Training Programmes
Achieve your goals with our flexible training programmes.
We offer both publicly available and in-house courses, tailored to meet your unique needs and objectives.
Whether you join a public session or opt for a customised in-house programme, each course is designed to ensure your success.
Academy of Training, a trusted Member of the All-of-Government Consultancy Services Panel, offers a wide range of tailored training programmes. Explore our current offerings—whether you need in-house, customised training or prefer our public courses, we have the perfect solution for your team’s needs. Simply click on the programmes that interest you for more details, and check our Public Course Dates for upcoming sessions.
Finance & Accounting
Enhance financial literacy and management skills for both financial and non-financial professionals.
Available Programmes
- Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
- Accounting and Budgeting for EAs and Support Staff
- Accounting and Finance for Business Unit Managers
- Analysing and Evaluating Financial Information
- Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
- Budgeting and Financial Management
- Essentials of Budgeting and Forecasting
- Financial Machinery of Government
- Finance Essentials: Introduction to Accounting and Public Sector Finance
- Financial Management Essentials in Government and Local Authorities
- Financial Due Diligence
- Investment Logic Mapping
- Business Case Writing: Building Your Case Successfully
Leadership & Management
Developing effective leadership and management skills with tailored programmes enhancing management and team dynamics.
Available Programmes
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- Management and Leadership Skills Development Programme
- The New Manager: Developing a Growth Mindset
- Team Leading and Supervision Skills
- Emotional Intelligence: Building Stronger Workplace Relationships
- Managing and Leading Technical Professionals
- Managing Flexible Working Arrangements
- Managing Your Contractors
- Performance Development Conversations
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Goal Setting and Objectives Workshop
- Recruitment and Interviewing Skills
Communication, Influence & Interpersonal Skills
Enhance communication, influencing and interpersonal skills with practical, real-world-focused training.
Available Programmes
- Communication and Influencing Skills
- Interpersonal Skills, Communication and Assertiveness
- Emotional Intelligence: Building Stronger Workplace Relationships
- Relationship Management: Building Bridges - Not Barriers
- Courageous Conversations
- Managing Working Relationships Successfully
- Dealing with Confrontation and Challenging Behaviour
- Managing Conflict and Personality Differences
- Navigating Workplace Conversations
- Presentation Skills Workshop
- Personal Presentation and Impact
- Hot Seat Skills - Thinking on Our Feet
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Telephone Communication Skills
Project Management & Teamwork
Strengthen project management and teamwork for successful project outcomes.
Time and Pressure, Resilience & Well-being
Manage time better, foster resilience and well-being with practical tools to enhance personal effectiveness and navigate change.
Customer Service & Sales Skills
Essential Skills for quality customer service, sales success and key account management.
Meetings, Minutes & Business Writing Skills
Key skills to make the most of in-person and online meetings and to write with impact for the reader.
Negotiation, Critical Thinking & Specialised Skills
Unlock potential with workshops on negotiation, decision-making, training and performance coaching.
Available Programmes
- Negotiation Skills for Senior Professionals
- Negotiation for Success : The Harvard Principles Approach
- Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- Cultural Awareness and Diversity
- Support Role Skills : Winning Ways with Work and People
- Professional Ethics and Standards of Conduct and Integrity
- Diplomacy, Protocol and Etiquette
- Training for Trainers Workshop
- Training Skills for Internal Trainers
- Coaching for Improved Performance and Results
Click here for our publicly available course dates
Communication and Influencing Skills
Excellent. Great pace. We covered a lot of content in two days. Greatly enjoyed it all, especially being able to go over specific real-life examples.
Sophie Da Silva, Financial Accountant, Zespri. Tauranga
Meeting and Facilitation Skills
Excellent. Timing was great. Continuity was great. Pace was very suited to my learning. Material quality was very thorough.
Kish Rani, Travel Choice Advisor – Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
Excellent. Quality of material was great. Answered all of our questions in depth and involved everyone. Really enjoyed when we looked at actual financials and dissected the information.
Lisa Leung, Liability Underwriter – QBE, Auckland
Project Management Workshop
Excellent. Covered a range of Project Management tools and processes, basic principles and GNS specific information. Real boon to be able to work on live projects.
Nick Cradock-Henry, Principal Scientist – GNS Science, Christchurch
Introduction to Public Sector Finance
Excellent. Bill was excellent. Covered lots of content well in a short time. Practical sessions were great for solidifying knowledge.
Josh Mackay, Graduate Analyst – Treasury Wellington