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Public sector administration advice and support

This output provides advice and support to relevant stakeholders, including the public service, on issues relevant to public sector administration, Parliament, executive officer remuneration, governance, service delivery and workforce matters, as well as to public sector professionalism and integrity. It includes related research, determinations, data collection, reporting and dissemination of information.

Performance measureUnit

2024–25 target

2024–25 actual

Variance

Result

Quantity

VPSC: Number of engagement and promotion activities undertaken by the Jobs and Skills Exchange

The 2024–25 actual was lower than the target due to changes to the way jobs in the VPS were advertised following the release of the government's Economic Growth Statement in December 2024 and the decommissioning of the Jobs and Skills Exchange platform in June 2025.

number

20

16

-20%

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

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target due to increased uptake of the program and fewer participant withdrawals or deferrals.

per cent

85

94

10.6%

Quality

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

85

86

1.2%

VPSC: Percentage of VPS jobs advertised through the Jobs and Skills Exchangeper cent

90

90

0%

VPSC: Satisfaction with responses to user queries on the Jobs and Skills Exchange platform

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target due to a strong focus on clear responses to customer queries and improvements to site content.

per cent

80

95

18.8%

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

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target, as only one survey respondent indicated that they were dissatisfied with the advice provided (an improvement from three dissatisfied stakeholders in 2023–24).

per cent

90

98

8.9%

Timeliness

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

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target due to the ongoing improvement in processes.

per cent

95

100

5.3%

Cost

Total output cost

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target primarily due to:

  1. Supplementation funding provided in 2024–25, which is non-recurrent in nature, to implement the VPS Enterprise Agreement 2024 outcomes.
  2. Unapplied appropriations carried over from
    2023–24 into 2024–25 to complete deliverables for the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission.
$ million

15.2

19.1

25.7%

Results legend

Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way

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

Updated