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16aug11:37 AM11:37 AMSupport your career with the IPWEA Asset Management PathwayOnline Event Organized By: IPWEA

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The IPWEA Asset Management Pathway is designed to meet the current and future needs of the asset and infrastructure focused public works professional. The Pathway supports your career development as an asset custodian, building your capability with practical online courses, underpinned by our world best practice publications.

Support your future with the IPWEA Asset Management Pathway

With New Zealand government stimulus funding being poured into infrastructure development, it is now more important than ever to invest in your education. IPWEA has been supporting and developing capability across local governments in New Zealand for many years.

The IPWEA Asset Management Pathway has been designed with 3 levels of learning – Foundations, Build and Recognise levels each featuring courses that are fast becoming the industry standard in training for asset, fleet and infrastructure focused professionals.

With no prerequisites to any of the courses, you can start your training at any level and start building your Asset Management capabilities that benefit your career and your organisation. And now you can link courses together to seek recognition under the WPiAM Global Certification Scheme.

FOUNDATIONS level features courses designed to help you understand the key concepts and theories of asset management:
– Asset Management Foundations: 16 August | 14 March
– Fleet Management Certificate: 7 September | 8 February

BUILD courses are where you apply your knowledge and build deep capability in asset management and infrastructure financial management:
– Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning: 30 August | 4 April
– Professional Certificate in Infrastructure Financial Management: 6 September | 18 April

RECOGNISE level course will consolidate your learning and enhance your skills with strategic thinking and decision making, leading to an internationally recognised designation
– Integrating Asset Management and Governance: 8 November | 6 June

Be Recognised by the World Partners in Asset Management

IPWEA has recently announced the World Partners in Asset Management (WPiAM) have endorsed the completion of two IPWEA Asset Management Pathway courses, the Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning and Integrating Asset Management and Governance, as satisfying the knowledge requirements equivalent to the Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) certification.

Successful completion of these courses enables IPWEA AM Pathway participants to leverage their educational achievements (when combined with 5-years demonstrated experience in Asset Management) to make an application for the Internationally recognised Certified Practitioner in Asset Management (CPAM) designation.

All IPWEA courses are now open for registration!

Click here register you or your team today

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(Monday) 11:37 AM - 11:37 AM

Location

Online

Organizer

IPWEAInstitute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Level 12, 32 Walker Street, North Sydney 2060

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21sep7:30 AM6:30 PM2021 Public Sector ConferenceTe Papa Museum Event Organized By: ipanz

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Nau mai ki tenei hui whakahihiri

This is a very warm welcome to the IPANZ 2021 conference. Together we will create a vivid picture of the future public sector. A public sector which learnt so much through 2020 and one that is determined to use these lessons to transform the way it works beyond 2021. This conference will accelerate the best for the public sector of the future whilst celebrating the tried and trusted public service values.

This is a conference tailored to meet multiple perspectives. The most senior, managers at all levels of the sector, the newest of our new professionals, our local government and NGO partners, frontline to policy, regions to centre. There will be a vibrant gathering in Wellington where connections and networking will be high on the agenda.

There will be exploration, threading all the way through the sessions, of;

building an authentic Te Tiriti partnership with tangata whenua
an enabling, deeply collaborative public service, devolving, building capabilities at all levels
a public sector that is adaptive, that rises to the challenge of working differently when and as required, when what is ‘normal’ is constantly being redefined
public servants grasping all that was learnt during COVID-19 and embedding these new ways of thinking and working.

It will be both practical and strategic. Practical workshops to suit new professionals. Strategic thinking from public sector leaders. Communications through IPANZ and other channels before and after the conference to ensure the impact extends beyond the conference.

The conference will be held at Te Papa on Tuesday 21 September

And to give you a taste, a preview of a few of the confirmed speakers

Justice Sir Joe Williams delivering the inaugural Ivan Kwok memorial lecture
Dame Juliet Gerrard
Sir Geoff Mulgan
Margie Apa and Parekawhia MacLean
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster

And much more – including public sector Chief Executives, and a panel of visionary young public sector professionals.

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(Tuesday) 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Location

Te Papa Museum

Te Papa Museum, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Organizer

ipanzInstitute of Public Administration New Zealandevents@ipanz.org.nz Level 3, Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, 23 Lambton Quay Wellington 6011

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19octAll Day20SMB DigitalICC Sydney Event Organized By: Hannover Fairs Australia

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SMB DIGITAL powered by CEBIT AUSTRALIA is a forum for business owners to better understand how they can utilise new technology to fortify their organisation for the future.

Digital transformation holds the key to better efficiency, opportunity and profitability for your organisation. SMB Digital showcases the latest technology solutions and ideas that will help to future proof your business.

What will I learn?

The SMB Digital program will focus on core functions of business that can be improved with technology – making your business more efficient, effective, productive and profitable.

Featuring expert industry speakers, the program will explore six broad core themes:

Data management
Digital transformation
Finance software & technology
HR software & technology
Marketing platforms & automation
Security

Sessions will drill down into the specifics on how technology and tech solutions can help improve your business in these areas. The program will explore topics such as how SMBs can make the most of their data, cyber safety skills, steps to take when approaching a digital transformation, effectively utilising CRM platforms to drive customer growth & retention, how to use tech for recruitment and onboarding in a virtual environment… and much more.

Time

october 19 (Tuesday) - 20 (Wednesday)

Location

ICC Sydney

14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000

Organizer

Hannover Fairs AustraliaHannover Fairs Australia is part of Deutsche Messe AG and has operated in Australia since 2000.

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01novAll DayPublic Sector 101 - An Online Learning ResourceNew Zealand Event Organized By: ipanz

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Public Sector 101 is a comprehensive introduction to the public sector that you can work through in your own time and at your own pace.

Public Sector 101 consists of seven modules, each with a video presentation delivered by highly experienced public sector practitioner, and a workbook including presentation content and carefully selected links to additional resources for further learning.

This online learning resource is ideal for anyone new to the public sector or anyone who works in NGOs, local government agencies, businesses and others that work in or with the public sector, to help build the knowledge about how it all works.

The modules are:

Overview and Fundamentals of the Public Sector – Presented by Shenagh Gleisner, Executive Director, IPANZ (This module is currently being revised. All updated material will be forwarded once this revision is complete).
Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Presented by Katy Te Amo, Independent Consultant to the Public Sector
Parliament, Legislation and The Constitution – Presented by Professor Jonathan Boston, Chair, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington
Public Sector Agencies – Presented by Deborah Roche, Chief Governance Officer, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
Ministers, Officials and the Policy Process – Presented by Maarten Wevers, former Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)
Parliament’s Financial Cycle – Presented by James Picker, Clerk Assistant, Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
Scrutiny and Integrity – Presented by Lyn Provost, former Controller and Auditor-General, Office of the Auditor-General (OAG)

We have brought together an incredible range of expertise to prepare and deliver each module, to ensure the information shared is reliable and built on first-hand experience in the sector.

We hope the learnings help you to perform your roles, wherever you are in the system, knowledgably, professionally and with a spirit of service.

You can preview a short clip from one of our video presentations below and download a sample workbook here

REGISTRATION/SIGN UP

Anyone wanting to access this resource will first need to have or create a login to the IPANZ website, you can do this from the IPANZ homepage. (You will find step by step instructions to create a login here)

We have a range of registration/sign up options and prices available. Access to this learning resource is only available once the registration/sign up is completed and payment has been made – you will receive a confirmation email with access details when payment has been received. The registration/sign up costs are listed below, you can pay by credit card or we can invoice you.

Registration/Sign up Options Include:

Individual Registration – Anyone can register/sign up for access to this online learning resource. Once you have registered and payment has been received you will be granted access to the modules.

IPANZ Members – $125.00 + GST per person
Non-IPANZ Members – $175.00 + GST per person

Group Registration (20-100 people) – We can register your team or a group of 20-100 people at the discounted rate below. We will need you to email us the names, job titles, email addresses & phone numbers for each person – these can be emailed to admin@ipanz.org.nz. Once we have registered each person and payment has been received your team/group will receive a confirmation with access details – this may take 1-3 working days to process.

IPANZ Members – $100.00 + GST per person
Non-IPANZ Members – $150.00 + GST per person

Group Registration (100 + people) – We can register large groups of over 100 people at the discounted rate below. We will need you to email us the names, job titles, email addresses & phone numbers for each person – these can be emailed to admin@ipanz.org.nz. Once we have registered each person and payment has been received your team/group will receive a confirmation with access details – this will take up to 5 working days to process.

IPANZ Members – $75.00 + GST per person
Non-IPANZ Members – $100.00 + GST per person

Purchasing this Learning Resource – If you would like to purchase Public Sector 101 for internal use, please contact our Event Manager, Fiona McDonald to discuss the options and costs – fiona@ipanz.org.nz or 04 463 6940.

If you have any questions about this resource or would like to discuss purchasing/accessing this resource please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Fiona McDonald – fiona@ipanz.org.nz or 04 463 6940.

Time

All Day (Monday)

Location

New Zealand

Organizer

ipanzInstitute of Public Administration New Zealandevents@ipanz.org.nz Level 3, Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, 23 Lambton Quay Wellington 6011

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