Offender Services & Programs Members Meeting

We have scheduled an OS&P Member’s meeting for Tuesday 8 March at 10:30 am via MS Teams. Please join the Chairperson of the NCDC and OS & P delegates, along with your PSA Industrial staff for a discussion on the ‘Towards 2030’ Reforms. We welcome any feedback or suggestions so that they can be raised with the department as part of the ongoing consultation process. PSA…

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NSW Education Temporary Workforce Transition initiative

On Tuesday, 28 February 2023 the department sent a Bulletin to all principals, District Educational Leaders and School Performance Executive Directors regarding the 2023 Temporary Workforce Transition (TWT) initiative. It is proposed that around 15,000 temporary teaching and support staff will be eligible to transition to permanent employment this year. School staff will shortly have access to the details of the eligibility criteria for permanency…

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Ballots for Prison Officers Vocational Branch State Executive Election 2023

The PSA recently called for nominations for the Prison Officers Vocational Branch State Executive. We have received more nominations than required for the positions listed below and ballots are required: Country Vice Chair (2) Secretary Assistant Secretary The ballots are being conducted by an online voting company – ElectionBuddy. The ballots will open on Wednesday, 8 March. Members of the Prison Officers Vocational Branch who…

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TestSafe: PSA meeting scheduled

The PSA will be holding a member’s meeting tomorrow at lunchtime to discuss the outcome of the Safe works decision in relation to the number of HSR’s and workgroups in Test safe. The meeting will be held via Teams Friday 3 March at 12:00pm-1:00pm Click HERE to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 419 643 306 280 Passcode: hxVD9z

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National Parks and Wildlife Service update

On 14 February, the National Parks Vocational Branch (NPVB) met to discuss a range of issues. Some of the main issues discussed during the meeting were: 250 new roles in NPWS While the PSA welcomes the additional roles, there are some concerns about the recruitment process. The PSA met with the department on 13 February to express these concerns specifically why questions were no longer…

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