AIPM Balance enhances the skills and knowledge of women in public safety, building their influence and responsibility to support better organisational performance. 

AIPM Balance has been a foundational development and professional networking opportunity since its inception in 2015. Drawing upon the key successful elements of Balance – effective development, professional networking and real time workplace application, AIPM Balance is now offered in two formats, as a one week residential or the flexibility with the online delivery option. 

Learning outcomes 

• Deploy their leadership strengths to drive organisational performance 

• Navigate specific challenges for women in police and public safety leadership roles 

• Influence decision-makers in their organisation to shape solutions to improve gender diversity outcomes 

• Balance personal and work commitments to develop their full leadership potential 

"I have attended leadership courses previously but nothing as thought-provoking, transformative and practical (skills to use) as this course.​" 

Balance participant 

Who should attend? 

This program is best suited to participants within the range of Senior Sergeant (APS6) and Inspector (EL1) in the police force or equivalent in the fire and emergency services. Mentors and syndicate leaders will be drawn from high ranks and levels of experience. 

  

AIPM Balance builds a layered learning approach, moving from self-paced learning into the one week residential where learning occurs in the large networked cohort, within small syndicate cohorts and with the program delivery team. 

Program design 

The program is designed in three parts: 

• Self-paced learning – individual participants are introduced to a number of key Balance concepts with a specific focus on real time workplace application and reflective learning. 
• Residential – individuals and syndicate come together for a week (five consecutive days) of collective learning. Moving between different layers of personal, professional, syndicate and cohort learning, participants are introduced to, and experiment with, many of the core learning concepts within the Balance program.  
• Reflection and reconnection – participants have the opportunity to reconnect and share their learning experience within the large, networked cohort and the small syndicate cohorts. 

Program Delivery Team 

AIPM Balance is managed by the AIPM delivery team, supported by a professional cohort of mentors, many of whom are graduates of previous Balance programs. The program is also supported by subject matter experts in gender, diversity and leadership; and notable female public leaders. 

 Key dates 

Balance 1 (includes residential component) 

Nominations due: 1 June 2025 
Enrolment: 4 August 2025 
Residential: 15-19 September 2025 

Balance 2 (includes residential component) 

Nominations due: 1 February 2026 
Enrolment: 6 April 2026 
Residential: 18-22 May 2026  

Price 

$5225 + GST  

Nomination form 

*Please note: 

The nomination form for the AIPM Balance for 2025-26 is found below as a PDF file. Save the form to your computer or device to fill in fields on those forms (fields will not appear active if the PDF is opened in a browser), or print off, write in, scan and submit. For more information on the programs please visit: https://www.aipm.gov.au/