They are New Zealand’s centre of excellence for public sector leadership development.

They support the State Services Commissioner and public sector chief executives in the development of high performing current and future leaders.

They do this by:

• providing advisory services, including individual leadership assessment and agency-wide advice to chief executives and senior human-resources specialists
• offering a wide range of leadership development opportunities, from workshops to comprehensive leadership development programmes that include opportunities for leaders to gain new experiences in other roles and organisations
• providing relevant national and international leadership research.