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GENERAL GUIDELINES ON CAREER STRUCTURES

A. SENIOR STAFF

The review of the career structure was based on the following broad criteria.

1. Promotion of Administrative, Technical and Professional staff shall normally be based on at least a minimum of three (3) years on a grade.
2. All Officers with same basic requisite qualifications shall normally be elevated on the same progression and terminate at the same salary level except where additional qualifications or government directives provide otherwise.
3. Promotion to CONTISS 14 shall require additional qualification of a master’s degree and/or possession of professional certificate and a maturity of five (5) years in the preceding grade level (CONTISS 13) except otherwise specified in this career structure.
4. Position on CONTISS 15 shall be by appointment subject to vacancy, except otherwise specified in this Career Structure.
5. By FGN-NAAT Agreement of 2009, Technologists Cadre shall normally be promoted to CONTISS 15 with an additional qualification of a Master’s Degree or its equivalent.
6. All holders of ND or its equivalent qualifications without additional professional/academic qualification shall terminate on CONTISS 11 except otherwise specified in this career structure.
7. Where additional professional/academic qualification is required for progression in any cadre, the onus is on the staff member to acquire the additional qualification.
8. Without prejudice to (6) above, where additional professional/academic qualification is required for progression in any cadre, a time frame of minimum of 3 years shall normally be granted as moratorium before the requirement shall be invoked.
9. Every conversion shall be by appointment subject to possession of a minimum requisite qualification and established vacancy.
10. All vacancies shall be advertised internally and/or externally.
11. All officers with recognized additional professional qualifications shall normally be upgraded accordingly, after submission of the certificate(s) to the Registrar.

B. JUNIOR STAFF

i. The minimum qualification for Cleaners, Gardeners and Watchmen shall be First School Leaving Certificate.

ii. Senior School Certificate or equivalent means 5 credit passes at not more than two (2) sittings which must include credit in English Language and two other subjects. Download Full Document