IPAA Advantage – A new way to grow your capability and shape your career

How will you take your next step in the public sector?

For more than a decade, IPAA ACT has delivered high-quality leadership programs that prepare public sector professionals to lead with purpose. IPAA Advantage builds on this foundation with something you can’t get anywhere else — a suite of short, practical courses you can tailor to your own career journey.

Whether you’re strengthening your skills against the Integrated Leadership System, developing specialist expertise, or exploring new approaches to leadership, IPAA Advantage lets you choose the topics and timing that fit your goals.

Courses are developed by IPAA ACT in collaboration with leading learning providers, specialised facilitators, and experienced trailblazers from across the public, private, and academic sectors. This cross-sector knowledge-sharing brings fresh ideas, lived experience, and innovative solutions to the challenges facing public administration today.

Choose your own professional development

IPAA Advantage puts you in control of your professional development. Choose the topics that matter most to you, take courses in any order, and build your own pathway — one that supports your goals and grows your capability over the long term.

It’s professional development that is as unique as your career path, and as ambitious as your purpose.

Why IPAA Advantage?

• Exclusive to IPAA ACT and designed for the public purpose sector
• Flexible, online learning that fits alongside your work
• Short, focused sessions that deliver both practical tools and deeper leadership insight
• Opportunities to connect with peers and experts in small, interactive settings
• Content shaped by member feedback, emerging trends, and sector priorities

IPAA Advantage helps you unlock your potential, adapt with agility, and make a greater impact. You’re not just learning for today — you’re investing in the leader you want to be tomorrow.