U.S. Office of Personnel Mgt.

United States Office of Personnel Management

Operating Manual

Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions

Individual Occupational Requirements for

GS-1056:    Art Specialist Series

The text below is extracted verbatim from Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-161), but contains minor edits to conform to web-page requirements.

Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions."

EDUCATION
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study--one of the fine or applied arts appropriate to the position.

OR

EXPERIENCE
General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience teaching art, restoring art objects, or as an artist.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated the ability to:

  • Plan, supervise, administer, or carry out an educational, recreational, cultural, or other art program such as art festivals, competitions, or workshops.
  • Perform as an artist, or demonstrate the methods and techniques and teach one or more art forms such as graphics, sculpture, pottery and ceramics, or metalwork and jewelry.

This ability may have been gained in:

  • Managing, administering, directing, or teaching art methods and techniques of one or more art forms in a community or private art center.
  • Planning, establishing, or evaluating an art curriculum at secondary or higher academic levels.

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