The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) on Tuesday launched the first stage of the Job Competencies Project, which aims to enhance the competencies of employees in several relevant fields.
During a workshop held to introduce the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)-funded project, the CSB Acting President Mubarak Khalayleh said competency is a crucial component in managing and improving the selection of human resources to ensure employees’ ability to carry out the job’s tasks.
He added that the job competencies guide in the civil service was developed in collaboration with the European Commission and accredited in 2016 and that the CSB began integrating the concept of job competencies in 2011 by launching a competencies matrix.
Additionally, job description cards that precisely outline the qualifications needed for appointment were created for executive positions such as director generals, he noted.
In 2021 and 2022, Khalayleh continued, the CSB conducted competency-based job exams for openings in the health and education sectors, and a website was launched to inform people about the technical and professional aspects of the exam.
Leader of the Public Administration Reform Jordan Project Johannes Uhl said the workshop aims to collect quantitative and qualitative data from human resource departments on job competencies in need of development.
The workshop was attended by representatives of 12 civil service departments as part of sectors prioritized by the public sector modernization roadmap: water, transportation, social, finance, and investment environment.
Source: Jordan News Agency