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ACT Government

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  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Training & Personal Development at ACT Government

7.2
7.2 rating for Training, based on 26 reviews
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The L & D experience through the graduate program was mixed. When the presenters were dealing with subject matter that they understood and were comfortable with the lessons were mildly engaging. However, when the subject matter was beyond the presenters level of expertise I would say that the lessons were borderline problematic. Dealing with subject matter such as cognitive psychology on a superficial level should never be undertaken. Cognitive and emotional psychology are complex and difficult subjects and never black and white. Pop psychology or psychology speak can confuse people's idea of their own behaviour and that of others. For instance in one of the L & D days the speaker told the class that if they just "found a switch" in their brains then they could become a better person, emotionally and behaviourally. Not a very helpful thing to say to someone with some level of PTSD or, as we are finding out, a myriad of other behavioural problems that stem from some form of unwanted stimuli. For these people it can take weeks to years of behavioural therapy to "find that switch" and even then it can be a constant effort of learned practices to keep oneself calm. This is just an example of where the superficial nature of the L & D days was potentially harmful, though there were others. Mostly though, the superficiality was near numbing in how vague and fluffy it was. I think next year, if the grad talent team take on any graduates, it would be worth asking them to take notes of their experiences. Further, the poor planning and seemingly low priority and eventually cancelled on country culture experience was a blow to the entire graduate cohort. This was especially significant considering the timing of the cancellation. This event should have been at the forefront of the graduate experience perhaps included within the induction period. However, the legislative assembly experience was definitely worthwhile. The workings of the assembly and the speeches were very informative and constructive. The government writing course, while very dry, was excellent.
Graduate, Canberra
Writing for Government was a great workshop. Certainly improved my writing skills. The PUNK PD days were of varying quality, though it seemed Joe wasn't as knowledgeable in some stuff, compared to others
Graduate, Canberra
1. Shadowing with your team: I learned most of my tasks by observing others. 2. E-learning: I learned and understood about the procurement policies, guidelines and legislatives. 3. Daily catch up: I was able to know more about the ongoing procurement projects and issues. 4. Attending meetings: Procurement has been meetings with Business Units and all meetings are different. By being an observer, I picked up that having a good command of language is must to be a Procurement Officer. For example, having such skills would help build rapport and bonding with other stakeholders. I also learned about how to conduct and manage industry briefings.
Graduate, Canberra
WHS training, risk management training, project management training, contract management training, leadership training, project examples learning, in-person training, online training
Graduate, Canberra
The training programs for graduates were hit or miss. Most of it was useful but some training days were a bit obscure or niche.
Graduate, Canberra
How to write to the government, Key processes in the government, Career Brilliance, and many more. Some of the e-learning training, it is very hard to get the time slot and the curses will be overdue.
Graduate, Canberra
We need a bit more formal training to help support the organisation get better at working together. There are all these incredible tools, but people lack the knowledge or need to go about informal training to figure it out. There seems to be little to no support at Callam for technology support. Corporate is not well-equipped. I have undertaken all the required formal trainings for the construction industry, and been able to attend conferences and talks as needed.
Graduate, Canberra
Working at MPC, there would be procurement-based training sessions, which gives a broad overview but it's always changing and is hard to keep up. The graduate talent team had promised a cultural-based excursion but that was cancelled for an unknown reason, out of nowhere. (1/10) Working at ONC, I was guided around how to use ArcGIS as well as learning how to collate data and organise citizen science projects. (7/10 satisfied)
Graduate, Canberra
The company began with some necessary training programs. However with the opportunities I got later in the graduate program, the training opportunities dwindled.
Graduate, Canberra
There are some general online modules that are mandatory to complete when you begin the role (on topics like WHS, Fraud Prevention, Ergonomics etc.). However, I have found that most of the training to actually perform your role is done informally/on the job with your manager and colleagues showing you what to do/how to use certain software that is required.
Graduate, Canberra
Training included: - formal graduate training (L&D program), which covered themed like emotional intelligence, project management, resilience, co-design etc. - ASSIST suicide awareness/intervention training - ATSI cultural competency of first nations history / culture training - Brief writing / writing for government - respect, equity and diversity training - SBS Diversity training And others. Opportunity to do some really cool upskilling, you just need to advocate for yourself / communicate to your manager what it is you want to be doing to they can support you to achieve it.
Graduate, Canberra
A few trainings and graduation specific sessions were cancelled.
Graduate, Canberra
CPA Congress Networking Event
Graduate, Canberra
There is a lot of online training to do which is interesting and thought provoking. It does concern me that CMTEDD training centre on culture and psychological safety, it is possible the ACTPS know what CMTEDD is like and trying to change the culture, although most people do not engage in the training as they turn their cameras off and obviously tune out as they do not participate in conversation or even acknowledge when facilitators asked them to. I feel the training is falling on deaf ears and is a tick and flick exercise with minimal change. The people who do have cameras on and participate are not the ones who need the training, they already get it.
Graduate, Canberra