Public sector administration advice and support

This output provides advice and support on issues relevant to public sector administration, governance, service delivery and workforce matters. It also addresses matters of public sector professionalism and integrity. This includes conducting related research, data collection and analysis, and reporting and disseminating findings.

Performance measureUnit2025-26
target
2025-26
actual
VarianceResult
Quantity

VPSC: Percentage of new-to-VPS executives participating in the induction program

The 2025–26 actual is slightly below the target, with 31 of 34 nominated executives participating in the induction program. This reflects organisational changes during the reporting period that affected the executive cohort and participation in induction activities.

per cent9591-4.2%

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Quality

VPSC: Overall satisfaction with engagement, consultation and responsiveness in relation to VPS
graduate program

per cent8584-1.8%

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Victorian Government agency stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of advice and support relating to public administration and whole of government governance

The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target, which may reflect the lower survey response rate and its potential impact on the representativeness of the satisfaction results.

per cent9010010.0%

✓

VPSC: Percent of Victorian public sector annual workforce data collected and validated by the end of February each year

The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to the ongoing improvement in processes.

per cent951005.3%

✓

Cost

Total output cost

The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target, primarily due to workforce separations costs associated with budget reprioritisations implemented by the VPSC following the 2025/26 State Budget; and costs associated with the VPSC’s role in implementing the Independent Review of the Victorian Public Service.

$ million9.313.646.5%

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Results legend

✓ Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way

○ Performance target not achieved — within 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance

■ Performance target not achieved — exceeds 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance

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