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IPS is currently working with Services Australia delivering the Aspiring Program for the fourth consecutive year.
Aspiring is an immersive, culturally informed leadership journey, with an objective to cultivate confident, future-ready First Nations leaders by deepening cultural identity, strengthening self- and team-leadership capability, and embedding culturally safe ways of working across the APS context. Participant feedback has consistently rated the program highly for cultural safety, facilitator quality, relevance and impact. Participants also report significant increases in confidence, leadership readiness, clarity of purpose, and ability to work and lead in the third space. The program is now recognised internally as a high-impact capability pipeline for emerging First Nations leaders. Read more... |
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The Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance (ALUA) engaged IPS to deliver the OnTrack Employment Program to help carve out careers for entry-level unemployed work-ready individuals in the rail industry,
The OnTrack Employment Program is aligned with the ALUA’s Sustainable Employment Plan which aims to achieve 4 per cent of total project work hours undertaken by First Nations people and 5 per cent by entry-level work-ready individuals. The program has been designed to provide entry level workers lasting skills to increase their employability and to increase skilled workers in the Perth Metro Region for future projects. The program is open to First Nations people, female job seekers, older job seekers (45+), young people aged 16 to 24, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and former prisoners. Read more... |
PKKP Strategic Plan | Puutu Kunti Kuruma and Pinikura Peoples Aboriginal Corporation
IPS was engaged by Native Title Trust holders Perpetual Limited to partner Puutu Kunti Kurrama Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation in the development of a refreshed 2025-2027 strategic plan. The process began with an introductory engagement, inception phase, and a two-day co-design workshop with the PKKP Board and community stakeholders. The resulting strategic plan provided a strong foundation for the PKKP Corporation's long-term success, ensuring resilience and the ability to navigate future challenges while supporting the community’s needs and aspirations. |
Grafton Infrastructure Project | Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Aboriginal Affairs NSW and Dept of Industry NSW
IPS designed and delivered the workshop ‘Are you contract ready to win business with Government?’ to over 35 Indigenous businesses and community representatives in Grafton. The program and workshop aimed to identify Indigenous businesses ready to tender for the Pacific Highway upgrade from Woolgoolga to Ballina. With a focus on capability development, the workshop was a mix of information sharing and a process to assess the readiness of the local businesses. As part of the program, IPS developed a best-practice checklist to assist businesses in identifying capability gaps and requirements for working on major construction projects in NSW. Each Individual business walked away with a completed checklist and action plan to prepare and become tender ready for Government infrastructure work. |
Business Plans and Financial Forecasts | Waalitj Foundation
The Waalitj Hub provides support to West Australian First Nations people wanting to start, grow or sustain their businesses. IPS is a specialised service provider to the Waalitj Hub’s business support and financial advisory team, and are proud to support Waalitj Hub customers with services including business plan development, financial forecasting, budgeting, capability statements and human resources consulting. |
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Small Business Advisory - Regional WA
SBDC | 2017 - Current IPS has been contracted by the WA Government to provide business advisory services to small businesses in the South West and Peel regions since 2017, and in 2024 expanded our footprint to include the Midwest-Gascoyne, Pilbara and Wheatbelt regions.
IPS business advisors provide a range of coaching and advice around business planning, financial guidance, procurement, strategy, marketing and business development. The service incorporates widespread consultation within the business communities, and is delivered through innovative channels including mobile advisory sessions, collaborative information sessions and industry walkabouts. |
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Local Area Participation Strategy | Transport for New South Wales
IPS was engaged to co-design and deliver a local area participation strategy to drive Aboriginal participation across three key transport projects in the Hunter Region of NSW. Transport for New South Wales’ (TfNSW) brief was to build a network of capable Aboriginal businesses to engage on the four projects. IPS used an authentic co-design approach facilitated by a local Aboriginal facilitator to identify a range of challenges and opportunities to improve engagement with Aboriginal businesses, job-seekers and local support services. The resulting strategy laid the foundations for embedding Aboriginal culture across the projects, and driving results through continued engagement and collaboration with local Aboriginal people. Community feedback in the initial stages has been extremely positive. TfNSW are considering this model as a foundation for other projects across the state. |
Bunbury Outer Ring Road | South West Gateway Alliance
The 27km, $1.25bn Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project was delivered by the South West Gateway Alliance. IPS and the Alliance codesigned a comprehensive Aboriginal Participation Plan designed to meet and exceed business participation, employment and training targets, along with supporting capability growth within the region. As of February 2024 (at 68% project completion), Aboriginal participation results on the project have exceeded both targets and expectations, including $35.5m Aboriginal business spend (to date, in excess of the $30m target). |
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Formative Evaluation of the Nabu Program | Department of Communities and Justice NSW
The Nabu Program is an early intervention and intensive family support service that works with First Nations families in Illawarra and Shoalhaven, NSW. The program is delivered by Waminda, South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation. It is the first early intervention program conceptualised, developed and run by an Aboriginal corporation that has been funded by the NSW state government. IPS conducted an extensive formative evaluation utilising a co-design process with Waminda and the Department informed by the realistic evaluation framework. The purpose of the formative evaluation was to provide a benchmark of services, to identify cultural measures and intangible benefits of the program, determine the impact on Aboriginal families and benefits of the program for families in the Aboriginal community. IPS also conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the adequacy of resourcing and to better inform future funding. |
Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making (AFLDM) | Department of Communities
IPS conducted a 12-month evaluation for the Department of Communities on the Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making (AFLDM) pilot. AFLDM is a process which supports the right to self-determination for Aboriginal families involved with child protection. Launched at two sites in October 2021, the evaluation aimed to assess program delivery, outcomes, and funding effectiveness. Stakeholder engagements involved families, ACCOs, and relevant committees. As the evaluation progressed, IPS provided two progress reports. The final evaluation consisted of an individual reports for each pilot site, as well as a summary report documenting differences and similar across the site. IPS provided highlighted considerations for improvement and provided recommendations for the potential expansion of the pilot across WA. |
ATO Manager Development Program - Australian Taxation Office | 2017 - 2022From 2017-2022 IPS delivered the ATO's Manager Development Program, a program to develop quality leadership and management training while recognising the continuing journey of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in cultural transformation.
Our methodology outlines the delivery of consistent, scalable and flawless quality facilitation of the program, supported by proven project management and coordination systems and an experienced and dedicated delivery team. The program consists of a range of leadership modules, including the Contemporary Manager, Managing People and Managing for Outcomes. These are conducted by highly-skilled IPS facilitators in regional and metropolitan locations around Australia. A key to the program’s ongoing success is the strong collaborative relationship between IPS and the ATO. The IPS team have worked shoulder to shoulder with the ATO to ensure the program remains relevant and delivers best practice outcomes. IPS continues to be engaged by the ATO as its Management Development Program supplier, based on the participant feedback, outcomes and success of the program. |
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IPS Management Consultants acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, water, and community. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and we extend that respect to all First Nations people.
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