Past Programs
Our programs cover the breadth of corporate public affairs disciplines and activities, delivered by international Faculty and a Guest Faculty of the function’s most senior practitioners
2024 Heads of Function and Senior Practitioners Dinner and Roundtable
Important conversations for the function’s leaders who want to stay at the top of their game
2024 Heads of Function and Senior Practitioners Roundtable DINNER
“What can Australian corporations do in their approaches to cyber security to protect the interests of their shareholders, and the national interest?”.
Corporate Public Affairs Professional Development for Executive Assistants and Team Coordinators
The only offering of its kind specifically designed for EAs and Team Coordinators working in corporate public affairs, this module has been developed to strengthen functional performance by also strengthening the corporate public affairs capabilities of EAs and Team Coordinators.
Corporate Public Affairs Leadership in the 21st Century
A four-day intensive executive education program for emerging corporate public affairs leaders.
Global Best Practice Organisational Communications Certificate Course 2024 - ONLINE
This course provides the intellectual framework for best practice of internal communications in corporate settings, and focuses also on hands-on and practical application of best practice.
Corporate Public Affairs Bootcamp
For practitioners new to the function: corporate public affairs, its importance and its evolving role in business.
The New Wave of Corporate Public Advocacy – identifying and preparing advocates for your organisation
An understanding of why leading corporations and organisations are shifting considerable management time and resources to identify and empower advocates for their strategy and issues.
Best practice in developing the corporate narrative, and the art of corporate storytelling
This module will examine capabilities and tools used in best practice corporations to develop, deliver and steward a company’s narrative
2023 Issues Management Certificate Course - Online
This course explores corporate issues management, international best practice, and provides practical tools for managing issues facing organisations
2023 Corporate Public Affairs Oration
“What will it take for the public square to be a more civil and attractive place for the airing and contest of ideas in liberal democracies, and what is the role of individuals, institutions, and business to engender respect in, and for, public discourse.”
2023 Corporate Public Affairs Executive Education Institute
A must-attend executive education program for mid-level and senior corporate public affairs practitioners that want to engage with and understand international best practice in their profession
Public Affairs Professional Development for Executive Assistants and Team Coordinators
The only offering of its kind specifically designed for EAs and Team Coordinators working in corporate public affairs
Global Best Practice Stakeholder Engagement: Mapping and Frameworks
The most practical and insightful module for corporate public affairs practitioners on stakeholder engagement
2023 Heads of Function and Senior Practitioners Roundtable Dinner
“Australia, the US, and China: what should Australia’s role be in the Indo-Pacific, the likelihood of war in Taiwan, and rating Australia’s foreign policy. An expert view”
Corporate Public Affairs Bootcamp 2022
Corporate public affairs: its importance and evolving role in business. For practitioners with up to two years’ experience in the function
2022 Issues Management Certificate Course - Online
This course explores corporate issues management, international best practice, and provides practical tools for managing issues facing organisations
Best Practice Corporate Public Affairs Planning, Reporting, and Measurement
Good and best practice strategy development, planning, and reporting internationally
Trends and Developments in Best Practice Crisis Management and Communications
Practical and hands-on examination of crisis communications strategy, tactics and tools through a lens of international best practice
Annual Corporate Public Affairs Executive Education Institute
A must-attend executive education program for mid-level and senior corporate public affairs practitioners that want to engage with and understand international best practice in their profession
Corporate Public Affairs Leadership in the 21st Century 2022
A four-day intensive executive education program for emerging corporate public affairs leaders - the next step for graduates of the Centre’s Institute program, and for public affairs practitioners who aspire to be leaders in the function
Public Affairs Professional Development for Executive Assistants and Team Coordinators 2022
The only offering of its kind specifically designed for EAs and Team Coordinators working in corporate public affairs
Global Best Practice Organisational Communications Certificate Course
This course provides the intellectual framework for best practice of internal communications in corporate settings, and focuses also on hands-on and practical application of best practice.
Best practice in developing the corporate narrative, and the art of corporate storytelling 2021
The program is at full capacity and registrations are closed. To place your name on a wait list in case of any cancellations, please email thecentre@accpa.com.au – thank you
Issues Management Certificate 2021
This course explores corporate issues management, international best practice, and provides practical tools for managing issues facing organisations.
2021: Building and sustaining high performance corporate public affairs teams
This module focuses on high performing teams in corporate public affairs functions globally, and best practice in team formation, composition, and modus operandi.Participation in Centre programs is for corporations and organisations with a dedicated and operating public affairs management function, and is not open to public relations or consultancy firms.