Question & AnswerQ&A (CESB CIRCULAR NO. 3, S. 2004)
CESB Circular No. 3, s. 2004, pertains to the Revised Policy on the Assessment Center Cost for applicants undergoing the Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility process.
The Board shall shoulder the Assessment Center cost for career presidential appointees assigned or acting as Officer-in-Charge of a CES position, and for those appointed or acting as Officer-in-Charge of division chief positions in national government agencies whose third level officials are appointed by the President, but only once.
If such an applicant fails in their first take of the Assessment Center and decides to retake it, they must shoulder the cost of their subsequent attempts.
All other applicants, including those from national government agencies or government-owned or controlled corporations whose third level officials are non-presidential appointees, other respective agencies, and the private sector, must shoulder the cost of the Assessment Center regardless of whether it is their first or subsequent attempts.
No, the payment of the Assessment Center cost applies to all new Management Aptitude Test Battery (MATB) applicants upon the effectivity of the resolution, while applicants already on-stream for the four-stage CES Eligibility Examination process remain governed by the old policy.
CESB Resolution No. 518 is the resolution that amended Section 5, Article IV of CESB Resolution No. 459, series of 2002, thus revising the policy on the Assessment Center cost.
The Circular took effect immediately upon its adoption, which was on February 17, 2004.
Positions mentioned include career presidential appointees assigned or who act as Officer-in-Charge of CES positions, and those appointed or acting as Officer-In-Charge of division chief positions in national government agencies whose third level officials are appointed by the President.
No, private sector applicants are required to shoulder the full cost of the Assessment Center regardless of the number of attempts.
These applicants must shoulder the cost of the Assessment Center for all attempts, whether first or subsequent.