Receive comprehensive training on category rating and selection processes for federal hiring. These lessons cover how to define categories, assign candidates, and apply veterans' preference in the selection process.
Overview
Syllabus
Module 1: Category Rating and Hiring Reform
- Explain how category rating and selection came to be.
- Understand regulations and guidelines behind category rating and selection.
- Discuss significant initiatives and changes leading to category rating.
Module 2: Veterans' Preference and Priority Placement Requirements
- Analyze the impact of Veterans’ Preference entitlement on the category rating process.
- Apply priority consideration requirements of CTAP and RPL candidates.
- Explain how ICTAP candidates should be considered in the category rating process.
Module 3: Defining and Describing Categories
- Describe the process of using category rating and selection.
- Define quality categories and assign candidates to appropriate categories.
- Use simplified and amplified methods to identify eligible and qualified candidates.
Module 4: Preparing the Certificate and Making Selections
- Determine the order of certification and categories for selection.
- Identify when and how categories can be merged.
- Explain the selection process based on category rating certificates.
Taught by
Dan Kowalski, Judy Mintze, Natalya H. Bah, Richard Rodieck, Victoria Cox, Adrianna Harden, Sarah Gurwitz, Sineta Scott Robertson, DeShanta Hinton, and Caren Eirkson
