Qualifications, Assessment, and Hiring Policy FAQs
These minimum requirements may include specific job-related work experience, education, medical or physical standards, training, security, and/or licensure/certification. They are not designed to rank candidates, identify the best qualified for a particular position, or substitute for an analysis of an applicant’s KSAs/competencies.
General Schedule Qualification Standards
Overview This section contains the group coverage qualification standards, associated individual occupational requirements (IOR), and individual qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service. These standards describe the minimum qualification requirements (for example, educational, medical, age, experience, etc.) for each occupational series. You ...
Education Requirements in the Federal Government - FEDweek
Under that manual, only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute for ...
General Schedule Qualification Policies
Purpose and Scope This section contains the policies, instructions, and standards used to help determine the qualifications of applicants for Federal employment. The qualification requirements in this section are used when filling General Schedule (GS) positions at grades GS-1 through GS-15.
Implementing EO to Reward Experience Over Education
Education shall be an allowable substitute for required experience in qualifying for a position only where education directly reflects the specific skills or competencies necessary to perform the job.
Implementation of E.O. 13932: Determining Qualifications and the ... - CHCO
Federal agencies analyze work and apply OPM qualifications standards to determine the education, training, experience and/or other requirements (e.g., licensure) that an applicant must possess in order to be considered for a position or occupation (5 USC 5112, 5 USC 5105, USC 5102 (5)(b)).
Basic Education Requirement Combining Education and Experience
Thus, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of progressive study is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. To combine education and experience you must have the appropriate number of required credit hours of specific course work as described in option "B" of the Basic Education Requirement for the series you are applying for.
Degree requirements are on the way out for federal jobs
Many federal job listings will remove requirements for a certain education level by 2021.
DETERMINING MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL ... - DCPAS
This guide is designed to aid Human Resources (HR) professionals in the analysis and determination of whether applicants meet the minimum qualification requirements for position(s). This resource provides information and clarification on occupational qualification standards in the federal competitive service, particularly when there is a change or modification to the standard’s minimum ...
Federal General Schedule (GS) Education Requirements
General Schedule Grade is based on education, training, general work experience and specialized work experience. These educational requirements are laid out by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). There are 5 main career groups with different educational requirements: Professional and Scientific Positions; Administrative and Management Positions; Technical and Medical Support Positions ...
Are You Qualified for the Federal Vacancy Posted? - Workforce50.com
Identify the “ Education ” / experience requirements: If you read, “There is no educational substitution at the GS-13 level.” This means, as an applicant, your educational background will not be considered — you must have experience.
SB 1310 - Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education ...
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Substituting Education for Experience? : r/usajobs - Reddit
I'm applying for jobs at the GG-07 level, and I usually do not meet the experience requirements for these jobs. However, I do meet the requirements to be able to substitute my education for that experience.
SNS Final Guidance (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education
A State educational agency or local educational agency shall use Federal funds received under [Title I, Part A] only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from State and local sources for the education of students participating in programs assisted under [Title I, Part A], and not to ...
FAQ: The Education Department and the Federal Role in Education
States are granted plenary authority on matters of education by the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. State and local governments typically provide about 90% of revenues for elementary and secondary education and account for over 40% of revenues at public colleges and universities, the highest share from any source. However, the federal government plays a meaningful role in education ...
Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education 2025-2026
This page provides information regarding the Department's negotiated rulemaking in 2025-2026 to make regulatory changes for the programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. View our Frequently Asked Questions about Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education for more information about negotiated rulemaking in general.
Substitute Teaching Educational Requirements - UniversalClass
Teaching Substitutes Educational Requirements Deciding to become a substitute teacher is a major decision. When people feel a calling to provide substitute teaching services, one of the first steps that they should take is to make sure that they have the proper educational requirements completed before applying for positions.
An Overview of Substitute Teaching Requirements - Magoosh
Thanks to numerous federal regulations, the kinds of credentials and training you need to be a regular classroom teacher are pretty predictable—you’ll need to have finished a certain amount of training hours and fieldwork, and in almost all cases, you’ll need a license. The requirements for substitute teachers is far less cut-and-dry. There aren’t really […]
What the Latest Federal Funding Law Means for Schools
The new federal spending resolution leaves the door open for continued disruption to federal education funding.