The Leadership Development Centre (LDC) delivers programmes, resources and experiences that help public servants grow the breadth and depth of their career.

Our focus is creating great Public Service leaders united around a spirit of service and skilled in working together to achieve positive results for New Zealanders.

We are also the home of the Public Service Core Learning Hub, where public servants at all levels can find a range of learning and development activities designed for the Public Service by the Public Service.

How we work

We connect individuals and member agencies across the public sector with development programmes, resources and experiences that amplify their leadership potential.

We collaborate with executives, senior leaders, functional leads, system leads, heads of profession, HR/OD communities and our network of providers.

We listen so we can design and deliver the best outcomes for leaders, organisations and our people across the Public Service.

We share best practice and resources. We identify, assess and share systems that contribute to workplaces for our people and positive outcomes for New Zealand.

Our programmes and services

Our work supports individuals, member agencies and takes a system approach.  Learn more in our A3 below.

About the LDC [PDF, 222 KB]

Become a member

LDC membership is available to all public sector organisations within New Zealand by way of a levy which is set according to agency size. Find out more about how LDC membership works, and the benefits of membership to your organisation.

Become a LDC member agency

Annual and quarterly updates

Our annual and quarterly updates summarise for our member agencies how we are:

  • delivering against our planned work programme, and
  • supporting the leadership development goals of Te Kawa Maataho Public Service Commission, and the wider Public Service.

Quarterly updates 2024/25

Quarter 1 (1 July to 30 September 2024) [PDF, 552 KB]

Annual updates

2023-24 annual update [PDF, 212 KB]

2022-23 annual update [PDF, 166 KB]

2021-22 annual update [PDF, 169 KB]

2020-21 annual update [PDF, 1.2MB]

Evaluation snapshots

October 2024 [PDF, 127 KB]  - A summary of recent programme evaluations and the Public Service Core Learning Hub feedback.