May 1, 2002 Credential Review Presented by The Michigan Department of Civil Service Visit our website at Bureau of Human Resource Services

May 1, 2002 Key Objectives How to Read/Interpret Documents Which Classes are Preauthorized to Agencies How to Determine Applicant Qualifications Identify Sources of Information Have Fun

May 1, 2002 Preauthorized Lateral Job Change List Represents lateral ECP level classes, not PCEL Classes are not necessarily interchangeable No longer includes unit designations How to obtain information from the web (Advisory Bulletin )

May 1, 2002 Reviewing Documents Job Specifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities What is a College Major? Computing Educational Time What is a Year of Experience? Alternate Education and Experience Equivalent Combinations Atypical Experience (Advisory Bulletin CS ) Effective Dates

May 1, 2002 Reviewing Documents (continued) Employment Histories Determining Time Counting Leaves of Absence Crediting Working Out of Class Experience (Must Come to Civil Service for Review) Résumés/Applications Experience Résumé Fraud Professional or Nonprofessional Classified or Nonclassified Employment Gaps

May 1, 2002 Credential Verification Educational Credentials Accredited Colleges/Universities Falsified Transcripts Diploma Mills Foreign Degree Evaluations Licenses, Certifications, Registrations G-Link North Central Association of Colleges website ncacihe.org Reviewing Documents (continued)

May 1, 2002 Subclass Code Qualifications Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for the class before evaluating for a subclass code Advisory Bulletin at Watch for different amounts of experience required for specific classifications

May 1, 2002 Classification Matrix Advisory Bulletin What Is It? How Was It Developed? Who Does What?

May 1, 2002 Submission of Documents to Bureau of Human Resource Services The following credential reviews are not preauthorized to AA: Consideration of equivalent combinations of education and experience Review of working-out-of-class experience Review of non-state employee applicant credentials

May 1, 2002 Submission of Documents to Bureau of Human Resource Services (continued) BHRS will conduct credential review upon request AA will complete Request for Credential Review (CS-153) and submit documentation to liaison team Liaison team will conduct the reviews and complete the CS-153 form to document decisions, and return to AA to continue selection process AA may prescreen applicants before sending requests to BHRS

May 1, 2002 Technical Appeal Process Only MDCS has authority to inform applicants that they do not meet minimum qualifications for a classification If AA wants to have applicants specifically notified that they don’t meet minimum qualifications, they shall send a request to BHRS liaison team to issue a decision, along with applicant documentation The Decision will be subject to technical appeal

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