The Centre’s membership base is predominantly made up of core public service departments. We have 73 member organisations. We offer a range of services to ‘Nominated’ senior managers, and departmental advice and services to chief executives and HR specialists from our Member agencies.

The Centre recently expanded its membership to include 39 agencies from the Wider Public Sector, following a two year pilot where a sub-set of services were offered to this group.

Chief Executives

The Leadership Development Centre provides services to Member chief executives, which span the multiple relationships they have with the Centre:

• as employers of senior managers
• as the providers of many of the development experiences required by senior managers
• and as individuals with ongoing needs for development

Nominated Managers

Chief executives from subscribing agencies nominate a group of their senior managers to have direct access to the Leadership Development Centre for services to help them with their personal development.

Although the selection of "nominated" managers is at the chief executive's discretion, nominated managers tend to be senior managers, that is, direct reports to the chief executive in smaller agencies and tier three and some tier four managers in larger agencies.

As current and potential leaders, all Centre services are available to "nominated" senior managers from our Member agencies. Increasingly, services will be tailored and made available to managers in the wider public sector, reflecting the government's intention to take a whole of government view to leadership.

Senior HR Managers and HR Specialists

As key influencers and advisers on developmental strategies and issues, Senior HR Managers and specialists, have access to advice and assistance from the Centre, working in partnership to complement the expertise and needs of each organisation.