The lecturers were fantastic, they were very engaging, very responsive.

It wouldn’t have occurred to me that I’d be taught by international scholars who have won awards.

As students we have a unique opportunity to have exposure to such high-calibre people. We get to engage with them and build ongoing networks.

I’ve never thought of myself as academic and it’s been years and years since I’ve been to university. It was scary.

The way they structure the courses and the assessments are great. Things like the study guides, the group assignments and the blogs meant I could read the stuff and then talk about it, apply it.

It’s been hard work but the course has taught me things about how to think, learn, study and write that I never knew as an undergraduate.

I’m using my degree every day in my job because it’s given me the theoretical background I need. My organisation is going through transformational change and I’ve been able to apply the theory in practical ways.

It’s already helping my career. I’m now acting General Manager when my boss is away, I lead parts of our leadership days and I just get more opportunities. When I talk, the knowledge I’ve gained means I’m more convincing and I’m more convinced myself. I learnt about myself and that was facilitated by the course.

The knowledge I've gained has empowered me. I’m a whole other person because of it.

I chose the MPM because I was working at a small government agency in a management role and I wanted a qualification aligned to what I do. I found out about it through a colleague and heard really good feedback.

My organisation was very supportive of my studies.

I feel I’ve learnt a lot and developed through the programme. I already had a Master’s degree but getting a qualification directly relevant to my role has given me more confidence.

I definitely recommend the MPM to public sector managers looking to study a programme that’s relevant.

One of the things I really enjoyed was the way it was structured so that it related to a project or a piece of work I was doing in my job. I did a monitoring and evaluation paper and I was able to relate it to my own organisation. It wasn’t just theory, it was about how you could apply it to your own work. So it’s relevant to real life situations you’re facing as a public sector manager.

What was useful was understanding the public sector context, how the public sector has evolved and being able to see how you fit into that context.

It was also a good opportunity to network with other public sector leaders, to have conversations about their roles and the issues they face.