What we do
The Commissioner’s principal objectives and principal functions are set out in the Government Sector Employment Act.
All the work we do aligns with our 3 focus areas and initiatives:
- Smarter ways of working: A mobile and flexible workforce where talent is responsive to areas of need and focused on the delivery of customer-centric services
- Capability for high performance: Public sector workforce focuses on evolving capabilities for high performance.
- Inclusive, ethical public sector: Workplace cultures that foster diversity, belonging and respect, enabled by the government sector ethical framework and core values.
Our focus areas are enabled by our ability to provide important data and insights, shown through the ‘Measuring up to world class’ foundation on our plan:
- Measuring up to world class: Provide decision makers with quality data and insights, across all strategic focus areas, to address sector wide challenges and priorities.
Our key programs
This award-winning program gives our graduates endless opportunities to shape and change the future of NSW.
We play a crucial role in supporting the sector to embed belonging and inclusion into culture and fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the NSW population.
This framework is a foundational tool that supports the public sector to attract, recruit, develop and retain a responsive and capable workforce.
We work with NSW public sector agencies to develop sector-wide policies and programs to support our Aboriginal employees and the citizens of NSW.
We deliver trusted leadership development programs that help public sector executives and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emerging leaders to deliver benefits for the people of NSW.
This survey asks employees in the public sector about their experience and perceptions of a range of workplace issues and practices.
Get involved in our networks
HR Community of practice
If you are a HR professional working in the NSW public sector, join the HR Community of Practice to hear best practice knowledge sharing from your sector colleagues and access professional development opportunities.
HR Executives forum
This quarterly forum is an opportunity to share knowledge and insights from HR executives across the NSW public sector. You must be in an executive role, or lead the HR function in your agency, to attend these forums.
Agency HR leads
A monthly communication and information sharing forum for sector agencies. This forum ensures the most senior HR leader from each agency receives information and updates shared at the monthly Chief People Officer meetings in a timely manner.
PSC priorities and plans
Our priorities
Learn more about our priority programs, resources, reports, events, and surveys we are developing and sharing with the sector over the 2023-2024 financial year.
There are programs and resources already available for you to get involved in, and others to note for future planning.
Our strategic plan
The PSC Strategic Plan 2022-2025 has been designed as a ‘plan on a page’. It shows our priority areas for the year and where we’ll focus our efforts. It gives the whole picture of our services and connects our work with that of our sector partners to show the outcomes we’re working towards together.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan
Our first ‘Reflect’ Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is our public commitment to making a meaningful contribution toward reconciliation. This plan has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.
Our RAP uses the framework of Relationships, Respect and Opportunities to prioritise our actions until the end of 2024.