Is the manager obliged to use the employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma?
No. The manager may request only the possession of a secondary school diploma when staffing a position classified as FB. There is no obligation for a manager to accept either of the employer-approved alternatives. However, it is important to note that an indeterminate FB employee previously hired via one of the employer approved alternatives must always be accepted as meeting the prescribed secondary school diploma, i.e. the minimum (see FAQ # 18). The Public Service Employment Act 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 FB appointment or deployment process, the manager is delegated to determine if the PSC test and/or the combination of education, training and/or experience would be acceptable as an alternative to the minimum educational standard or if no alternative is acceptable. When used, the alternative must be specified on the Statemen
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