the capability needs and gaps of agencies with the identified performance requirements and career goals of staff.

Built by the sector, for the sector

More than 230 subject matter experts from across the sector are identifying content for the courses in The Skills Academy. Specialist curriculum developers are using this content to design courses in line with how adults learn and embed new skills in their everyday work.

A new digital platform is the central destination for learners and a dedicated service centre in Perth supports participating agencies.

The Skills Academy is being led and managed by the Public Sector Commission for the government and sector.

There are 113 courses now live in The Skills Academy.

Fully digital courses

AI Fundamentals
Applying for a Job
Commissioning Community Services Fundamentals
Customer Insights and Continuous Improvement
Cyber Security Essentials
Digital Confidence and Citizenship
Fundamentals of Good Governance
Government Budget Process
Introduction to Ethics in the Public Sector
Introduction to Public Sector Recruitment Rules
Leading Leaders for Impact
Managing Conflicts of Interest
Managing My Bias
Multiple Area Leadership for Impact
My Resilience and Wellbeing
Preventing and Managing Information Breaches
Procurement Fundamentals
Retirement Readiness Essentials
Structure and Functions of Government
Supporting Workplace Mental Health
Techniques for Financial and Investment Analysis and Interpretation
Transitioning from Leading Leaders to Multiple Area Leader
Transitioning from Leading Others to Leading Leaders
Understanding My Employment Contract

Blended courses

A First Class Customer Service Team
Aboriginal Cultural Responsiveness in Practice
Acing the Interview
Administering and Managing Contracts
Applying the WA Procurement Framework
Audit and Risk Fundamentals
Automated Decision Making for Leaders
Being a Team Player
Building a Disability Confident Workplace
Building Capability in Others
Building Successful Teams
Coaching to Create a Solutions Focused Team
Collaborative Decision Making
Courageous Conversations
Data Driven Decision Making
Data Fundamentals
Developing a Data Strategy
Discipline Management
Effective Annual Reporting
Effective Engagement Strategies
Enabling Good Policy Through Governance
Exploring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
External Compliance and Regulation in Practice
Facilitation Skills
Fearless Feedback
Financial Performance Measurement and Reporting
First Time People Leader
Foresight for Cross Cutting Policy
Fundamentals of Change Management
Fundamentals of Critical Thinking
Fundamentals of Strategic Thinking
Grievance Management
Impacts of Traditional and Social Media in Government
Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating Change
Inclusive Customer Service Practices
Influencing with Confidence
Information and Records Management
Innovative Thinking
Integrity in High Risk Functions
Intentionally Engaging with Customers
Interacting with Challenging Customers
Introduction to a Customer Centric Approach
Introduction to Policy Development
Leading for Integrity
Leading My Team Through Change
Leading Others for Impact
M365 Fundamentals for Everyday Work
Managing and Assessing Project Benefits
Managing Performance
Managing Project Teams and Stakeholders
Managing Stakeholders
My Professional Brand
My Response to Change
Navigating Workplace Conflicts with Confidence
Next Step Leadership
Parliamentary and Legislative Practice Essentials
Personal Leadership for Impact
Policy Evaluation, Review and Impact
Policy Implementation Strategies
Preparing Effective Advice for Ministers and Cabinet
Presentation Skills
Proactive Budget Management for Budget Owners
Proactive Decision Making
Proactive Engagement with Unions
Project Governance
Project Management Fundamentals
Project Planning for Success
Project Risk Management
Psychosocial Risk Management
Public Sector Financial Management Framework
Recruitment for Now and the Future
Risk Management
Running Better Meetings
Supporting Boards and Committees
Transformational Change Strategies
Transitioning from Multiple Area Leader to Executive Leader
Transitioning from Personal Leadership to Leading Others
Turning Data into Compelling Stories
Understanding the Political Environment
Using Data for Workforce Planning
Working Together Respectfully
Working with Aboriginal Peoples
Workforce Planning Essentials
Workplace Assessments and Investigations
Workplace Cultural Safety and Responsiveness
Writing to Achieve Results

CFO Program

Key Fundamentals for CFOs in the Public Sector
Budget Process for CFOs
Financial Risk Management and Internal Controls for CFOs

The courses are deliberately aligned to the Public Sector Commission’s Agency Capability Framework which sets out the areas needed for agencies to be considered high performing in the WA public sector.

The Skills Academy courses directly help agencies to skill their staff in these areas so individuals, teams and the agencies themselves can perform at their best.

There are 56 agencies participating in The Skills Academy for those staff primarily covered by the Public Sector Civil Service Association (PSCSA) Agreement.

The Skills Academy team is working with participating agencies to prepare as courses are released and to understand their requirements under Commissioner’s Instruction 54: The Skills Academy.

Each agency has a dedicated learning manager (or learning managers) leading this important initiative. The learning manager helps their agency and its learners make the most of The Skills Academy by aligning agency capability needs with learning opportunities.