Public Sector Workforce

How is the public sector workforce supported by Government?

Public Sector Workforce (PSW)

The PSW is a division within the Department of Premier and Cabinet that leads and guides the NSW public sector workforce by delivering whole of sector:

  • policies, strategies and initiatives
  • frameworks and tools that foster better practice and ethical behaviour 
  • strategic thinking, identification of emerging issues, expert advice and guidance around precedence
  • capability development, learning, knowledge transfer and connectivity. 

Browse the information in the Public Sector Workforce section to find out more.  

PSW Policy Directory

The Policy Directory is the central location for all PSW policy documents documents (including Directives, Guidelines, Bulletins and Publications), with various search options to access documents.

PSW Enquiries

Human resources and industrial relations practitioners in agencies can lodge enquiries by email to psw@dpc.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 9228 4444. Any enquiry that requires advice should be lodged by email rather than phone.