NSW Department of Education, in partnership with Allianz, won the “people’s choice” award for the SeekSMART vocational counselling program in Insurance and Care NSW’s TMF (Treasury Managed Fund) Awards for Excellence.

SeekSMART helps employees move through the job redeployment process, using a “whole-person” approach that identifies readiness for change.

The award was presented at the TMF Risk Management Conference in Sydney earlier this month. More than 500 senior executives and risk management professionals from NSW government agencies attended the conference.

The Department of Industry and Allianz won the “frameworks and systems” category for their injury management framework, while the Northern NSW Local Health District and QBE were commended for a collaborative injury management program.

Fire & Rescue NSW won the innovation design category, and Northern Sydney Local Health District took the innovation process award.

The Department of Industry won the innovation reporting and risk intelligence category, and Michael Nicholl from the NSW Maternity Risk Network took the risk leadership award.