Question & AnswerQ&A (PNP CIRCULAR NO. 2006-009)
The purpose is to serve as the basis for the formulation and institutionalization of the Training Lineal List (TLL) for Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) to provide equal opportunities for mandatory career courses and guide scheduling for these courses.
The TLL is an official computer-generated priority list of police officers qualified to undergo mandatory schooling.
Mandatory Career Courses are essential courses police officers must complete to qualify for promotion to the next higher rank; failure to complete these disqualifies an officer despite other qualifications.
The courses are: 1) Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC), 2) Public Safety Officers Advanced Course (PSOAC), 3) Public Safety Officers Basic Course (PSOBC), and 4) Public Safety Officers Orientation Course (PSOOC).
An Equivalent Course is a course not conducted by the Philippine Public Safety College but is accredited as similar to a mandatory career course because its program of instruction is very similar.
'Qualified for Schooling' refers to PNP personnel who have met all the requirements for schooling.
The initial TLL is formulated based on the following, in order of priority: Rank, Time-in Grade, Length of Service as an Officer, Date of Graduation from the latest mandatory schooling, and Order of Merit in the latest mandatory schooling.
The DHRDD through the Chief, Individual Training Program Division (ITPD) and the Training and Education Information System (TEIS) are responsible for maintaining and updating the TLL.
Order of Merit is the relative ranking of police officers based on academic and practical performance in a mandatory career course, impacting their placement on the TLL.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after filing a copy at the University of the Philippines Law Center, as stated in Section 5 of the circular.