The APS Professions model is a capability building initiative. It is designed to strengthen the skills, expertise, and readiness of the APS workforce. Since its launch in 2019, the APS Professions has played a pivotal role. It has shaped the capabilities and effectiveness of the public service. The APS Professions aims to attract, develop, retain, and use experts in important areas. By focusing on these areas, we help our workforce achieve better results and improved government services.
Enhancing the APS Professions
Building on the existing HR, digital and data professions, the APSC has introduced three new APS Professions available to Australian government employees across federal, state and local government departments and agencies.
The three new APS Professions that will continue to ensure the APS can deliver excellent government services, are:
Evaluation Profession
Complex Project Management (CPM) Profession
Procurement and Contract Management (PCM) Profession
Every APS employee can join an APS Profession that matches their career interests, skills and expertise. APS employees can belong to more than one profession and be part of a connected community with shared capabilities, experience and expertise across federal, state and local government departments and agencies.
Improving strategic HR capability to ensure the APS has the right people with the right skills now and into the future. Learn more about the HR Profession.
Lifting the data skills of the APS to get insights for better decision-making in policy development, program management and service delivery. Learn more about the Data Profession.
Furthering the procurement and contract management expertise of the APS to reshape how it tackles the complexities of modern governance. Learn more about the PCM Profession.
