Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff will explore their skills as middle level managers after securing places in an Australia-wide industry-based leadership training program. Mrs Debra Bell, from the Division of Human Resources at CSU in Wagga Wagga, and Ms Amanda Davies, from the School of Policing Studies at CSU in Goulburn, were awarded scholarships valued at $8 000 each in the Australian Applied Management Colloquium. As part of the six-month intensive management development program, the women will attend two residential schools at Thurgoona in May and again in October. Mrs Bell said, “I am excited to secure a place in the competitive program and to explore my middle management skills and gain further confidence with people from other organisations. Charles Sturt University has also supported staff involvement in the program.” Ms Davies said, “The opportunity to participate in this management development program complements the University’s commitment to support rural and regional communities, and enhance workplace management capacities.”