People Matters leadership program gets a refresh

Exciting update: The People Matters leadership program has undergone a refresh, making it even more relevant to today’s public sector.

Are you a leader looking for professional development opportunities to help build high performing, capable teams? No matter your level of experience, People Matters delivers this and more through its signature 3-day course and two 1-day extension modules, designed especially for the Queensland public sector.

What’s changed in People Matters?

The People Matters programs have been refreshed to incorporate updates to legislation, feedback received through the program evaluations, and to align with the Government’s commitment to integrity, accountability and transparency.

Content focuses on what is most relevant to an even better public sector for Queensland to support effective management of teams to drive better outcomes, communicate effectively through change, and deliver on our priorities for Queensland.

People Matters 3-day Leadership Program

Who's it for: New and aspiring leaders, levels A06 to A08.

What you'll learn:

• develop a deeper understanding of the responsibilities of a Queensland public sector leader
• gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully manage people, performance and change
• learn the skills to become a more effective communicator across a range of mediums and situations
• obtain increased self-awareness around your behavioural styles and the styles of those around you
• develop the confidence to lead with compassion and purpose.

Course duration: Three days of training, delivered in-person or virtually.

3-day Leadership Program	Dates
Virtual	5, 6 and 20 March
Brisbane	8, 9 April and 1 May
Virtual	13, 14 and 28 May
Cairns	28, 29 May and 12 June
Brisbane	10, 11 and 25 June
Virtual	16, 17 and 31 July
Brisbane	4, 5 and 20 August
Virtual	4, 5 and 19 September
Brisbane	15, 16 and 30 October
Virtual	3, 4 and 18 November

Find out more or enrol

Performance Conversations 1-Day Extension Module

Performance Conversations builds upon your knowledge and skills to confidently manage people and employee performance. Gain the tools and confidence to create a positive team culture.

Who’s it for: Team and program leaders, executives and individual contributors in the Queensland public sector.

What you’ll learn:

• a deeper understanding of the responsibilities of a Queensland public sector leader
• skills to apply a strength-based approach to conducting performance conversations
• confidence to manage and have challenging conversations
• practical tools to lead with compassion and purpose
• the ability to collaboratively set goals and understand the performance improvement process.

Course duration: One day, in-person or virtually.

1-day Performance Conversations extension module	Date
Virtual	26 March
Brisbane	27 May
Cairns	11 June
Virtual	14 August
Brisbane	14 October

Find out more or enrol

Recruitment and Selection 1-Day Extension Module

Gain the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to carry out a recruitment and selection process by understanding how to apply the Public Sector Act 2022 and directive to select the eligible person best suited to a position.

Who’s it for: Team and program leaders, HR team, hiring managers, panel chairs and members.

What you’ll learn:

• an understanding of how to determine eligibility and suitability
• an understanding of how to conduct a fair and transparent recruitment and selection process
• direction on how to apply the principles of equity, diversity, respect and inclusion to recruitment and selection
• insights on how to integrate culturally safe practices across all steps of a recruitment and selection process
• how to apply workforce planning to inform role design, description and evaluation
• an understanding of how to best to attract and advertise vacancies to ensure the widest applicant pool
• a perspective on how to select assessment methods best suited to the role and applicant pool
• the ability to make and record selection decisions that are fair, transparent, and defensible.

Course duration: One day, in-person or virtually.

1-day Recruitment and Selection extension module	Date
Brisbane	17 March
Virtual	3 April
Brisbane	27 June
Virtual	25 August
Brisbane	29 October
Virtual	26 November

Find out more or enrol

Agency co-ordinators

Agency coordinators can reach out to development@psc.qld.gov.au for details on how to support your employees to apply.

Agencies with larger volume requirements can book in-house delivery of the program for cohorts from a single agency.

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Last updated:

3 March 2025