Revised Guidelines for Selection and Admission of Government Personnel into the Career Executive Service Development Program

February 9, 1979 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 08-79 SUBJECT : Revised Guidelines for Selection and Admission of Government Personnel into the Career Executive Service Development Program TO : All Service Chiefs, Assistant Service Chiefs and Division Chiefs For the guidance of all concerned, there is quoted hereunder Circular No. 7, Series of 1979: "Republic of the Philippines CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD 3rd Floor, COCOFED Building 144 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village Makati, Metro Manila 15 January 1979 "CIRCULAR NO. 7 Series of 1979 "TO : ALL HEADS OF MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT "RE : REVISED GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION AND ADMISSION OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL INTO THE CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM "Pursuant to the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1 dated 24 September 1972, Presidential Decree No. 336 dated 14 November 1973 and Board Circular No. 1 dated 5 March 1974, the following modified guidelines are issued for the selection and admission of government personnel into the Career Executive Service Development Program: "I. The Career Executive Service Development Program (CESDP) "As provided in Board Circular No. 1 dated 5 March 1974 successful completion of the Career Executive Service Development Program, hereinafter referred to as the Program, shall be one of the basic requirements for membership in the Career Executive Service provided for in the Integrated Reorganization Plan, Part III, Chapter I, Article IV, as amended. This Program shall be conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines and shall consist of a specially designed residential training course at Tagaytay City. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall be admitted into the Career Executive Service without having satisfactorily completed the Program. cdt "Upon satisfactory completion of the Program, which, for participants therein, shall consist of a residential training course in the Development Academy of the Philippines at Tagaytay City and field work, and upon compliance with other requirements which the Career Executive Service Board may prescribe pursuant to law, the participant shall be enrolled in the roster of Career Executive Service eligibles and shall be qualified for appointment by the President to the appropriate rank in the Career Executive Service, upon recommendation of the Board. After appointment, he may be assigned to any position in the Career Executive Service by the President. "II. Phase II of the Career Executive Service Development Program (CESDP) "Phase II of the Program shall be open to employees in the national government presently occupying supervisory positions other than those covered by the Career Executive Service. (Those employed in government corporations, local government, the judiciary and those in active military service are not qualified). Phase II, Session 2, shall be exclusively for non-incumbents of CES positions and shall not admit non-CESO incumbents of CES positions qualified for Phase I of the Program. "Phase I of the Program refers to the training of incumbents of positions of undersecretary, assistant secretary, bureau director, assistant bureau director, regional director, assistant regional director, chief of department service, and other officers of equivalent rank, as may be identified by the Board, who are recommended by their respective department heads. "Qualification Requirements "To qualify for admission to CESDP Phase II, Session 2, the applicant must meet with the following requirements: "1. He must be an incumbent of a Division Chief or higher level supervisory position (but lower than CES position) in the national government, whose appointment must have been attested as permanent by the Civil Service Commission as of 31 December 1978. "2. He must not be over fifty (50) years of age as of 31 December 1978. * "3. He must be a citizen of the Philippines, in good health, and must not have any pending administrative/criminal charges. "III. Qualifying Examinations For Admission "Qualifying examinations for admission into Phase II of the Program shall be given by the Board, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission, at regular intervals or whenever the needs of the service so require. The examination for Phase II, Session 2, of the Program will consist of: (1) Management aptitude tests and (2) other assessment processes. After the initial examination covering the management aptitude tests, the Board shall announce the names of the successful candidates who shall be eligible to undergo further assessment as part of the screening process of participants to Phase II of the Program. cdt "IV. Date of Examination for Applicants to Phase II, Session 2 of the Career Executive Service Development Program "The qualifying examination for applicants for Phase II, Session 2 of the Program shall be given on 1 April 1979. Application forms for the examination will be made available at the Civil Service Commission and its regional offices. "Deadline for submission of application is 26 February 1979. Certified true copy of appointment as Division Chief shall be attached to the application. Applications mailed should be postmarked not later than 26 February 1979. "V. Contract of Service "Upon admission, a participant in the Program shall be required to execute a contract in favor of the government with the understanding that he shall render full time service to the government for at least three (3) years after his attendance of the Program, as certified by the Board. "Any and all provisions regarding CESDP Phase II under Board Circular No. 4 dated 14 January 1977 not consistent herewith is hereby modified accordingly. "This Circular shall take effect immediately. CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD By: (SGD.) JACOBO C. CLAVE Chairman Please be guided accordingly. cdt EFREN I. PLANA Acting Commissioner Footnotes * This age requirement will not apply to applicants who took the MATB on 23 April 1977 but have not gone thru the Assessment Center, nor will it apply to the 1977 applicants who went through the Assessment Center, but were not admitted to the Program. These applicants may be considered for possible admission to the Program without having to take the MATB for the second time. cdt