91998E2109

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2109/98

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(10 July 1998)

Subject: Curious notice of competition for Cedefop

The Commission's "Notices of Vacancies No DIV/1" of 15 June 1998 announced a vacancy for an A-grade official (a temporary A7-5 post) responsible for administrative duties. This notice is the latest of a number of curious announcements of vacant posts at Cedefop which are in breach of the Staff Regulations, sometimes subtly and at other times quite flagrantly. In the case in point, the basic qualification which Cedefop requires for appointment as an A7-5 Administrator is a "secondary-school leaving certificate" despite the fact that this post is a senior position and calls for a level of education substantially beyond completion of secondary school studies.

This minimalist notice runs directly counter to Parliament's efforts to upgrade Cedefop staff and to the Commission's desire to improve the services offered by Cedefop.

What action will the Commission take to ensure that Cedefop immediately implements the Staff Regulations in full and that its staff recruitment procedures are transparent, as it is imperative that these conditions are satisfied if the institution is to operate smoothly at its base in Thessaloniki?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(30 September 1998)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that on 22 June 1998 a corrigendum was made to the vacancy notice to which he refers, to the effect that a university degree was required in order to apply for the temporary A7-5 post involving the administrative duties in question.

The Staff Regulations provide that for in order to gain access to category A, "a university education or equivalent professional experience" are required, and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training is bound by that provision.