Training & Personal Development at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)

Formal training can be lacking, however informal on the job training is great

The training that's provided to graduates is good - it includes both external and internal training that's very valuable

Extensive online portal for training to pick up new skills. Ability to attend company-funded workshops

Global Project Management Framework (cut-off version of PMP) Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI certificate)

The formal training has been mixed. The face to face training has been good, but the online training has been ordinary. The on the job learning has been good, and it has allowed me to learn managerial skills, as well as general business analysis.

Training programs are good, but being a part of SAP, I do appreciate if there are certain SAP specific trainings or skills development program.

CSC offers various training programs that are tailor to individual needs and interests. I have completed several training courses including Foundation of Business Analysis , Salesforce Administration and 7-Habits of Effective Person.

Lack of formal training specific to business unit/area

I have picked up a lot of soft skills. But I will mention only one here. The most important skill I have learned is to read and understand the people I work with and flex and adapt to the environment.

The training that was made available to me at CSC was definitely one of the biggest strengths of the organisation. The online training resources covered a wide range of areas that were not only relevant to CSC but to the workforce in general. There were many certification courses that were accessible by any employee. Although the formal resources were good, it was the informal training that I valued the most. I was always given advice from my supervisors about how I should approach certain tasks and was taught tips and tricks that I could use throughout my professional career. The informal training was extremely well done.

While in the graduate program we are given the opportunity to rotate to different business areas. This has given us the opportunity to really increase skills and knowledge. We also have weekly graduate training programs that are facilitated by HR. These are really beneficial in developing everyday professional skills.

CSC provides a diverse range of training programmes including effective personal/business skills, certification via CSC university, CSC specific offerings via sales leads.

CSC has a strong focus in developing interns and graduates. You have access to internationally recognised certification training and advice is provided on what you need to do to achieve your career goals.

We have access to an internal online university where we can take courses on different topics/areas of choice. We also have informal training sessions with HR where we learn about business skills and how to be effective in the workplace which are aimed to set us up for success.

The training that we have been getting during our grad program has been good. This has been for different areas and skills and there's always some new training every month.

There is a lack in formal training

Up to 30 separate training events throughout the year, a Graduate Certificate of Public Administration at the Australia and New Zealand School of Governance, an Industry Tour related to that. All of my skills have skyrocketed due to experience and training.

Training is modelled around core public service skills and includes presentation skills, writing, budget management and procurement. There are fewer opportunities for formal training specific to your job type once you are settled into a role outside the graduate program. There could be more targeted and valuable training programs.

Could be better targeted to address the actual problems we encounter in our day to day work (e.g. using departmental systems properly).

I generally don't attend training provided in-house because I work as a specialist. The Department does get a lot of good guest speakers to provide seminars.