The lifespan of the Public Administration Sector Plan 2013/14 – 2017/18 (PASP) officially ended in July 2018. In light of this, the Public Administration Sector Coordination Division (PASCD) have commenced preparations for the development of its subsequent five-year Plan. Part of these preparations include an End-of-Plan or Post Implementation Report that highlights the achievements, challenges [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission through its Human Resource Development Division hosted its first CEO Forum for Fiscal Year 2018/19, at the Samoa Conference Centre on Tuesday 3rd July 2018. The Commission extended invitations to CEO’s of all Government Ministries and Corporations and a total of 41 CEOs and 32 observers attended and [...]
The annual commemoration of the Public Service day in previous years included exhibitions by Government Agencies showcasing their products and services to students and the general public for their information and awareness. However, it was noted that although these initiatives helped raise the awareness of students and the general public on services provided by Government [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission held its last Human Resource Coordinators (HRCs) Forum for FY17/18 on Monday 25th June 2018. The Forum was used as a great platform for all HRC’s to have the opportunity to come together to share and discuss issues, best practices and HR experiences to improve human resource management [...]
The Office of the Samoa Public Service Commission hosted members from the Tongan Public Service Commission who were in Samoa for a work attachment from 25-29 June 2018. The Tongan delegation included Dr. Lia Maka (CEO of PSC Tonga), Mr. Tevita F Fotu (Deputy Secretary-Remuneration) and Mr. Keni Franz Tu’uhetoka (Principal Analyst-Remuneration) to learn our [...]
The United Nations Development Program through its United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project conducted a 2-day training focusing on the implementation review mechanism of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The training was requested by the Public Service Commission on behalf of the Government, to familiarize Government officials with the review mechanism that will [...]
Samoa has finally acceded to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. This was made official when the Prime Minister of Samoa signed the Instrument of Accession in April this year. This milestone culminates years of consultations and workshops amongst Government agencies, non-government organizations, media and the private sector. Most of these sessions had been made [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission hosted a farewell ceremony for Tuu’u Dr. Ieti Taulealo and Safuneituuga Paaga Neri on Thursday 8th March 2018, at the conference Center of the Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (TATTE) Building. The event officially marked the completion of six years for Tuu’u Dr. Ieti Taulealo as Chairman and [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission (PSC) held its 3rd Human Resource Coordinators (HRC) forum for the current financial year on Tuesday 27th March, 2018. The forum raised the importance of communication between Ministries and the Office of the PSC and called for ways to improve communication channels; by using group emails for faster [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission (PSC) through its Public Service Performance and Policy Division (PSPP) delivered a brief presentation on the Samoa Public Service Human Resource Management and Evaluation (SPS HRM) Report for FY2015/16, and FY2016/17 at the Human Resource Coordinators Forum. The presentation highlighted major developments in analysing data from the Ministry [...]
