Assistant Principal Programme

Course details

This programme will provide staff at Assistant Principal (AP) level with an opportunity to build new skills and approaches, challenge existing practices or refresh and re-affirm existing knowledge and competencies. Assistant Principals are an important link between senior management and those tasked with delivering organisational goals on the ground.

The challenge for those operating at the AP level is to find a balance between using existing experience and expertise while continuously identifying alternative approaches to improving services and achieving better organisational goals. This requires them to continuously align their skill sets and competencies with best practice thinking and expectations of their role. The programme will support APs to achieve their leadership, oversight and functional responsibilities by focusing on:

• Leadership style and competency development
• Business Process and change management expertise and frameworks
• Consultation and collaborative working skills and approaches
• Planning and implementation skills
• People management and performance management skills
• Governance, accountability and risk management requirements

Objectives

• Understand the AP role within the context of the public sector reform agenda
• Strengthen the range of competencies necessary to engage others and deliver results
• Broaden knowledge of business process skills to support delivery on strategic objectives
• Build capacity to develop people
• Address people management issues
• Take a proactive approach to career and competency development

Content

The programme consists of three modules over five days and will focus on enhancing and developing leadership, governance and management competencies expected of APs. The time between modules is to allow for individual reflection and application of learning to organisational issues.