| Placement Assistance Program |
| The Civil Service Commission, through its Examination, Recruitment,
and Placement Office and its sixteen (16) Civil Service Regional Offices
(CSROs), provide placement assistance to civil service eligibles who want to join
the government service. |
| The CSC placement assistance programs are primarily intended for
those who would qualify for first and second level positions in the career service. |
| 1. |
The first level includes clerical, trades, crafts and custodial service
positions which involve non-professional or sub-professional work in a
non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring less than four years
of collegiate studies. |
| 2. |
The second level includes professional, technical and scientific positions
which involve professional, technical or scientific work in a non-supervisory or
supervisory capacity requiring four years of collegiate studies. |
| There are basically three approaches to job placement in the
Philippine civil service. These are: |
| 1. |
Direct application by job seekers |
| 2. |
Referrals of eligibles by the CSC |
| 3. |
Requests for eligibles by agencies |
| Direct Application |
| Bulk of the hirings in the Philippine bureaucracy involves the job
applicant filing his application directly with the agency concerned. Information on
available vacancies are disseminated through publication or posting. |
| An applicant may also rely mainly on interpersonal contacts to
learn about existing vacancies. Often, it is these contacts which facilitate placement. |
| Placement assistance of the CSC is extended mainly to either
individual eligibles asking for such help or to government agencies who require
eligibles to fill their vacancies. |
| Referrals of Eligibles |
| The bulk of CSC assisted placements are made through the
on-going certification program. The process basically involves an eligibility
holder who desires to enter government service asking the CSC to provide with
referral letters to the agency he wants to join. The CSC then checks its records
to verify if the person indeed holds a valid eligibility. Once the eligibility is
confirmed, the CSC then prepares a referral letter to the agency the applicants wants
to join. The letter (or certification) attests to the fact that the person is eligible
and may be considered for employment. The certification is completely neutral: it is not
an endorsement nor a guarantee of on-the-job performance of the applicant. It merely
attests to the fact that the applicant has satisfied the basic requirements for working
in a specific level in government in terms of knowledge skills and aptitude. The applicant
still would have to pass the internal screening mechanism of each individual agencies.
Such certifications are freely given to any eligible who requests it after verification. |
| Requests from Agencies |
| The CSC generates a Master List of Eligibles available for
employment after every civil service examination. This particular list is culled
on the basis of answers to non-graded questions in the test pertaining to the personal
circumstances of the examinee. Among the questions are "Are you available for immediate
employment in government?" |
| This master list is disseminated to all CSC Regional Offices for use
when agencies request the CSC to supply them with eligibles wanting employment. |
| Eligibles drawn from this list are referred to other government agencies
on a per need basis. As a matter of procedure, CSC offices provide a list of available
eligibles qualified for a particular post for hiring agencies to consider in lieu of
disapproved appointments. Such disapprovals are often made because the appointee falls
short of the prescribed qualification standards. A common cause of disapproval is the
appointee’s lack of the requisite eligibility. In such instances, the CSC Field Offices
send back the disapproved appointment along with a list of available eligibles who may be
considered for the post. |
| PLACEMENT PROGRAMS OF THE COMMISSION |
| The Commission has three (3) types of placement assistance programs. These are the:
|
| 1. |
Regular Placement Assistance ( RPAP) - this is basically a referral type of service
to all civil service eligibles who walk-in or write the CSC for assistance. |
| 2. |
Transfer Assistance Program (TAP) - this is a program for existing
government employees who want assistance to transfer to other government agencies
which are near their residence or which can offer them better career opportunities. |
| 3. |
Brightest for the Bureaucracy Program (BBP) - this is a special placement
program of the Commission for applicants of superior ability. These applicants include
the honor graduates from colleges and universities, the topnotchers in civil service
and other government examinations and other individuals of exceptional qualifications. |
| The three placement assistance programs are administered in the
CSC - Central Office and in all 16 Civil Service Regional Offices. |
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