CIVIL Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles is confident that granting Career Service Eligibility – Preference Rating (CSE-PR) to specific government workers will increase the number of civil service eligibles and provide new opportunities to join public service.

“They always say that the government is the biggest employer whether nationally or locally. We hope that with this new issuance, we can get more eligibles, especially those na tina-target natin, the JOCOSC6,” he said during the CSC press conference at the Philippine Information Agency.

“We’re very positive that this policy will have an impact in getting more civil service eligibles into the pool, and getting them to fill up vacant positions in the government,” Chairperson Nograles added.

JOCOSC6 is the collective term for specific groups of workers in government agencies, encompassing job order (JO), contract of service (COS), casual, contractual, coterminous, employees holding Category III and Category IV positions, as enumerated in CSC Memorandum Circular No. 10 dated 16 April 2013, and career service employees with first level eligibility.

Chairperson Nograles encouraged JOCOSC6 workers who have been in the service for at least 10 years but do not possess the appropriate civil service eligibility to apply for the CSE-PR and seek positions that match their education, training, and experience.

“Kahit putol-putol ang service at sa iba’t-ibang ahensiya, basta pinagsama-sama mo lahat iyon at aabot sa 10 years, qualified pa rin. Based on our Citizen’s Charter, within 20 days dapat ay mabigay na namin ang Certificate of Eligibility nila if complete ang lahat ng requirements,” he explained.

He added that based on the 2023 Inventory of Government Human Resource, there are 586,551 JO, 246,261 COS, 21,905 coterminous, 126,238 casual, and 56,046 contractual personnel nationwide who may stand to benefit from the new resolution by applying for the grant of the preference rating, if they meet all the requirements.

“As of last year, ang vacancies natin sa career service in the entire Philippines are 200,889 at sa non-career service naman, 3,165 vacancies. Hopefully, with this policy of CSC, marami sa mga vacancies sa government can be filled up now because marami sa mga JOCOSC6 can apply for said vacancies and assured ang head of agency that these people can do the job kasi matagal na silang nagta-trabaho sa government,” said Chairperson Nograles.

Career Service Eligibility – Preference Rating

Under CSC Resolution No. 2301123 promulgated on December 7, 2023 and took effect on February 12, 2024, a Preference Rating of a maximum of 10 points shall be added to the failed rating range (70.00 to 79.99) to achieve the passing rate of 80.00 for qualified applicants in Career Service Examinations (CSEs), thereby qualifying them for Career Service Professional or Subprofessional eligibility.

To qualify for the grant of additional points, JOCOSC6 employees must have rendered an aggregate of at least 10 years of service in the government as JOCOSC6 with at least a Very Satisfactory (VS) performance rating or its equivalent in the latest/available two rating periods immediately preceding the date of application for the grant of the eligibility.

Applicants must have also applied and taken the scheduled CSE, beginning with the 3 March 2024 CSE and thereafter, either CSE Professional or CSE Subprofessional level, whether through PPT or other test modes, and obtained a failed rating of not lower than 70.00.

To apply, one needs to submit a properly accomplished application form along with pictures and documentary requirements to the CSC Regional or Field Office that has jurisdiction over the government agency where the JOCOSC6 worker has worked or is working. The application and complete requirements must be filed within six months from the date of release of the results of the CSE taken.

For the complete information on the grant of CSE-PR, visit the CSC website at csc.gov.ph.