IPAA
Publications

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Professional capability standards, various papers and submissions, and A History of Institute of Public Administration Australia, 1980–2020, are available for download below.

Professional
Capability Standards

Standards to complement public employment and leadership frameworks

IPAA has produced three outcomes-based professional capability standards designed by experts from public sector agencies, professional bodies, and organisations in the private, tertiary and vocational educational sectors.

The standards are advisory and reflect the expectations of performance achieved by a skilled professional at an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9.

Organisation are welcome to use the standards in their human resources frameworks.

Policy Professional Capability Standard

Procurement Professional Capability Standard

Regulatory Professional Capability Guidance

Papers and
Submissions

2012–2018

Australian Public Service Reform: Learning from the past and building for the future (Submission, 2018)

Australian Public Sector Innovation: Shaping the future through co-creation (Policy Paper, 2014)

Public Policy Drift:  Why governments must replace ‘policy on the run’ and ‘policy by fiat’ with a ‘business case’ approach to regain public confidence (Policy Paper, 2012)

2010–2012

Getting Serious on Client Service (Policy Paper, 2011)

The Future Course of Modern Government (Policy Paper, 2011)

IPAA responds to the APSC’s proposed Values (Submission, 2010)

Inquiry into the Reform of Australian Government Administration (Submission, 2010)

Improving Australian Public Sector Values (Submission, 2010)

2008–2009

Reform of Australian Government Administration (Submission, 2009)

Whistleblowing Protections within the Australian Government Public Sector (Submission, 2008)

IPAA
HISTORY

2020

A History of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, 1980–2020 | Edited by Frank Exon