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Exams key to promotion, officials told
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PUBLIC servants will have to take examinations on their way to higher posts, according to a set of new rules released by the local government as part of the public service overhaul announced last week.
In an effort to kick incompetent officials out of government establishments, rules have been drawn up which set out full details on how such examinations and assessments will be held and supervised to avoid cronyism and corruption in official appointments.
For all appointments subject to the rule, the candidates are required to pass examinations, consisting of a written test and an interview by a panel of nine to 11 judges, and assessments by the their colleagues and higher authorities.
The rule highlights fairness and openness and pins priority to the capability and moral standing of candidates.
In what would be a milestone move in public service reform, the municipal authorities last week unveiled a package of reforms that will make the selection of officials more open and competitive, ending the decades-old practice of backroom appointments.
As part of the reform package, most vacant postitions in the municipal and district governments will be filled by winners of internal or public competitions through examinations and assessments.
The authorities also signalled they were working on a mechanism for laying off incompetent incumbent officials.(SD News)
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