Can a manager accept an alternative to education when requesting higher than the minimum educational standard for a given occupational group?
When requesting higher than the minimum educational standard for a given occupational group, the manager has the authority to accept an alternative as long as that alternative does not go below the minimum educational standard. When used, the alternative must be specified on the Statement of Merit Criteria. Note: Employer-approved alternatives are not intended to be used in lieu of an alternative. As an example: a manager is staffing a CR position and decides to request the successful completion of secondary school diploma (this is higher than the minimum educational standard for a CR position) or an acceptable combination of education and experience. The manager determines that the acceptable combination must consist of 2 years of secondary school and 2 years of experience working in a field relevant to the position. For transparency purposes, all of the above will be noted on the poster and Statement of Merit Criteria. Since the manager has indicated that the acceptable combination w
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