CSC Sets Foreign Service Exam

The government through the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is administering different examinations not only for its officials and employees here in the Philippines but also to its foreign services abroad.

One of these examinations, is the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) to be conducted on August 10.

The CSE-FSO is both an eligibility examination for government service and a qualifying test for the five-part Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examination administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

The CSC conducts the career service examinations for all positions in government, as well as special exams for specific job functions in different departments or agencies in the government.

Application forms for the different examinations are available at any CSC Regional or Field Office.

Forms and list of other documentary requirements may also be downloaded from the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph

Examination fees are Php 500 for the CSE-PPT and CSE-FSO, and Php 700 for the FOE and POE.

For more information on the civil service exams, contact the CSC Examination, Recruitment, and Placement Office at telephone numbers (02) 931-7935, (02) 931-7939, (02) 931-4138, or email erpo@webmail.csc.gov.ph.