Local Government (LG) People, Capability and Culture Solutions

Transforming the skills and capabilities of LG leaders and teams

At Capability Group, we understand the unique challenges faced by the local government sector having served the sector for more than 40 years. We offer tailored solutions designed to ensure Council employees deliver great outcomes for your local communities, maintain their wellbeing and embed new ways of working to drive the success of your Council in a highly ambiguous external environment.

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Address skills gaps

Embed new ways of working

Nurture essential human skills

Our solutions

Tailored solutions for the LG sector

Our evidence-based LG Organisational Development (OD) and learning solutions enhance employee performance, operational excellence and delivery of outcomes—affordably. We ensure solutions fit within your budget.

People and culture strategy support

We have developed cost effective ways of providing Council’s with the templates, tools, resources and consulting support needed to ensure impactful people and culture strategies and plans are in place.

Specifically, we can provide the following support:

People strategy
Capability / learning strategy
Organisation redesign
Capability and skills frameworks
Change management

Talent assessment and development

We help Councils find and grow talent through:

Psychometric assessments
360° surveys
Team Insight surveys
Talent potential identification and planning

Off-the shelf learning programmes

Our LG Readymade Series supports skills and capabilities development across your Council in areas like:

Management skills
Diversity, equality and inclusion
Dealing with challenging customers
First Move manual handling

Learning technologies

Enhance skills development and knowledge retention with digital tools, minimising operational disruption. Our solutions include:

Axonify
Degreed
Uptale
Talespin
Meta Quest VR
Makeshapes

“The programme feels like Toi Moana through and through and reflects our awesome whānau beautifully. It’s clearly underpinned by deep L&D expertise and with a big picture OD lens. It responds to our organisational needs with astute clarity and will provide our leaders with the skills they need to guide us through the coming years. It brings together all of the critical aspects needed for a great Leadership programme and I can’t wait for our leaders to experience this journey. This is an outstanding, best in class programme and I hope you are very proud of yourselves and your team...”

Toi Moana

Chief People Officer

Check out the latest LG resources

Capability Group Unveils Leadership Lab: Learning Beyond Walls

Capability Group is thrilled to announce the launch of "Leadership Lab: Learning Beyond Walls", a series of facilitator-led, VR-infused leadership development workshops. These innovative workshops combine the best of traditional classroom-style learning with cutting.

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How to move from traditional one-size-fits-all training to personalised learning experiences?

Ready to create a dynamic learning experience that excites new hires and sets them up for success? This guide from our partner Axonify dives deep into the world of personalised and adaptive learning, offering insights and strategies to transform your training programmes.

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Where are organisations falling short with their onboarding programmes?

Dive into our white-paper “Reimagine the Onboarding Experience” a comprehensive resource designed to equip you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies necessary to design onboarding experiences that support your people to be competent and confident in their role from day one.

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Transforming the skills and capabilities of LG leaders and teams

Address skills gaps

Embed new ways of working

Nurture essential human skills

Our solutions

Tailored solutions for the LG sector

People and culture strategy support

Talent assessment and development

Off-the shelf learning programmes

Learning technologies

Check out the latest LG resources

Capability Group Unveils Leadership Lab: Learning Beyond Walls

How to move from traditional one-size-fits-all training to personalised learning experiences?

Where are organisations falling short with their onboarding programmes?

Ready to unlock the full potential of your Council team and need some support?

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