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The AIPM is working with the University of Melbourne through its Nossal Institute for Global Health and School of Population Health to auspice the First International Conference on the Intersection of Law Enforcement and Public Health.

The conference will be held in Melbourne on 11-14 November, 2012. It is the first major international conference to focus on the inter-relationship of law enforcement and public health. Academic and practitioner experts from across the world are being invited to give papers on specific aspects of this relationship, including harm reduction, substance use, mental health, family violence, and road trauma. The aim of the conference is to explore the multifaceted involvement of law enforcement across a wide range of public health topics and endeavors. The conference also aims to result in teaching material to support the development of courses in the theory and practice of law enforcement and public health (the conference proceedings will be published in the first instance, followed by a textbook), and to further build networks between different disciplines to promote ongoing collaborative partnerships.

The conference offers an excellent opportunity for law enforcement personnel of all ranks to get together and with other leaders in the field to discuss their work.

For further information, or to express your interest in being a speaker please contact the conference director Prof Nick Crofts nick.crofts@unimelb.edu.au or click on the conference website (http://www.policing-and-public-health.com/) and register your details to receive regular updates. Download flyer here.

Research Paper on Collaborative Leadership Published

The AIPM recently collaborated with the National Security College (Australian National University), Department of Defence Command and Staff College and the Australian Emergency Management Institute, to produce an occasional research paper on collaborative leadership in the education sector. Titled 'An Idea in Good Currency', Dr Rodger Shanahan of the National Security College investigated the importance of collaborative leadership within the national security community in Australia and the impetus for increased shared understanding of the requirement for collaborative leadership across our key learning institutions.

The research project focussed on three areas of investigation: (1) the degree to which collaborative leadership has a shared understanding within the national security community (2) how the community fosters collaborative leadership and (3) methodologies for educating national security practitioners. The paper makes a number of key observations noting that collaborative leadership skills are largely based on trust and are acquired 'on the job'.

For educators, these skills are best transferred and reinforced through formal instruction and practical activities such as case studies, experiential learning and tabletop exercises and informally through a community alumni network. Over thirty senior national security professionals in Australia were interviewed, including senior police officers. The Institute would like to particularly recognise the contributions of Mr Andrew Singh and Federal Agent Terry Venchiarutti (AFP Visiting Police Fellow) to the development of the research paper.

Copies of the paper are available in the AIPM Library or can be accessed online at: http://nsc.anu.edu.au/research.php

2011 Telstra /AIPM PELP Scholarship Awarded

Detective Superintendent Brian Wilkins from the Queensland Police Service was today announced as the successful recipient of the 2011 Telstra Australasian Police Scholarship, at a ceremony at QLD Police Headquarters in Brisbane.

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L-R: Deputy Commissioner Barnett, D/Superintendent Wilkins, Mr Jon O'Brien & Mr Tom Rogers

The scholarship was presented to Superintendent Wilkins by Mr Jon O’Brien –Telstra Group General Manager QLD State Government. In presenting the scholarship, Mr O’Brien spoke warmly about Telstra’s association with the emergency services sector in Australia and the exciting personal and professional development opportunity for Superintendent Wilkins.

Superintendent Wilkins will receive a $15,000 scholarship to travel to the Harvard Business School in the United States to attend a Leadership Program in 2012. Also attending the presentation ceremony were Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett, Assistant Commissioner Mike Condon and Chief Superintendent Allan McCarthy on behalf of QLD Police; Mr Stephen Greenwood – Telstra QLD Senior Account Executive and Mr Alex Stefan, National General Manager: Government & Public Safety & Security on behalf of Telstra and Mr Tom Rogers – Executive Director and Ms Cathi Margherita, Executive Officer – on behalf of the AIPM.

Superintendent Wilkins is a graduate of the 2010 PELP and was selected from a highly competitive pool of 22 senior police officers by the AIPM Board of Studies. The Telstra Australasian Police Scholarship is a 3 year commitment by Telstra, and is awarded to the most outstanding graduate of the AIPM PELP. The inaugural scholarship was presented to Superintendent Mick Willing of NSW Police Force in 2010. The final scholarship will be awarded in 2012.

Questions about the PELP and scholarship are best directed, in the first instance, to the Acting/ AIPM Faculty Administration Manager Ms Tina Simmons at tsimmons@aipm.gov.au, or +61 2 9934 4833.

Police Executive Leadeship Program 2011 completed

One of the highlights of the AIPM Calendar is the annual Police Executive Leadership Program (PELP). The 2011 program was no exception and saw the coming together of 27 participants, drawn from each of the Australasian jurisdictions and Hong Kong, who were privileged to work with and be mentored by a highly credentialed group of Visiting Fellows.

International Visiting Fellows included Frans Vijlbrief - Commissioner of the Netherlands Police; Scott Dovonan - Division Chief for the Federal Law Enforcement Training College in the USA; together with local Assistant Commissioners Kevin Scott (Victoria Police), Neil Smith (SAPOL), Peter Martin (QPS) and Neil Gaughan (AFP), each of whom contributed richly to the program and participants alike. The program was also privileged to have Lt. Col. Andy Combes from the Australian Army.

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Participants attend a 'Future of Police Leadership' discussion

With a dedicated focus on executive leadership and public policy, together with exposure to a diverse range of outstanding presenters and expert panels, participants were challenged to think at higher levels and were introduced to an assortment of new ideas and tools to better cope with the complexities of contemporary policing.

Highlights included an ‘up close and personal’ to the management of the natural disasters in Qld, an expert panel on ‘the future of police leadership’ and an Executive Leadership Forum, from which participants gleaned much as they prepare themselves for future executive roles.

Executive Director Tom Rogers thanks Scott Donovan (FLETC), Kevin Scott (VicPol) & Commissioner Frans Viljbrief (Netherlands Police).

AIPM Presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference (ANZSOC)

Dr Victoria Herrington, AIPM’s Director of Research and Learning, recently attended the 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference (ANZSOC), hosted by Deakin University in Geelong. The ANZSOC conference is the main event in the Australasian criminology calendar, and was attended by academics and practitioners from as far afield and the UK and Canada, as well as plenty of representatives from universities and jurisdictions across Australian and New Zealand.

The theme of this year’s conference was “Crime and the regions: from the local to regional, national and international”, which was reflected in the mix of papers considering crime, policing and the broader criminal justice system as it refers to rural and regional Australia, socio-demographic transformations, issues affecting our surrounding regions, and the importance of these issues globally. At the conference Vicki presented a paper detailing emerging findings from the ongoing evaluation of the Leadership Development Program delivered by AIPM in Solomon Islands. A copy of this presentation can be found here. Vicki also chaired a session of excellent papers on policing, presented by scholars from University of Melbourne, Monash University, Charles Sturt University, and the University of Western Sydney. More details about the conference and ANZSOC can be found at www.anzsoc.org

Executive Leadership Panel Program Highlight Of the 2011 PELP

The course members of the 2011 Police Executive Leadership Program (PELP) were delighted to host a select group of public and private sector senior executives, to speak at the annual executive leadership panel, in Manly on 14 September 2011.

Participating in the 2011 panel were: Mr Andrew Cocks, Executive Director of Richardson & Wrench Pty Ltd, Commissioner Mark Crossweller – ACT Emergency Services, Mr Andrew Wood – Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Federal Police, Acting Deputy Commissioner Neil Smith - South Australia Police, former Commissioner Ken Moroney of the NSW Police Force and also former Commissioner Mick Keelty of the Australian Federal Police.

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The panellists were each invited to share their personal leadership journey and challenges with the course participants, highlighting the extraordinary diversity and breadth of their leadership experience. They candidly reflected on those experiences in a syndicate group interactive question and answer session.

The half day leadership panel was well received by the course members and, as in previous years was nominated by many as a key highlight of the PELP residential program.

AIPM at the forefront of Leadership Development Focus in the Solomon Islands

The AIPM’s Executive Director, Mr Tom Rogers and Director of Research and Learning, Dr Vicki Herrington visited the Solomon Islands from 4-6 October 2011 to meet with key AFP and local representatives to discuss the next generation and strategic focus of the Institute’s suite of tailored leadership development programs: The Royal Solomon Island Police Leadership Development Program (RSIPF LDP).

The team were hosted by the AIPM’s in-country Program Manager, Mr Peter Watt. Peter has been based in Honiara since February 2011 and has have fully immersed himself in needs of the project.

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Dr Victoria Herrington (AIPM Director of Research & Learning) Deputy Commissioner Eddie Sikua (RSIPF), Tom Rogers (AIPM Executive Director)

The Institute’s presence in the Solomon Islands first commenced in 2004 as part of the broader Australian Government’s law enforcement commitment in the Pacific region. The program has evolved over time and continues to adapt to changes in the local environment, and the needs and requirements of the various stakeholders. The program was comprehensively reviewed in 2009, and is about to undergo a similar process. Delivery of the RSIPF LDP is underpinned by a RSIPF leadership capability framework which identifies critical leadership capabilities and articulates the performance standards required at each rank across the organisation.

In support of the Institute’s ongoing commitment to this important project, a local Project Manager role was established, and Peter was selected for that role. The Project Manager is responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of AIPM programs as well as providing immediate support and advice to the Police Training and Advisory Committee (POLTAC) in the selection of RSIPF personnel attending AIPM courses. Administrative and faculty support is provided by the Institute’s International Programs Team based in Sydney.

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Dr Victoria Herrington, Bianca Van De Weg (Cooordinator IDG), Tom Rogers, Peter Watt (AIPM In country Project Manager)

AIPM Developing Leaders in the Pacific

The AIPM International Programs team returned to Australia this week, after completing an intensive training and development commitment in the Pacific region.

The team comprising Hamish Shearer, Brett Henderson and Bob Waugh of Queensland Police, delivered the third of four Micronesia Leadership Development Programs in Majuro, the Republic of Marshall Islands. The 2 week program ran from 12 – 24 September 2011 with 25 course participants attending. The students represented the 7 jurisdictions of Micronesia Police: Yap State, Kosrae State, FSM National, Pohnpei State, Chuuk, Palau and the Republic Marshall Islands. The course participants will graduate from the program on completion of their Community Action Learning Projects (CALP).

A second team comprising Hamish Shearer, Dave Walton and Brian Huxley of QLD Police returned to the region, to deliver the first South Pacific Leadership Development Program in Tarawa (Kiribati) from 10-19 October 2011. 25 course participants from the Kiribati Police Service attended the program which focussed on a range of activities designed to expose police officers to various leadership models, critical thinking skills, change management and practical workplace leadership and management tools.

Both programs were enormously successful, with students providing positive feedback about their training experience. Previous course participants have found the program beneficial with a number continuing their studies and enrolling in the Institute’s Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Police Management Development Program).

The Institute has been involved in delivering programs for the region for many years - since 2009, that involvement has been channelled through the AFP Pacific Police Development Program (PPDP). Included in this initiative are the police forces of the South Pacific including the Cook Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu. The Institute has also been invited to develop specialist leadership development programs for the Vanuatu and Samoan Police Services. This curriculum will be based on the findings of a series of diagnostic workshops undertaken by the AIPM, which identified the key leadership challenges in their agencies.

2011 Regional Executive Leadership Program Completed

The 2011 Regional Executive Leadership Program (RELP) conducted at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC), Semarang, Indonesia, concluded Friday 21 October 2011. The three week program welcomed 34 participants from 18 countries including Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Korea, Germany, Holland and Canada.

RELP is operated jointly by the Indonesian National Police (INP), the National Policing Improvement Agency (UK), the Australian Institute of Police Management, Charles Sturt University and the Australian Federal Police.

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Participants and Staff for the 2011 Regional Executive Leadership Program

The program welcomed back graduates from previous RELP programs who performed the role of Syndicate Directors/Program Mentors including Senior Superintendent Soepartiwi from the Indonesian National Police, Superintendent Joel Doria from the Philippine National Police, Detective Superintendent Tan Hou Seng from the Singapore Police Force and Chief Inspector Harbour Chan from the Hong Kong Police Force.

Superintendent Andrew McInnes from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Phil Shepherd Director Academic Programs at the AIPM and Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti from the Australian Federal Police facilitated academic sessions and coordinated the program. Additional support was provided by a range of AFP, INP, JCLEC and others – including excellent work by the AIPM’s Louise Bennett and Dean Kimpton.

RELP 2011 focussed participants on leadership as well as in-depth analysis on global terrorism and Trans-national Crime. Participants were set a number of tasks during the program including the completion of an academic paper and a syndicate presentation. To assist participants, highly qualified external presenters, including senior police and academics provided sessions that laid the foundation for a RELP that was both a challenging and rewarding experience.

Participants quickly settled into the program, working closely in their syndicates and engaging with their Syndicate Directors. This included a visit to the Nine Temples recreation park for team building activities. The challenges presented during the program stretched participants thinking in leadership and management theory and practice.

One of the many highlights of the RELP was the enriched discussion through the diversity of operational background of participants and syndicate directors, particularly in the areas of counter terrorism and trans-national crime. This enhanced the program that challenges participants on environmental awareness, public value and provides them with new tools to support their leadership development.

In a first for the RELP program, participants were also challenged through the KERIS immersion training system now housed at JCLEC that exercised participants command, management, leadership and operational knowledge through a complex scenario. We wish them all the best for the future.

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Commander Glen McEwen completes 2010 Police Executive Leadership Program (PELP)

Commissioner Tony Negus and AIPM Executive Director Tom Rogers, met with Commander Glen McEwen of the AFP Aviation Command on Friday 23 September 2011 to personally present him with his Graduate Diploma of Executive Leadership (Policing and Emergency Services). The presentation took place in Commissioner Negus’ office at the AFP’s new premises at the Edmund Barton Building in Canberra.

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The PELP is a challenging leadership development program targeted at senior police officers who have completed the Institute’s Graduate Certificate in Applied Management Police and Emergency Services (Police Management Development Program). The PELP is comprised of distance education course work and a 2 week residential program, which is held at the Institute’s campus in Manly.

As with all other eligible PELP participants, Commander McEwen’s final piece of coursework, the strategic policy review paper will be included in the pool of potential recipients for the 2011 Telstra PELP Scholarship. The Telstra Australasian Police Scholarship is a 3 year commitment by Telstra, and is awarded to the most outstanding graduate of the PELP. Each scholarship is valued at $15,000 and enables the recipient to attend a prestigious international executive development program. The decision on the winner of the Scholarship will be made by the AIPM Board of Studies within the next few weeks.

Congratulations Commander McEwen on behalf of all the staff at the AIPM.

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On the 14th September the AIPM staff along with the participants from the 2011 Police Executive Leadership Program (PELP) hosted a Big Aussie Barbie to raise funds for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australian men. In fact, one man every three hours will lose his battle against the disease.

The Big Aussie Barbie was a huge success with the AIPM staff and PELP participants giving generously to the cause, a total of $1700 was raised. The AIPM hopes to hold similar events in the future.

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AIPM delivers its first 'Facilitating Leadership Master Class' in Brisbane

At the invitation of Queensland Police, the AIPM’s Executive Director Mr Tom Rogers and Director Programs Mr Warwick Jones delivered a master class on ‘Facilitating Leadership’ for a select group of 13 QPS senior officers at the rank of Superintendent or equivalent over two days in Brisbane on 8-9 August 2011.

During the workshop, Tom and Warwick led the group through the newly developed ‘AIPM Facilitation Model’. The program was both rigorous and challenging for the course participants. Delivered through a highly interactive practicum, the group worked through the core skills for honing facilitative leadership skills, the processes of facilitative leadership, and the core principles required to engage staff and produce real solutions to complex problems.

The AIPM Facilitation Model has been developed by the Institute in recognition that leadership is becoming increasingly complex and difficult for police and emergency services leaders. Those leaders are required to deal with greater pressure than ever before, and to be truly successful, organisations need to engage the talents of all their staff to help solve problems and create progress.

As a consequence, the AIPM Facilitation Model draws from the collective experience of the Institute’s expertise in leadership and facilitation. It brings together core skills, processes and principles to create an environment where groups can be led to create solutions to complex problems. This process is not designed to replace organisational systems for handling day-to-day activities, but is designed to assist the leader in using advanced communication and leadership skills to produce collaborative results from the groups they are working with.

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Workshop participants from the AIPM/QPS facilitation master class.

Hong Kong Deputy Police College Deputy Director Philip Sham Wai-kin visits the AIPM during the 120th PMDP

The relationship between the AIPM and Hong Kong Police is one of the Institute's most enduring international relationships. A large number of Hong Kong Police have attended the AIPM either as students or Visiting Fellows. At all times the Hong Kong officers have distinguished themselves through their professionalism, hard work and dedication, and they have each been excellent ambassadors for Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Police.

It is against that background that AIPM staff were very honoured by a recent visit of the Honk Kong Police College Deputy Director Philip Sham Wai-kin. Mr Sham spent some time at the College observing the 120th PMDP, meeting with AIPM staff, and visiting the three Hong Kong Polices officers associated with that program: Visiting Fellow Superintendent Peter Tse Ming-yeung, and two students, Chief Inspectors Kelvin Kong Hok-lai and Kevin Ku Chin-pang.

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(L to R) Superintendent Peter Tse, Chief Superintendent Philip Sham (Deputy Director Police College HK), Mr Tom Rogers (Executive Director AIPM), Chief Inspector Kevin KU, and Chief Inspector Kelvin Kong.

Congratulations to Commander McLean on his Completion of the Police Executive Leadership Program (PELP)

Chief Police Officer of the ACT, Roman Quaedvlieg, APM and Executive Director Tom Rogers took time out on Wednesday 31 August 2011 to personally present Commander David McLean, Deputy Chief Police Officer (Response) of the ACT Police with his Graduate Diploma of Executive Leadership (Policing and Emergency Services) which marks the completion of the 2011 PELP.

The ceremony took place at the Winchester Centre in Canberra and marks the completion of a rigorous and challenging program of study which includes a distance component and a 2 week residential program at the Institute’s campus in Manly. Along with 22 other senior police officers from Australasia, Commander McLean attended the 2010 PELP at the AIPM from 12 – 24 September 2011.

All PELP graduates are now also eligible to be considered for the 2011 Telstra PELP Scholarship. The Telstra Australasian Police Scholarship is a 3 year commitment by Telstra, and is awarded to the most outstanding graduate of the AIPM PELP. Each scholarship is valued at $15,000 and enables the recipient to attend a prestigious international executive development program. The decision on the winner of the Scholarship will be made by the AIPM Board of Studies within the next few weeks.

Congratulations Commander McLean on behalf of all the staff at the AIPM.

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L-R: Mr Tom Rogers, Commander McLean and Chief Police Officer Roman Quaedvlieg

120th Police Management Development Program Completed
The 120th PMDP was opened by AIPM Executive Director Tom Rogers on 18 July 2011. A large group in comparison to previous courses, this PMDP comprised 29 participants from across Australian, New Zealand, UK and Hong Kong police agencies. Course Visiting Fellows were Ian Millen (Serious Organised Crime Agency, UK), Greg Milonovich (Supervisory Special Agent, FBI), Megan Rowe (Superintendent, NT), Peter Tse (Hong Kong Police Force), Chief Superintendent Linda Williams (South Australia Police) and Terry Venchiarutti (Superintendent, AFP).

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Over the next three weeks, all involved with 120th PMDP were confronted and challenged with existing beliefs in leadership, self awareness and critical analysis under intense consideration. The PMDP remains a fundamental learning experience for all, including staff and visiting fellows, as the broad range of experiences and perspectives is steadily revealed through class and assessment activities.

Special guest during the course was Dr Jack Enter, who spoke on Walking the Narrow Road of Leadership. Jack proposed that inconsistent and ineffective leadership is a common problem within law enforcement and invited the group to engage upon reflective practice to measure themselves against prevailing culture and long-held beliefs. A confronting session delivered in a highly entertaining manner.

The AIPM itself undertook a learning experience, introducing the electronic task submission and marking process known as ‘Moodle’. A couple of teething issues emerged along the way but all were satisfied enough to support its introduction by course end. Ongoing enhancements have already increased system efficiency, keeping AIPM abreast with other premium learning institutions.

The 120th PMDP finished up on 5 August with a whole range of new friends and professional contacts across the world – surely the best reason in itself for participating.

AIPM Leads the Way at the 2011 AFAC & Bushfire CRC Annual Conference!

The AIPM was delighted to be involved in the 2011 AFAC and Bushfire CRC Annual Conference in Sydney. More than 1300 delegates attended the Conference from fire, land management and SES agencies from around the world as well as researchers, private consultants, government representatives and trade exhibitors.

The theme of the Conference, 'New World, New Thinking' provided the perfect setting for Day 2 of the conference, where Mr Tom Rogers, the Executive Director of the AIPM, convened a Panel Discussion on the issue of 'Leadership Resilience'.

The Panel, comprising Commodore Robyn Walker, Director General Health Capability and Director General Navy Health Service, Commissioner Greg Mullins of Fire & Rescue NSW, and the Australian Federal Police's National Manager Counter Terrorism, Assistant Commissioner Steve Lancaster, represented a good cross section of the broader emergency services, police and defence sectors. The panellists each provided a short overview of their thoughts on the importance of resilience and leadership at senior levels in modern organisations, and candidly shared their personal resilience stories with the audience.

The Panel was a highly interactive session, with Mr Rogers inviting the large number of attendees to reflect on the panel member's individual presentations, and then to share their own reflections with the remainder of the audience. The panel session generated lively discussion and very positive feedback. There was a strong general consensus that resilient leadership can be the deciding factor in determining the success or failure of the response by organisations to critical events, and that it is an important trait for modern leaders in a 'new world with new thinking'.

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L-R: Tom Rogers, Robyn Walker, Greg Mullins & Steve Lancaster.

Telstra Australasian Policing Scholarship Recipient attends "life-changing" Harvard course

“Life-changing” was how 2009 PELP graduate and recipient of the 2010 Telstra Australasian Policing Scholarship, Superintendent Mick Willing of the NSW Police Force described his recent experience undertaking the Harvard Business School “High Potentials Leadership Program” at the world-famous Harvard University in the USA. Being one of only three public sector participants, and the only one from law enforcement, his fellow participants were CEOs, Vice Presidents, Directors and General Managers from a range of global companies and organisations. Superintendent Willing found the stated, “Most were actually quite interested in what policing is like and I was questioned at length during the program. Police bring a unique perspective to the table and after-all leadership is leadership – it is about people and the concepts really are the same across the board.”

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The program was delivered largely through the “case study” method of training, a concept developed by the Harvard Business School. Cases are written by the Professors based on real life issues, events and challenges within companies and organisations from around the world and are examined in detail during facilitated sessions. During his program Superintendent Willing studied companies ranging from Apple Computers Inc., Nickelodeon Latin America, Continental Airlines, BMG Music, General Electric, and National Panasonic amongst others. kotter The experience also included a day with the ‘Arial Group’ which was akin to an acting school with professionals working with each of the participants to develop their “leadership presence." However, the highlight of the program was the day he spent with Professor John P. Kotter, a semi-retired “legend” in the academic world, who led the participants through an engaging study on “leading change.”

In describing the impact of the Harvard experience and the extraordinary opportunity afforded to him as the recipient of the Telstra scholarship, Superintendent Willing said, “It was a privilege and an honour to represent the NSW Police Force, AIPM and Telstra at the Harvard Business School. The experience will not only help and influence me as a police officer but it has certainly provided me with a much broader base from which to think. It was quite simply “life-changing.”

Superintendent Willing will return to the AIPM in September to share his experience with the 2011 PELP course participants.

2/2011 AFAC Volunteer Leadership Program successfully completed

The second Volunteer Leadership Program (VLP) for 2011 was opened by AIPM Executive Director Tom Rogers on Wednesday 25 May. Participants came from fire and rescue services within Australia and New Zealand, including the New Zealand Fire Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Country Fire Authority (Victoria), South Australia Country Fire Service and Tasmania Fire Service.

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The AIPM welcomed two Visiting Fellows (VFs) from Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Inspector Stephen Hirst and Inspector Gary White, who brought a wealth of operational experience and knowledge to the program. The program was coordinated by AFP visiting police fellow Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti.

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The five day program included team building, communication and leadership activities at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation Participants brought together vast experiences with volunteer fire fighting organisations and the leadership challenges that come with these organisations and in their roles. Much discussion and reflection occurred during the Program on contemporary leadership theories and issues.

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Highlights for participants included case studies presented by the two VF's on their recent operational experiences in Japan and the Solomon Islands. Participants conducted research and analysis of current and emerging issues facing contemporary volunteer fire fighting organisations, as well as considering their opportunities to help make their organisations stronger into the future.

1/2011 AFAC Executive Development Program Completed

The AFAC Executive Development Program 1/2011 (EDP) was opened by Executive Director Tom Rogers on Monday 7th May 2011 at the AIPM, North Head, Manly, NSW. The 23 participants on the three week residential phase of the program came from Australia and abroad including members from the Queensland Police Service, Victoria Police, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service, Queensland Ambulance Service, New Zealand Fire Service, Australian Federal Police, Cook Islands Police Service, South Australia Police, Vanuatu Police Force, Corrective Services New South Wales, Royal Solomon Islands Fire Service, and the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (Victoria).

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The AIPM welcomed a number of Visiting Fellows (VF) who performed the role of Syndicate Directors. Commander Adam Dalrymple from the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board is currently in charge of the Structural Fire Safety Section of the MFB. Chief Officer Andrew Stark from the ACT Emergency Services Agency is currently the Chief Officer ACT Rural Fire Service. Chief Superintendent Bob Murray from Fire and Rescue NSW, is currently the Area Commander Metropolitan North based in Newcastle. Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti from the Australian Federal Police, currently on secondment to the AIPM, completed the compliment of Syndicate Directors. Detective Superintendent Brett Henderson from the NSW Police, also on secondment to the AIPM, performed the role of Course Coordinator. The VF's thoughtful and insightful contributions ensured all program participants benefitted from their presence on the program.

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(LtoR): Chief Officer Andrew Stark, Detective Superintendent Brett Henderson, Chief Superintendent Bob Murray, Commander Adam Dalrymple & Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti.

Mr Warwick Jones (Director, Programs) and Phil Shepherd (Director, Academic Programs) facilitated many of the classroom sessions and showed their customary commitment, passion and drive. Added to this were a number of highly qualified external presenters that laid the foundation for an EDP that was both a challenging and rewarding experience.

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Participants quickly settled into the rigours of the program, working closely in their syndicates and engaging with their Syndicate Directors. The challenges presented during the program stretched participants thinking in leadership and management theory and practice.

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One of the many highlights for the EDP was the enriched discussion through the diversity of operational background of participants and visiting fellows both nationally and internationally. This enhanced the program that challenges participants on environmental awareness, public value and provides them with new tools to support their leadership development.

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Participants were also challenged academically, spending considerable time researching and presenting assignments which strategically analysed their respective organisational business areas. We wish them all the best for the future.

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AIPM Library wins ALIES Library Catalyst Award

We are pleased to announce that the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) Library was the recipient of 2011 ALIES Information Catalyst Award. The award is given to a library within the ALIES (Australian Libraries in the Emergency Sector) network in recognition for innovation in the provision of information services to its own organisation and the broader Emergency Management Sector.

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The Award was presented at the ALIES Conference's Awards Gala Dinner at Mt Macedon, Victoria, on 19th April, and was accepted on behalf of the AIPM Library Staff by Connie Coniglio, Manager, Library & Information Services and Eke Woldring, Reference Librarian. The award winning library must demonstrate how best practice and creativity is applied to service the changing needs of library patrons, while embracing and incorporating emerging technologies.

The AIPM Library was able to demonstrate that it actively supports institute staff and students, by proactively identifying information needs and tailoring services to meet individual needs of library patrons. AIPM library staff not only cater for the changing needs of library patrons, but also for the diverse needs of a very specialised clientele, a clientele that includes police, fire, ambulance, emergency and corrective services personnel, across all Australian jurisdictions, New Zealand and other international patrons, many from developing countries.

Information access to such a distributed clientele is achieved through internet based resources. An E- reference service has operated for many years, delivering information directly to an individual’s computer. The new library blog ‘Know it Now’ http://libraryblog.aipm.gov.au/ has replaced the old journal contents pages current awareness service, and the library catalogue is available on the Internet.

Library staff has played an integral role in the provision of distance learning resources through our learning management system for the past ten years. The AIPM is now in the process of upgrading its learning management system to a more interactive open source system with considerable input from the Library's E-Access librarian, Louise Bennett. Kindles are also currently being trialled as an alternative means of making study materials available to students and the use of iPads in the classroom is also currently under exploration.

1/2011 AFAC Volunteer Leadership Program successfully completed

The first Volunteer Leadership Program (VLP) for 2011 was conducted between Wednesday 11 May and Sunday 15 May 2011. The 20 participants of the program came from fire and rescue services within Australia and New Zealand. These included the New Zealand Fire Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Country Fire Authority (Victoria), South Australia Country Fire Service and Tasmania Fire Service.

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The AIPM welcomed two Visiting Fellows (VFs) from Fire and Rescue New South Wales, Garry Tye and Brendan Cox. Both VFs are Inspectors in busy operational fire Districts and brought a wealth of operational experience and knowledge to the Program. Garry was also a recent graduate of the AIPM's Executive Development Program.

Team building, communication and leadership activities at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation

Participants brought together vast experiences with volunteer fire fighting organisations and the leadership challenges that come with these organisations and in their roles. Much discussion and reflection occurred during the Program on contemporary leadership theories and issues.

Participants conducted research and analysis of current and emerging issues facing contemporary volunteer fire fighting organisations, as well as considering their opportunities to help make their organisations stronger into the future.

Sea-Change at the AIPM

On 4 April 2011, AIPM Alumni members were treated to an outstanding one day workshop in Negotiation and Crisis Leadership. The workshop was delivered by Mr Keith Fitzgerald, Managing Director of Sea-Change Partners and formerly a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University Law School, the workshop provided a terrific opportunity for previous PELP graduates to hear from a world leader in aspects of crisis leadership, negotiation and influence.


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In a highly communicative and practical manner, Keith brought focus to a diagnostic framework that enables valuable perspective in the negotiation and crisis leadership arenas. Many of the Australasian policing jurisdictions were represented across Superintendent to Deputy Commissioner levels, all of whom were able to enhance their understanding of the components and criticality of the negotiation process.


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In addition to the valued input, the workshop also provided participants with the opportunity to connect, reconnect and network, face-to-face, with colleagues from around the country, something that is increasingly vital for the profession of policing.

The AIPM intends to provide an ongoing range of forums, workshops and seminars as part of their continuing commitment to equip police leaders for the challenges of an ever changing, complex world.

119th Police Management Development Program Completed

The 119th Police Management Development Program (PMDP) commenced on Monday 7th March 2011 and concluded on Friday 25 March 2011 at the AIPM, North Head, Manly, NSW. The 24 participants on the program came from Australia and abroad including members from the New Zealand Police, Hong Kong Independent Commission against Corruption, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Hong Kong Police Force, and the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau Taiwan. Locally, six of our Australian Police jurisdictions were represented as was CrimTrac and the Victorian Office of Police Integrity.

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The AIPM welcomed a number of Visiting Police Fellows (VF) who performed the role of Syndicate Directors, including two from Canada, who brought with them a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program. International VF Superintendent Dan Delaney from Ottawa Police Service is currently in charge of Ottawa’s Patrol Directorate whose primary mandate is proactive and reactive uniform presence in the community. Superintendent Tom Pownall from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is currently the Officer in Charge of the Technological Crime Branch based in Ottawa. Chief Superintendent Steve Hollands from the Queensland Police Service is currently the Commander of South East Region of Queensland.

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(LtoR) Superintendent Dan Delany, Superintendent Tom Pownall, Mr Warwick Jones and Superintendent Steve Hollands.

Resident VF's Detective Superintendent Brett Henderson from the NSW Police and Detective Inspector Eoghan McDonald from Victoria Police completed the group of Syndicate Leaders. Brett and Eoghan each have over 30 years policing experience and provided participants a wealth of operational and leadership experience. The Course Coordinator for the program was resident VF Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti from the Australian Federal Police. The VF's thoughtful and insightful contributions ensured all program participants benefitted from their presence on the program.

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Mr Phil Shepherd & Superintendent Brett Henderson

Superintendent Eoghan McDonald and Chief Superintendent Gwen Ratu

Mr Warwick Jones (Director, Programs) and Phil Shepherd (Director, Academic Programs) facilitated many of the classroom sessions and showed their characteristic commitment, passion and drive. Added to this were a number of highly qualified external presenters that laid the foundation for a PMDP that is both a challenging and rewarding experience.

Participants wasted no time in settling into the rigours of the program, working closely in their syndicates and engaging with their Syndicate Directors.

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One of the many highlights for the 119th PMDP was the international flavour provided by the visiting fellows that added a wider global dimension to the program. This added value to the program that challenged participants on environmental awareness, public value and the provided them with new tools to support development of relevant capacities and skills to work best in an adaptive culture.

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Participants of the 119 PMDP brought with them their own array of knowledge and experiences that significantly contributed to course work and enriched discussions throughout the program. Their willingness to share their experiences and take on new concepts learnt during the program will better position them for the challenges ahead. We wish them all the best for the future.

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118th Police Management Development Program Completed

The 118th Police Management Development Program (PMDP) commenced on Monday 7th February 2011 and concluded on Friday 25 February 2011 at the current home of the AIPM at North Head, Manly, NSW. The 20 participants on the program came from across the globe from, the United Kingdom's Serious and Organised Crime Agency, the New Zealand Police, Sri Lanka Police, Ottawa Police Service, Ministry of Interior of Cambodia, and the Vanuatu Police Force. Locally, six of our Australian Police jurisdictions were represented as was CrimTrac and the NSW Department of Corrective Services. It was evident from the beginning that this group was determined to get the most out of the program working closely in their syndicates and engaging regularly with their syndicate Directors.

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The AIPM welcomed a number of Visiting Fellows (VF) to the program. International VF Superintendent Bob Burns from the New Zealand Police was a Syndicate Leader and brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program. Currently the District Commander of the Southern District, his regular, deeply insightful contributions ensured all program participants benefitted from Bob's attendance as a VF. Bob and his two fellow New Zealand Police course participants endured the anguish of the news of the Christchurch earthquake disaster whilst on the program and our thoughts are with them now back in New Zealand with much work to be done.

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118th PMDP Program Staff (LtoR): Inspector Eoghan McDonald, Mr Phil Shepherd, Superintendent Bob Burns, Federal Agent Terry Venchiarutti, Superintendent Brett Henderson.

Detective Superintendent Brett Henderson from the NSW Police, who started at the AIPM in 2010 as a VF, was another syndicate leader who provided participants a wealth of operational experience from over 30 years in policing. The AIPM welcomed two new residential VF's to the program from the Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police respectively. Detective Inspector Eoghan McDonald is a 35 year Victorian Police veteran with a wealth of experience across community policing and investigational duties. Detective Superintendent Terry Venchiarutti from the Australian Federal Police added his extensive national and international policing experience over a 33 year career to complete the team of VF's.

Mr Warwick Jones (Director, Programs) and Phil Shepherd (Director, Academic Programs) facilitated the bulk of the classroom sessions and again showed their characteristic commitment, passion and drive that make the PMDP such a challenging but rewarding learning environment.

Team Building at Narrabeen

One of the many highlights for the 118th PMDP was the presentation by Professor Stephen Mugford, Managing Director of Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research. Stephen, a former Reader of Sociology at ANU, delivered a presentation on change management that challenged participants on the change process to an adaptive culture and how participants can develop relevant capacities and skills to work best in an adaptive culture.

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The level and depth of experience from participants of the 118 PMDP was impressive, however, already rich in diversity through the participation of international participants and VF, the group also boasted participants and VF's from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds that enriched discussions and experiences across the program. We wish them all the best for the future.

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