Qualification Standards First Revision

January 24, 1997

CSC RESOLUTION NO. 970404

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FIRST REVISION

WHEREAS, the civil service embraces all branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations with original charters;

WHEREAS, appointments in the civil service shall be made only according to merit and fitness to be determined, as far as practicable, and, except to positions which are policy-determining, primarily confidential, or highly technical, by competitive examination;

WHEREAS, the Commission is authorized by law to promulgate policies, standards and guidelines to promote merit and fitness in recruitment and selection of employees in the career service;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22, Book V of the Administrative Code of 1987, qualification standards shall be established for appointment to positions in the civil service and for other purposes as provided for by law;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 93-4916-A, the Commission resolved to amend, supersede and modify all Circulars pertaining to qualification standards and approve the Qualification Manual for positions in the civil service and adopt QS policies;

WHEREAS, there is a need to update and fine-tune policies pertinent to Qualification Standards considering the various developments in the scope of personnel actions and in line with the thrust of professionalizing the Civil Service.

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission RESOLVED as it hereby RESOLVES to repeal Resolution No. 93-4916-A, and MC No. 46, s. 1993 and adopt the New Qualification Standards Manual for positions in the civil service and the following policies:

1. The qualification standards prescribed in the Manual are the minimum and basic requirements of the position. Agencies, however, are not precluded from establishing higher standards for their positions without any need of approval from the Commission. Where higher standards are established by the agencies, these should be maintained and serve as their guide in the selection of appointees;

2. In determining the relevance of the education and experience requirements, reference shall be made to the duties and responsibilities attached to the positions and the occupational groupings where they belong;

3. Appointees to Police Officer and Senior Police Officer positions in the Philippine National Police must have passed any of the following examinations: CAIHTE

a) INP Entrance Examination;

b) Police Officer 3rd Class Examination; and

c) CSC Police Officer Entrance Examination.

Eligibilities resulting from the above examinations shall be appropriate not only for uniformed but also for non-uniformed first level positions in the Fire and Jail Bureaus.

Holders of Career Service Subprofessional eligibility may be considered for appointment under temporary status to Police Officer I position in the absence of Police Officer eligibility;

4. Contractual and casual employees must meet the requirements prescribed by the qualification standards except eligibility, unless special laws such as Board Laws require otherwise;

5. Qualification Standards for newly created positions shall be prescribed by the Commission upon receipt of the list of the newly created positions;

6. The educational requirement for appointment to division chief positions which are categorized as such based on the following criteria shall be a masteral degree:

1. Career positions;

2. Salary Grade 24; and

3. The highest positions in the division/department or in the hierarchy as reflected in the Index of Occupational Services (IOS) carrying a Salary Grade of 24;

7. The degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Dental Medicine/Dental Surgery, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine shall be considered the appropriate educational attainment for appointment to Division Chief positions;

8. Appointees to the following positions shall not be required to have a masteral degree:

1. Non-career positions such as: casual, contractual, confidential or coterminous;

2. Positions with Salary Grade allocation lower than 24;

3. Staff positions with SG 24 or above, such as Executive Assistant VI, Conciliator and others;

4. Other positions under the Career Executive Service (CES) with salary grade 25 and above;

9. For certain positions under CSC M.C. No. 11, s. 1996, the Career Service Professional and/or Subprofessional eligibilities are also appropriate. Applicants to these positions need not take the skills test if they already possess the CS Professional or Subprofessional eligibility;

10. The Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE) shall be appropriate to all positions in the third level. DETACa

Quezon City, January 24, 1997.

O.BCORAZON ALMA G. DE LEONChairman

(SGD.) RAMON P. ERENETA, JR.Commissioner

(SGD.) THELMA P. GAMINDECommissioner

Attested by:

(SGD.) CARMENCITA GISELLE B. BRINGASBoard Secretary VI