Civil Service College (CSC) Singapore is a statutory board under the Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office. Its mission is to develop people for a first class public service.
CSC brings together public service officers from diverse backgrounds and provides them opportunities to plug into a service-wide network to exchange views, build shared ethos and perspectives, creating a rich environment for dialogue, knowledge sharing and learning.
CSC programmes and services are practitioner-focused. With access to public sector thought leadership and line management, much of the training is facilitated by highly experienced practitioners who speak with authority and offer first-hand knowledge and experience. Through its programmes and services, CSC aims to build commitment and strategic capacity in governance, leadership, public administration and management for a networked government for the Singapore Public Service.
Programmes
CSC conducts a comprehensive suite of programmes in the areas of leadership, policy development and public administration.
CSC Training Directory 2011
The 2011 Training Directory categorises CSC's training programmes, namely, Public Policy & Governance, Leadership & Management, Public Administration, Personal Development & Effectiveness and Global Orientation. Programmes for international participants are also included in this publication.
You can view CSC Training Directory 2011 by clicking on the links below:.
Part 1: Introduction, Public Policy & Governance, Leadership & Management and Public Administration
Part 2: Personal Development & Effectiveness, Global Orientation and Programmes for International Participants
CSC Learning Calendar Jan - Mar 2012
The list of upcoming training programmes and their dates in the months of January to March 2012 are available here for your reference.
To search for more information on programmes offered by the College, click here.
Publications
A New Synthesis of Public Administration: Serving in the 21st Century
The Civil Service College was a member of a 6-country research network involving over 200 senior officials from government, business and academia in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The network was led by the Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon, President Emeritus of the Canada School of Public Service. A New Synthesis of Public Administration documents the findings of the network.
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Behavioural Economics and Policy Design: Examples from Singapore
Do more choices always help us to choose better? How can public policies harness people's loss aversion? Why do defaults matter? Should government try to counter people's tendency to procrastinate and put off doing things that are in their own long-term interests? If so, how can it do so without limiting people's choices excessively?
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Lessons of Experience - Singapore Public Service Leaders
In a continuing effort to understand how leaders best learn, grow and develop, a groundbreaking research study was conducted on how our public service leaders develop. This research study (Lessons of Experience - Singapore Public Service Leaders) was undertaken by the Civil Service College (CSC) and the Public Service Division in collaboration with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). The attached report presents relevant research findings and implications for leadership development. Specifically, the key findings highlight the importance of challenging work assignments and role of bosses on leadership development.
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