Civil Service Commission: Evaluation and Qualification Standard Selection
CHAPTER I
Problem and its Background
This chapter presents the Introduction, Background of the study, theoretical and conceptual framework, hypothesis and assumption. It includes also the significance of the study, scope and limitation, and definition of terms.
Introduction
As the term is understood today, Civil Service refers to “a body of professionals, full-time officials employed in the civil affairs of a state in a non-political capacity.” This means that a Civil Servant is one of a body of persons who are directly employed in the administration of the internal affairs of the country and whose role and status are not in any way political, ministerial, military or constabulary. In other words, the Civil Servant is one who performs the huge kaleidoscope of services ranging from administrative to scientific to professional to general services such as those provided by the street sweepers, the postman, and the fireman.
Civil Service is also the term used “to describe servants of the local, state or central government employed as civilians. In the US the term is often used to described that part of the government service entered by examination and offering tenure”
The functions of the Civil Service are to lead and initiate the professionalism of the commission, promote public accountability in government service, adopt performance-based tenure in government and implement the integrated rewards and incentives program for government employees.
It was on September 19, 1900 when the Philippine Civil Service was established. On this day, the Second Philippine Commission passed the first Civil Service Law in the Philippines. This was Public Act No.5, establishing a system for ascertaining the merit and fitness of applicants for positions in the government and for maintaining an efficient and honest civil service in the Philippine Islands.
Public Act No. 5 also defined the scope of the civil service, laid down guidelines for the preparation, conduct and rating
Problem and its Background
This chapter presents the Introduction, Background of the study, theoretical and conceptual framework, hypothesis and assumption. It includes also the significance of the study, scope and limitation, and definition of terms.
Introduction
As the term is understood today, Civil Service refers to “a body of professionals, full-time officials employed in the civil affairs of a state in a non-political capacity.” This means that a Civil Servant is one of a body of persons who are directly employed in the administration of the internal affairs of the country and whose role and status are not in any way political, ministerial, military or constabulary. In other words, the Civil Servant is one who performs the huge kaleidoscope of services ranging from administrative to scientific to professional to general services such as those provided by the street sweepers, the postman, and the fireman.
Civil Service is also the term used “to describe servants of the local, state or central government employed as civilians. In the US the term is often used to described that part of the government service entered by examination and offering tenure”
The functions of the Civil Service are to lead and initiate the professionalism of the commission, promote public accountability in government service, adopt performance-based tenure in government and implement the integrated rewards and incentives program for government employees.
It was on September 19, 1900 when the Philippine Civil Service was established. On this day, the Second Philippine Commission passed the first Civil Service Law in the Philippines. This was Public Act No.5, establishing a system for ascertaining the merit and fitness of applicants for positions in the government and for maintaining an efficient and honest civil service in the Philippine Islands.
Public Act No. 5 also defined the scope of the civil service, laid down guidelines for the preparation, conduct and rating