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Archived news items July - December 2008:
109th Police Management Development Program (PMDP)
2008 International Senior Command Program Complete
Dr Edward de Bono visits the AIPM
Intelligence Management Development Program (IMDP) 2008
Revised police college plan
Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP) Complete
2008 International Senior Command Program
Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP)
109th Police Management Development Program (PMDP)
AIPM’s last academic program for 2008 commenced on 24 November with the arrival of 30 participants for the residential component of the 109th Police Management Development Program (PMDP). Every Australian jurisdiction sent at least one participant and the group was also enriched by the presence of several international participants. These included two from Hong Kong, two from New Zealand, and one each from Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Two officers from the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services also attended the program.
Group discussion on lawn outside classroom 1
An experienced crew of syndicate leaders was assembled and they made a significant contribution to the participants’ experience and learning. They were drawn from both AIPM and external agencies and included: Dave Chambers, Visiting Fellow from Tasmania Police; Mark D’Amico from the Leadership Development Institute at the FBI Academy; Arthur Katsogiannis, Visiting Fellow from the NSW Police Force; Phil Langdon, Visiting Fellow from the NSW Rural Fire Service; Mick Sherry from Victoria’s Office of Police Integrity and Tony Sui from the Hong Kong Police College.
Team building at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen.
The group was particularly privileged to have the three visiting syndicate leaders on board. Mark D’Amico, Mick Sherry and Tony Sui provided significant input to the group’s discussions and were able to assist participants by sharing their knowledge and experience. Mark and Tony also coordinated an International Forum in the final week, which gave our international participants an opportunity to share some of their experiences with the group.
From left: Superintendent Tony Siu, Mr Mick Sherry, Commander Dean Angus, Chief Superintendent Phil Langdon, Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis, Inspector Dave Chambers & Supervisory Special Agent Mark D’Amico.
Commander Dean Angus from South Australia Police acted as Program Mentor and provided useful guidance and assistance to many students throughout the program. This was Dean’s last program at AIPM and his experience and valuable input were highly valued by all. Dave Eyland from the Australian Army acted as Program Coordinator.
Course Coordinator Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eyland
Graham Ashton of the Office of Police Integrity opened the course. He gave his official opening address on day two, setting the tone for the remainder of the program by challenging participants to reflect on their own leadership capacity and to focus on contemporary leadership and management challenges.
Participants found the program challenging and rewarding, with many commenting that the program has given them greater insight into leadership and management issues that they face in their home organisations. There was also a significant emphasis on reflective learning and practical application of adaptive leadership concepts in the program, many in the group finding these learning tools beneficial to their self awareness and understanding of their work as leaders in the public safety sector.
Graduation ceremony
The program was fortunate to have Elaine Henry, CEO of the Smith Family, as the Guest Speaker at the Graduation Ceremony on Thursday 11 December.
The 109th PMDP was a fantastic high on which to conclude the 2008 academic year. The staff at the Institute wish all our graduates the very best in the future.
2008 International Senior Command Program Complete
Ten AFP, and two international participants at Superintendent and Commander level have completed the 2008 International Senior Command Program (ISCP).The program has been jointly sponsored and designed by International Deployment Group (IDG) and the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) to develop the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to lead a peacekeeping or capacity development mission. The program was launched by Assistant Commission Frank Prendergast on the first evening of the program on Sunday 31st August 2008.
The three week program was broken into 2 modules. The first module of one week’s duration was held in early September. The highlight was an opportunity for participants to travel to an existing AFP mission where Australian police officers are currently serving. The participants were broken into 2 Syndicate groups with one visiting the Solomon Islands, and the other, East Timor. Participants received a series of in-depth briefings on the challenges they could expect as a potential future commander, and were tasked with writing a report on their trips which became part of their assessment for the course. This was presented back to the group during module 2.
Left to right: Commander Jamie Strauss (AFP), Superintendent Frank Jamieson (AFP), Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Hallowes (NPIA UK), Superintendent Warren Crighton (AFP), Acting Commissioner Peter Marshall (SIPF), Commander Denis McDermott (PPF), Superintendent Allan Spencer (AFP), Lieutenant Colonel Nazluddin Zulkifli (BRIMOB), Superintendent Peter Kuhnke (AFP) & Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eyland (AIPM).
| Commander Jamie Strauss (AFP) left, and Superintendent Peter Kuhnke (AFP) | Superintendent Peter Kuhnke (AFP) left, and Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Hallowes (NPIA UK) |
2008 ISCP participants during a Mission Trip briefing in the Solomon Islands
In between residential modules participants returned to their normal workplace and had additional on-going research tasks to complete. The second module of 2 weeks duration comprised strategic planning, cultural intelligence, media and communications workshops, and intelligence, culminating in a two-day planning exercise in a fictitious country in Australia’s close region. Speakers and presenters included Professor Hugh White, (Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU), Dr Edward de Bono, Mr Ben McDevitt, (CEO CrimTrac), and Mr Bill Paterson, (Australian Ambassador for Counter Terrorism, DFAT). Participants also received the results of their 360° Feedback Reports during Module 2 from the surveys they and their nominated raters completed in between modules.
| Dr Jim Hann (left), Executive Director, AIPM and Dr Edward de Bono | Dr Edward de Bono in action |
All sessions were extremely well received by the participants and the session evaluations showed that the program content was well tailored to the requirements of the students and met the learning requirements of the course.
During module 2 of the program, participants, as part of their assessment portfolio, were required to write 3 Personal Leadership Philosophy Reflective Papers throughout the 2 week period. Although a confronting exercise, participants embraced the task and many found it to be a liberating experience.
Commissioner (Ret’d) Shane Castles having contemporary overseas leadership experience attended the program as a mentor to the participants. His presence over the 3 week period was integral to the success of the program, and he was able to impart knowledge and wisdom to the participants in a meaningful and practical way. He said that “the program continues to present practical and realistic opportunities to learn from the experiences of other overseas Commanders. It enables the participants to challenge themselves and develop and enhance their own leadership skills in preparation for possible offshore command roles. It is very satisfying to be part of that development”.
Commander Will Jamieson, PNG-Australian Policing Partnership, AFP, was a Syndicate Leader on the program and said that it was:
“A most enjoyable experience which provided a learning environment where participants were exposed to experienced mission commanders who were prepared to discuss their successes and failures in the context of command and leadership.
A very challenging and thought provoking experience which caused participants to reflect, not only their own, but others', leadership style and behaviours. It provided significant stimulus to encourage participants to have the courage to challenge and think differently.
There were many significant presenters on the program, from a broad experience base, but I must say the highlight for me was the talk by Edward de Bono. It provided a great platform and framework to challenge my thinking processes.”
Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eyland (AIPM Visiting Military Fellow), Syndicate Leader made the following comments:
“ISCP in 2008 was a great experience for all concerned. Both the participants and the program staff learned a great deal throughout the process. As a result, participants will now be better prepared for command appointments in complex operating environments and the staff will have a fantastic range of experiences to draw on in enhancing the next program to make sure it stays as relevant and beneficial as this one has proved to be.”
The program concluded with a short presentation ceremony on the evening of the 30th October, hosted by Dr Jim Hann, Executive Director AIPM, and a formal dinner during which Commander Shane Connelly, Manager of Operations and Missions, IDG, AFP addressed the dining guests and formally closed the program.
Front row left to right: Ms Somer Taylor (AIPM), Commander Shane Connelly (AFP), Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eyland (AIPM Military Visiting Fellow), Dr Jim Hann (AIPM), Commissioner (R’td) Shane Castles, Commander Will Jamieson (AFP)
Back row left to right: Superintendent Ingrid Tomanovits (AIPM), Superintendent Allan Spencer (AFP), Superintendent Matthew Varley (AFP), Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Hallowes (NPIA UK), Superintendent Chris Cooper (AFP), Superintendent Andrew Clarke (AFP), Commander Charmaine Quade (AFP), Superintendent Peter Kuhnke (AFP), Lieutenant Colonel Nazluddin Zulkifli (BRIMOB), Superintendent Warren Crighton (AFP), Commander Jamie Strauss (AFP), Detective Superintendent Bill Quade (AFP), Superintendent Frank Jamieson (AFP), & Mr Warwick Jones (AIPM).
2008 ISCP participants at the Presentation Ceremony
2008 ISCP Presentation Ceremony
| 2008 ISCP certificates of completion | Dr Jim Hann, Executive Director AIPM, during the Presentation Ceremony |
2008 ISCP participants during the presentation ceremony
2008 ISCP Formal Dinner
The 2008 ISCP will be evaluated for improvement based on feedback from participants and staff, and a course report including evaluation feedback and participant papers and results will be forwarded to the National Manager, IDG for consideration.
Dr Edward de Bono visits the AIPM
Dr Edward de Bono is regarded by many as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools (DATT) framework. Dr de Bono was born in Malta and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and has numerous other qualifications from a variety of worldwide universities.
The appeal of Dr de Bono’s work is its simplicity and practicality and the techniques can be used by four years old to Nobel Laureates. He has written over 75 books with translations into 40 languages and he has been invited to lecture in 58 countries. Dr de Bono emphasized that things can generally be ‘Logical in hindsight but invisible in foresight’
Inspector David Chambers (AIPM Visiting Fellow - Tasmania Police) attended an ‘Excellence in Policing Conference’ in the UK in September this year and met Dr de Bono who was a presenter. Dr de Bono accepted an invitation to attend the AIPM and on Monday 27 October Dr de Bono kindly gave an insightful one hour presentation to members of the International Senior Command Course and the majority of AIPM staff.
Dr de Bono was welcomed to the AIPM by Dr Jim Hann (Executive Director) and Dr de Bono assumed a position at the front of the classroom with an overhead projector. He then delivered a practical explanation of his theories by use of diagrams and examples with humour being incorporated. He shared his experience working with many companies, governments and organizations such as IBM, Shell, KLM airlines,West Coast Eagles, Australian Cricket team and the USA Supreme Court. The benefits from those organizations adopting his teaching such as the Six Thinking Hats were substantial. He clarified that many people incorrectly apply this technique. The correct application is for the group as a whole to adopt the same coloured hat at the same time and then move on to the next coloured hat. There is a preferred order in which the coloured hats should be used depending on the type of issue being discussed. He also discussed concepts such as challenge, chance, values, blocking and perception.
At the conclusion of the presentation Dr de Bono answered questions from members present and autographed his book for a number of those present including two of his books belonging to the AIPM Library. One AFP course member was speaking with Dr de Bono and stated that his daughter worked in Perth and is an admirer of Dr de Bono’s work. As Dr de Bono was traveling to Perth, he invited the daughter to attend his hotel and he would autograph a book for her. The opportunity to have such a world authority on creative thinking attend the AIPM and give a presentation was unique and all those attending were extremely appreciative of meeting and hearing direct his lateral thinking techniques. Dr Edward de Bono’s official website is www.edwdebono.com
From L to R: David Eyland, Dr Jim Hann, Dr Edward de Bono, David Chambers
Intelligence Management Development Program (IMDP) 2008
The AIPM delivered the final residential component of the IMDP at the Former School of Artillery Manly NSW from 12 to 17 October 2008. The program, designed for senior leaders in the criminal intelligence environment, included participants from Bangladesh, UK, Pakistan, Colombia, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand, Malaysia, East Timor, Vietnam and Australia.
In 2008 the IMDP focused on specific leadership challenges facing criminal intelligence within the contemporary national and international law enforcement environment. The three key themes of the program included the role of intelligence in the shaping of and support of decision making, the development of new ideas to meet existing and new challenges and leading in a complex environment. At the graduation ceremony held on the 16th of October, members who successfully completed the Program were awarded a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Policing and Emergency Services) by the Executive Director of the AIPM, Dr Jim Hann and the AFP Coordinator of the Leadership in Criminal Intelligence Program, Corey Heldon.
23 October 2008
Revised police college plan sensitive to environmental and heritage concerns
The Australian Federal Police has today publicly released a revised design for the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) at Manly. The revised plan seeks to address the heritage and environmental issues of the planned redevelopment, which were raised during a public consultation period earlier this year. The proposed development moves existing structures away from the shoreline to further protect and enhance the surrounding environment and ensures that the Long Nosed Bandicoot foraging areas and the Little Penguin nesting areas are preserved. The AFP is continuing to follow the requirements of the NSW Department of Planning and the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts in relation to the revised design. The AFP intends to submit a Preferred Project Report relating to the redevelopment proposal to the NSW Department of Planning later this year. A copy of the revised design is attached.
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12 September 2008
Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP) Complete
The 2008 Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP) held at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) closed on 3 September 2008. The program was designed to develop an alumni of senior Police officers who will be working together in the future to address the counter terrorism challenges in the Region. The program was developed by the AIPM in collaboration with the Australian Fedeal Police (AFP), Indonesian National Police (INP), the National Policing Improvement Agency and Charles Sturt University.
Eight countries were represented on the program including Brunei, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia the Philippines, Scotland and Australia.
Participants were provided with an opportunity to learn and understand through the sharing of their experiences and the experiences of other leaders over the 4 and a half week duration of the course. All participants successfully completed the program and, in an official closing ceremony, were awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion by the JCLEC Executive Directors Adjie Ramdja (representing the INP) and Don Craill (representing the AFP), the AFP Manager Jakarta, Bruce Hill and Chief Constable Paul Kernaghen, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
All participants are now eligible to apply for the two Scholarships on offer from CSU and the JCLEC foundation for the completion of a Post Graduate Course in relation to Counter Terrorism (through CSU).
Toni Christmas
AFP Visiting Fellow
AIPM
2008 International Senior Command Program
Ten AFP participants and two international participants at Superintendent and Commander level have this week commenced the 2008 International Senior Command Program, (ISCP). Following the success of the inaugural ISCP last year, the AFP have sponsored the AIPM to deliver the program again at the AIPM’s stunning location in Manly, NSW. The program has been jointly sponsored and designed by International Deployment Group (IDG) and the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) to develop the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to lead a peacekeeping or capacity development mission. The program was launched by Assistant Commissioner Frank Prendergast, National Manager, IDG on Sunday 31st August 2008.
Participants on the program are as follows: • Andrew Clarke, Australian Federal Police • Chris Cooper, Australian Federal Police • Warren Crighton, Australian Federal Police • Michael Hallowes, National Policing Improvement Agency, UK • Frank Jamieson, Australian Federal Police • Peter Kuhnke, Australian Federal Police • Charmaine Quade, Australian Federal Police • William Quade, Australian Federal Police • Allan Spencer, Australian Federal Police • Jamie Strauss, Australian Federal Police • Matthew Varley, Australian Federal Police • Nazluddin Zulkifli, BRIMOB (Police Mobile Brigade, Indonesia)
Left to right: Superintendent Matthew Varley, AFP, Lieutenant Colonel Nazluddin Zulkifli, BRIMOB, & Superintendent Frank Jamieson, AFP.
The three and a half week program is broken into two modules. The first module commenced on Sunday 31st August and will conclude on Tuesday 9th September. Participants were put through their paces on the first day of the course with a rigorous and demanding scenario as their first assessment involving a real time video conference briefing to the National Manager, IDG. Participants have also been exposed to presentations and workshops on Cultural Intelligence, Media, Whole of Government Approaches (Commander Mark Walters, AFP), Policing in the Pacific (Lowy Institute), Command Case Studies (Commissioner [Ret’d] Shane Castles and Commander Steve Lancaster, AFP), and Capacity Development Initiatives (Superintendent Tim Dahlstrom, AFP). Participants were also able to learn about the challenges facing a Mission Commander first hand from Commander Grant Edwards, East Timor, who addressed participants on Monday 1st September.
| Commander Charmaine Quade, AFP. | Left to right: Superintendent Warren Crighton, AFP, Superintendent Peter Kuhnke, AFP & Superintendent Andrew Clarke, AFP. |
With the first week at the AIPM drawing to a close, participants are eagerly anticipating their Mission Study Trip which they will embark on over the weekend. Participants will be flown to either Dili or Honiara for the opportunity to travel to an existing AFP mission where Australian police officers are serving. Participants will receive a series of in-depth briefings on the challenges they could expect as a potential future commander and will be required to prepare a presentation on their overseas experience during module two. In between residential modules participants will return to their normal workplace and had on-going research tasks to complete. The second module of two weeks duration from Sunday 19th to Friday 31st October will comprise of series of strategic planning, intelligence and communications workshops culminating in a two-day Command Assessment exercise which simulates the challenges of running a Command in a fictitious country in Australia’s close region.
Commander Will Jamieson, PNG - Australian Policing Partnership, AFP and Commissioner [Ret’d] Shane Castles having both had contemporary overseas leadership experience are attending the program as syndicate leader and mentor respectively, to the participants, and will both return for module two of the program. The wealth of experience this is providing to participants provides a practical and valuable opportunity to appreciate and learn from lessons gained by previous overseas Commanders. Although the first week has already tested and challenged the participants, they have embraced all aspects of the program and it is pleasing to witness their growth and personal development towards future Command positions.
Left to right: Superintendent Warren Crighton, AFP, Superintendent Chris Cooper, AFP, Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Hallowes, NPIA UK, Commander Jamie Strauss, AFP, Superintendent Andrew Clarke, AFP, Superintendent Frank Jamieson, AFP, Superintendent Peter Kuhnke, AFP, Commander Charmaine Quade, AFP, Detective Superintendent Bill Quade, AFP, Lieutenant Colonel Nazluddin Zulkifli, BRIMOB, Superintendent Allan Spencer, AFP, & Superintendent Matthew Varley, AFP.
1 August 2008
Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP)
The AIPM will deliver the Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP) at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) commencing on 3 August 2008. This program is designed to develop an alumni of senior Police officers who will be working together to address the regional law enforcement challenges over the next fifteen years. The program develops the personal, organisational and regional leadership skills of the officers with a focus on challenges of counter terrorism, trans-national crime, intelligence and decision making.
The program is hosted by the Indonesian National Police (INP) and is developed through a collaborative approach between the INP, the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), the National Police Improvement Agency (Bramshill Police Staff College) and Charles Sturt University (CSU). The program is designed as an additional development opportunity for senior officers who have already completed their nationally based senior officer programs. The program will draw upon the expertise and experience of the regional police training facilities.
Successful completion of the program provides participants with a credit towards the attainment of relevant Charles Sturt University post graduate program.