VPRS 9890 Public Service Training and Development Files

This series contains records created by the Training Section of the Public Service Board from its inception in 1958 until 1982. The Training Section was located in the Western Annexe of the new Treasury Building from 1958 to 1975 and from 1975 at the Staff Development Centre at 128 Exhibition Street.The Boards training function encompassed the following activities :Provision of a series of central training courses.Assistance with departmental training programmes by participation in the preparation and planning of training activities.Administration of schemes of assistance to students by way of awards and study leave policy determined by the Board.Investigation of new equipment and methods of training and other means of staff development.This series documents the activities of the Training Section of the Board.The files relate to various courses conducted by the Board, including an Orientation Course , Induction Course for graduates recruited under the Boards Administration Division Graduate Recruitment Scheme, a Residential Supervision Course for country based officers, the Management Conferences, and Regional Study Group (RSG) meetings, External Training and attendance of courses at the Australian Administrative Staff College, at Melbourne University, and at the University of New South Wales, Award of Harkness Fellowship, and Public Service Full time Study Awards Scheme , etc.