THE CIVIL Service Commission (CSC) announces the calendar of civil service written examinations for 2008, with the Career Service Examination-Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Sub-professional levels scheduled thrice on March 9, July 27, and November 16.

The CSE-PPT for Professional and Sub-professional levels are open to applicants who are at least 18 years old, regardless of educational attainment. Passing the Career Service examinations would result in the conferment of either Professional eligibility or Sub-professional eligibility, which, among other requirements, is needed for appointment to corresponding positions in the government.

CSC Chair Karina Constantino-David reminds applicants of the limitation on the frequency of taking the CSE, which shall be once in three months and up to four times only. This is regardless of the number of years in between the taking of the CSE. Examinees who failed for the fourth time can apply for the same level of the CSE only after two years from the date of the fourth failed examination taken.

Meanwhile, the schedule of career service exams via the computer-assisted test (CAT) mode in the CSC Central Office shall be announced later.

On May 4, the CSC will simultaneously conduct the Foreign Service Officer Examination (FSOE) Qualifying Test, and the competitive examination for the Local Scholarship Program for Master’s Degree Course (LSP-MDC). The FSOE shall be conducted in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, while the LSP-MDC grants a one-year scholarship opportunity to qualified government employees to pursue master’s or postgraduate studies.

The Career Executive Officer Examination (CEOE) Written Test will be held on June 8. The CEOE is the unified, four-stage examination system for the third or executive level of government service. Administered in collaboration with the Career Executive Service Board, it is composed of written test, assessment center, interview (optional), and validation. The resulting eligibilities are both the Career Executive Officer (CEO) eligibility and the Career Executive Service (CES) eligibility appropriate for appointment to executive or managerial positions in the government. The CEOE Written Test is open to qualified government officials and employees, and to qualified individuals from the private sector.

Application forms for the different examinations are available at any CSC Regional or Field office, or may be downloaded from the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph. Examination fees are P350 for the CSE-PPT, and P700 for the CEOE. No fees are charged for the LSP-MDC and FSO exams.

Applications may be filed with any CSC Regional or Field Office. The CSC Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City does not process applications for written exams. Deadline for filing of applications is one month or 30 days before the given examination schedules. For application requirements and other inquiries, contact any CSC Regional or Field Office, or visit the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph.

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