1. Public Administration systems in transformation
Presentation of the Career/position system survey
HRWG meeting Brussels
20 November 2007

4. Indicators for career systems
17 indicators – 26 Member States answered;
but in some cases no clear YES/NO possible – special provisions, exceptions ...
12 indicators respectively in 1997 and 2001, applied to the then Member States –
allows for a longitudinal comparison
Trends: what has changed over the past 10 years?

5. Items particularly difficult to answer
No recognition of experiences outside public administration
Promotion to the next career step following positive assessment
Existence of life-time tenure
Entrance into service only on the lowest level
Minimum educational requirements for specific careers

6. Characteristics of PA systems in the Member States

7. Overview - all items in 26 EU Member States

8. Comparing old and new Member States

9. Systems in transformation: Characteristics of career systems of EU 15 in 1997, 2001 and 2007

10. % of characteristics of career systems (EU Member States, 2007)

11. Career system indicators – changes over time (EU 15: 1997/2001/2007)