Do the qualification standards apply to all staffing situations?
Qualification standards identify the minimum requirements (normally in terms of education or occupational certification) to be used when staffing positions in the core public administration. They must be adhered to by deputy heads, and those with delegated staffing authority, for all appointment processes, intra-group and inter-group deployments and deployments from separate agencies, except for: • student employment programs designated by the TB; and • acting appointments of less than four months in duration. In accordance with section 51(2) of the PSEA, before a deployment can take place from a separate agency that does not fall under the PSEA, the PSC must first have reviewed and approved the staffing program at that separate agency. As noted in subsection 50(3) of the PSEA, qualification standards do not apply to casual employment.
