Capability development workshops for APS organisations seeking to strengthen recruitment literacy, selection communication, and workforce capability consistency across teams and cohorts.
Delivered online or face to face for groups of 15–25 participants and grounded in The APS Recruitment Game framework.
The workshops are designed as standalone capability interventions with the option for further coaching support where required.
The APS Recruitment Game book provides the entry point into the framework and is often used by participants prior to or following workshop delivery.
Building consistent recruitment capability across organisations
APS organisations often experience variability in how applicants perform during recruitment and selection processes.
These workshops provide structured, repeatable capability development that strengthens shared understanding of how recruitment decisions are made and how capability is best communicated in selection contexts.
The focus is on improving consistency, clarity, and confidence across recruitment and career progression processes.
The APS Recruitment Game Workshop
A 3-hour interactive workshop delivered for cohorts of 15–25 participants.
The session applies structured frameworks from The APS Recruitment Game to real recruitment and selection contexts through guided discussion, practical exercises, and applied reflection.
Capability developed
Participants strengthen capability in:
- interpreting recruitment and selection frameworks consistently across contexts
- communicating experience using structured and evidence-based approaches
- improving clarity and confidence in selection and interview responses
- applying practical models for career decision making and progression
- understanding how capability is assessed in APS recruitment processes
Organisational outcomes
Organisations gain:
- more consistent recruitment performance across teams and cohorts
- improved alignment in how capability is understood and assessed
- reduced variability in selection readiness and performance
- shared language for recruitment and capability development
- stronger internal capability for mobility, promotion, and workforce planning
Delivery model
Workshops are delivered as structured, repeatable capability interventions for groups of 15–25 participants.
Delivery options include:
- online facilitation
- face to face workshops
- cohort-based programs (graduates, emerging leaders, APS staff groups)
- team-based capability development sessions
- organisation-wide rollout across divisions or cohorts
Each workshop is adapted to organisational context, role level, and capability objectives.
Built on The APS Recruitment Game
The APS Recruitment Game book is a practical end-to-end guide for applicants navigating APS recruitment processes, from understanding selection criteria through to interviews and career decision making.
It provides structured frameworks, tools, and reflective activities designed to help individuals interpret recruitment expectations, articulate experience more effectively, and approach selection processes with greater clarity and confidence.
The book supports readers at all stages of the recruitment journey and can be used independently as a practical guide or alongside workshop participation to reinforce learning and application.
It is commonly used by professionals preparing for APS roles, promotions, or transitions, and provides a shared framework for understanding how recruitment decisions are made and how capability is assessed in practice.
Engagement approach
Workshops are delivered as external capability development support.
Engagement typically includes workshop delivery, cohort design, and alignment to organisational capability priorities.
The workshop operates as a standalone intervention, with optional coaching support available where deeper individual development is required.
The APS Recruitment Game book
The APS Recruitment Game book provides the foundation for this work and is often used as an entry point into the framework.
It is designed to help individuals understand recruitment processes, strengthen career strategy, and improve performance in applications and interviews.
The book can be used independently or alongside workshop participation.
Workshop enquiries
Bring the APS Recruitment Game Workshop to your team
This workshop can be delivered online or face to face for teams, cohorts, or organisations. It is designed for practical application of recruitment frameworks, interview strategy, and career decision making across APS contexts.
The email includes a template for you to provide preferred delivery method, timeframe, participant numbers, APS level, and purpose of the session. Please feel free to include any other information you feel is relevant.
Optional coaching pathway
Where deeper individual development is required following workshop participation, coaching support can be provided as a separate engagement focused on career clarity, recruitment preparation, or transition support.