CSC Announces Schedule for the Penology Officer Examination (POE)

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announces the conduct of this year’s Penology Officer Examination (POE). Pursuant to CSC Examination Announcement No.1, s. 2015, the examination is scheduled on March 22, 2015. CSC shall accept applications until February 20, 2015.

Qualification Requirements are as follows:

• Any applicant must be a Filipino citizen;
• Must be of good moral character;
• Must be mentally and physically fit;
• Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude, or of disgraceful or immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness or addiction to drugs;
• Must not have been dishonorably discharged from military service or dismissed for cause from any civilian positions in the government;
• Must have accomplished a Bachelor’s degree; and
• Must be 21 to 30 years old at the date/time of filing of application, and must be at least 1.62m (5’4) in height for male, and 1.57, (5’2) for female.
• Interested applicants must submit fully accomplished Application Form (CS Form No. 100, Revised November 2012), four (4) pieces of identical I.D. pictures with specifications as stated in the Announcement, and original and photocopy of any valid I.D.

Applicants may get and file their application forms in CSC Testing Centers which will be in CSC Regional Offices No. 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, NCR, and CARAGA.

POE is set to establish a Register of Eligibles (RoE) from which certification and appointment to second level ranks in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and other functionally related agencies shall be made, provided the eligible meet the qualifications and other requirements of the positions.

Pursuant to Examination Announcement No. 01, s. 2014, acceptance of applications shall be on a FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED basis and shall be closed anytime before the deadline if the CSC Regional/Field Office has already reached the target number of applicants.

Source: web.csc.gov.ph