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The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment is a central agency within the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) with sector-wide responsibility for providing an effective employment framework for the management and development of the NTPS workforce.
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Professor Evert Lindquist
A number of forums were recently held in Darwin on how the public sector gets the balance right between encouraging innovative policies and meeting the expectations of government and its citizens in a result driven environment...more
Nominations close in 1 day
Nominate your work team or a group of individuals for the 2010 Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in the Public Sector or a friend or work colleague for the 2010 Chief Minister’s Public Sector Medal.
HR Forum
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment held a HR Forum on Friday 6 August 2010 with over 160 HR and non-HR practitioners attending...more
Easter Monday/ ANZAC Day 2011
The Minister is expected to announce an additional public holiday on 26 April 2011 in recognition that both Easter Monday and ANZAC day fall on Monday 25 April 2011.
Commissioner's Bulletin 5/2010
The Commissioner for Public Employment has issued a Bulletin to all NTPS Employees providing a progress report on the NTPS Employee Survey 2009...more
Chief Ministers Awards and Medals
Nominations are now open for the annual 2010 Chief Ministers Awards for Excellence in the Public Sector and the Chief Ministers Public Sector Medals. Nominations close Thursday 2 September 2010.
2010 IPAA National Conference
The Institute of Public Administration Australia and the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment are offering six scholarship to enable attendance at the 2010 IPAA National Conference to be held in Adelaide in 21 and 22 October 2010. For more information, please refer to the attached flyer.... more
NTPS Capability and Leadership Framework
The NTPS Capability and Leadership Framework provides a common language to support consistent whole of sector capability development for the public sector and is designed to ensure leadership capabilities and behaviours exist to meet the challenges for the future.... more
Annual Agency Reporting Survey
The annual "Agency Reporting Survey" has been sent to CEOs. The survey seeks agency annual report submissions in accordance with Section 18 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act for the 2009/2010 reporting period. The information obtained from agencies will be compiled and presented in the State of the Service Report 2009 – 2010.
An electronic version (in Microsoft Word) can be found here.
Strengthening Work Experience Opportunities in Alice Springs
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment has successfully completed its first Northern Territory Government (NTG) Work Experience Program in Alice Springs with Yirara College.... more
Embracing their leadership potential
Managed by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (OCPE), the reinvigorated Lookrukin Indigenous Women’s Leadership Development Program commenced in April 2010 with a three-day residential at Mary River Park in the Top End.... more
Industrial Relations in the Northern Territory Public Sector
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment has prepared two reference papers that should help to give readers an understanding of industrial relations in the Northern Territory Public Sector. The first paper The Federal Industrial Relations System explains the national industrial relations system and how it affects the Northern Territory and its public sector. The second paper, Collective Bargaining in the NTPS, provides readers with an overview of the collective bargaining process in the NTPS.
Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy (IECDS)
The aim of the Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy is to achieve better outcomes in the employment and career development of Indigenous employees in the Northern Territory Public Sector. The strategy ultimately seeks to build a public sector workforce that is representative of the Indigenous population in which it serves.... more
Teachers and Educators
The Commissioner for Public Employment has released Bulletin 3/2010 which outlines the offer made on 11 May 2010 for a new Teachers and Educators Enterprise Agreement.... more
HR Forum
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment held a HR Forum on Thursday 22 April 2010 with over 170 HR and non-HR practitioners attending.... more
Lookrukin Indigenous Women’s Leadership Development Program
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Lookrukin program commencing in April. Lookrukin is a unique personal and professional development program for Indigenous women employed in the Northern Territory Public Sector.... more
Discovery
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Discovery program commencing in April. Discovery is a unique personal and professional development opportunity for women. The Program is designed to help women develop greater confidence (including confidence in valuing their own backgrounds and cultures), learn leadership skills and build valuable support and business networks.... more
Commissioner Bulletin 3/2010
In Bulletin 1/2010 issued on 5 January 2010, I provided a summary of findings of the first Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) Employee Survey.
Following that, the independent consultant from Voice Project who produced our report conducted briefing sessions on the survey findings for agency chief executives, other senior executives in agencies, and union representatives.... more
Teachers and Educators
The Commissioner for Public Employment has issued a Bulletin to all NTPS teachers and educators regarding the upcoming negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.... more
Commissioner Bulletin 2/2010 - Report of the Review of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act
The Commissioner for Public Employment has issued a Bulletin to all NTPS employees advising that the Northern Territory Government has endorsed the Report of the Review of the Northern Territory Public Sector Employment and Management Act ( the Report), approved all of its recommendations and approved the preparation of new legislation..... more
Northern Territory Public Sector Employee Survey Report 2009
The Biennial Staff Survey is a part of the Reform and Revitalisation agenda, and as in other jurisdictions, assists the Northern Territory Public Sector to gauge staff satisfaction with their work, agency performance and issues of concern..... more
Commissioner Bulletin 3/2009 - National Employment Standards Implementation in the NTPS
The Commissioner for Public Employment has issued a Bulletin to all NTPS employees regarding the commencement of the National Employment Standards.... more
Willing and Able Strategy
The overall outcomes of the Willing and Able Strategy are to increase the attraction and retention rates and to improve career opportunities for people with disability in the public sector, enabling the workforce to reflect the diversity of the community it serves...more
HR Forum
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment held a HR Forum on Wednesday 9 December 2009 with over 100 HR and non-HR practitioners attending. Presentation topics delivered at the forum included...more
Recognising and celebrating public sector excellence
The 2009 Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in the Public Sector were presented by the Honourable Paul Henderson MLA on 10 December 2009 at gala presentation dinner held at the Holiday Inn Esplanade...more
Workforce Planning in the Northern Territory Public Sector
Workforce planning skills, techniques and competencies are essential for all managers to ensure they have the capability in their team to deliver their services today, tomorrow and into the future...more
Leadership in Times of Crisis Seminar
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment is hosting a breakfast seminar on Friday 2 October 2009 with international keynote speaker, Professor Paul 't Hart.
For further information please contact the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment on 8999 4275...more
NTPS Employee Survey
On Monday 27 July 2009, all Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) employees were invited to participate in the first NTPS Employee Survey.... more.