Career transition assistance plan

Special selection priority provisions for surplus or displaced Federal employees fall under a Career Transition Assistance Plan or CTAP.

If you are currently an employee who has received a Reduction in Force separation notice, a Certificate of Expected Separation, or notice of proposed separation for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside of the local commuting area or other appropriate agency Transition Assistance Plan. To receive this priority consideration you must:

1. Be a current Department of Energy career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive service employee who has received a RIF separation notice, a Certificate of Expected Separation, or notice of proposed separation for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside of the local commuting area, and you are still on the rolls of DOE. You must submit a copy of the RIF notice, CES, or notice of proposed separation with your application.
2. Be applying for a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you are being separated. The position must not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which you are being separated.
3. Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent. This must be submitted with your application package.
4. Be currently employed by the Department of Energy in the same commuting area of the position for which you are requesting selection priority.
5. File your application by the closing date of the vacancy announcement and meet all the application criteria (e.g., submit all required documentation, etc.).
6. Be rated well-qualified for the position. To be rated "well-qualified," CTAP applicants must attain an eligibility rating on this examination of 85 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference. If category rating procedures are used, you must be in the "Best Qualified" category (if there are 2 quality categories) or the "Best Qualified" or "Highly Qualified" category (if there are 3 quality categories).