Is a manager obliged to use the alternative to the minimum education (i.e. an acceptable combination of education, training and /or experience)?
No. There is no obligation for a manager to use the alternative. The PSEA provides deputy heads and their delegates with the flexibility to develop hiring processes that best meet their organizations’ strategic objectives and human resources plans. In any given CS appointment process, the hiring manager is delegated to determine if a combination of education, training and/or experience would be acceptable as an alternative to the minimum educational standard. When used, the alternative must be specified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.
