Syllabus -- Position Classification: An Introduction, CLAS7051N, Grad. School, USDA
LESSON 1: Position Management
Students no longer complete this lesson because the Federal Personnel Manual chapter upon which the lesson is based was abolished. This lesson will be eliminated during next reprint.
LESSON 2: Classification Procedures
- What is Position Classification?
- Four Reading Assignments and Tests
LESSON 3: Classification Standards
- Contents of a Narrative Standard
- Series Definition
- Exclusions
- Titles
- Classification Factors
- Grade Level Criteria
- Grade Level Descriptions
- Contents of an FES Standard
- Series Definition
- Exclusions
- Occupational Information
- Titles
- Grading of Positions
- Grade Conversion Table
- Factor Level Descriptions
- CSC Benchmark Descriptions
LESSON 4: Evaluation Reports
- What Is an Evaluation Report?
- Why Is an Evaluation Report Needed?
- When Is an Evaluation Report Needed?
- Developing an Evaluation Report
- Checklist for Adequate Evaluation Reports
- Checklist Discussion
LESSON 5: Projects: General Information
- Practice in Writing Evaluation Reports
LESSON 6: Classification of Federal Wage System Positions
- Job Grading System for Trades and Labor Occupation
- Contents of an FWS Standard
- General
- Skill and Knowledge
- Responsibility
- Physical Effort
- Working Conditions
- Comparing Standards at Different Grade Levels
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