PASC Articles
Australia PSC hosts virtual meeting with lead Government investigators on handling misconduct in the Public Service
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) hosted a virtual meeting with the Office of the Public Service Commission (PSC) in handling suspected misconducts and investigations last Tuesday, 9 February 2021. This was part of the ongoing support from the Government of Australia and the APSC in particular, towards institutional strengthening programs for government agencies, coordinated [...]
Three Major Surveys Conducted by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics for Samoa
The Samoa Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, and the UNDP Samoa conducted an integrated data collection task for the following major surveys which commenced on the 24th August and was completed on the 31st October, 2020. The Population and Housing Census (PHC) household listing and mapping update in preparation for [...]
Samoa PSC shares human resource expertise at the regional level
A Talanoa webinar on Merit Based Recruitment and Appointments was organized and facilitated by the NZ PSC Fale in November 2020. Human Resource advisors from Samoa and Fiji were invited to present and share their experiences with the rest of the Commissions across the Pacific. Mr. Jason Hisatake, Assistant Chief Executive Officer for the Senior [...]
Awareness Presentation for the Public Administration Sector Plan Conducted (PASP) at the Human Resources Coordination Forum.
The new Public Administration Sector Plan (PASP) was presented at the Human Resource Coordinators (HRC) Forum that was held on the 23rd October, 2020 as part of its communication and awareness campaign for key stakeholders in the public sector. The Assistant Chief Executive Officer for the Public Administration Sector Coordination Division – Ms. Osana Liki-Ward [...]
“SPIRIT OF SERVICE” theme for Public Service Day 2020
The Cabinet in its FK (20) 35 approved the commemoration of the Public Service Day (PSD) on the 25th of September 2020. However, due to the Cabinet Development Committee’s site visits which coincided with planned events, the PSD was therefore postponed to be celebrated on 2nd October, 2020. Similar to the PSD celebrations in 2018 [...]
Samoa participates in the first virtual intersessional meeting of the conference of the state parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption ahead of United Nations General Assembly special session
The first intersessional meeting of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on the preparations for the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) was held on the 2nd – 4th of September, 2020 in Vienna, Austria. With border closure for COVID-19, Samoa’s participation was achieved through virtual means. [...]
Public Service Commission assists new university graduates with job application processes
The Office of the Public Service Commission through its Human Resource Development & Training Division (HRD) conducted a 3 day “Hire Me Training” that was held at the Public Service Commission (PSC) Conference Room from the 7th – 9th September 2020. The practical design of this training was designed to support the participants’ current efforts [...]
Training for public servants resumed after state of emergency conditions were relaxed
The Public Service Commission through its Human Resource Development Division delivered a five half days training on Conflict Management from Monday 22nd – Friday 26th June 2020. The main aim of this training was to build the capacity of employees to better manage conflict which may occur in workplaces. The participants were mainly from Stated [...]
Additional amendments to the Recruitment & Selection Manual & process for Senior Executives
The Office of the Public Service Commission through its Senior Executive Services Division have updated the Recruitment and Selection Manual Process for Senior Executives in its Circular Memorandum PSC 2019/2020 – 35 that was disseminated to all Government Ministries, Office of the Regulator, The Government Statistician and the Samoa Law Reform Commission. The amendments made [...]
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi reminded all CEO’s at the chief executive forum of their oath and duty as public servants
The new financial year kicked off with the first Chief Executive Officers Forum held on the 3rd of July 2020, at the Samoa Conference Center, Sogi. The theme for this year’s Forum was “Coordination and Compliance to Efficiently and Effectively Deliver Government Services” The Honorable Prime Minister and Minister for the Public Service Commission – [...]