Public Service Commission

Type:
Public Service Commissioner Direction
Identifier:
PSCC 2018_01 2018 Premier's Awards for Public Service
Status:
Archived

PSCC 2018-01: 2018 Premiers Awards for Public Service

Description

  • The Premier’s Awards for Public Service recognise success and promote excellence in public service delivery.  They encourage sector-wide reflection on performance levels achieved, and motivate individuals and teams to continually improve systems and services to achieve better outcomes for the NSW community.
  • Nominations opened on 12 March 2018.
  • Awards Ambassadors will coordinate the awards program across agencies.
  • Please consult your Awards Ambassador for your agency’s deadline for nominations.

Detailed Outline

The Premier’s Awards have 12 categories to showcase achievements and progress towards the NSW Premier’s priorities, and nominations can be made for both individuals and teams.  The categories are:

  • Improving Government Services
  • Improving Education Results
  • Driving Public Sector Diversity
  • Protecting Our Kids
  • Creating Jobs
  • Keeping our Environment Clean
  • Reducing Domestic Violence Reoffending
  • Delivering Infrastructure
  • Improving Service Levels in Hospitals
  • Making Housing More Affordable
  • Tackling Childhood Obesity
  • Reducing Youth Homelessness

The most outstanding individual winner within the 12 categories will be awarded the Premier’s Award for Individual Excellence and Achievement.

The Anthea Kerr Award, which recognises future public sector leaders who are under 35 years of age, is a standalone award within the Premiers Awards program. Nominations for the Anthea Kerr award are invited separately to the 12 categories, and it is judged against discrete criteria. The recipient of this award receives an individually customised professional development program to assist them in accelerating their career.

Individuals and agencies are encouraged to nominate staff, peers, projects and partnerships that showcase the excellent achievements in their organisations.

Nominations for the Premier’s Awards for Public Service open today.  Award Ambassadors will coordinate the awards program across their agencies and can advise the closing date for nominations in your agency.  Please contact your Awards Ambassador for this closing date – find your agency’s ambassador here.

Finalists will be announced on the Premier’s Awards website in October 2018.  Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 7 November 2018.  Further information on the awards, including a list of Awards Ambassadors and details of categories, criteria and how to nominate, is available on the Premier’s Awards website.

Catherine Grummer
A/Public Service Commissioner

Overview

Who needs to know and/or comply with this?

Departments
Executive agencies related to Departments
Separate agencies
State Owned Corporations
Statutory Authorities/Bodies

Compliance

Not Mandatory

AR Details

Date Issued
Mar 13, 2018
Review Date
Mar 13, 2019
Replaces
Replaced By

Contacts

Contact
Phone
Publishing Entity
Public Service Commission
Issuing Entity
Public Service Commissioner