Sign In  |  Register  |  About San Rafael  |  Contact Us

San Rafael, CA
September 01, 2020 1:37pm
7-Day Forecast | Traffic
  • Search Hotels in San Rafael

  • CHECK-IN:
  • CHECK-OUT:
  • ROOMS:

North Carolina Gov. Cooper wants more state positions to not require college degrees

Gov. Roy Cooper is pushing for more North Carolina state positions to not require college degrees. The effort is aimed at encouraging more experienced-based individuals to apply.

With continued challenges to fill employee vacancies, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told the state personnel office on Monday to act to ensure that more positions don’t necessarily require a college degree for applicants.

Cooper’s executive order, which covers Cabinet-level agencies, is designed to encourage more people to apply for state jobs.

Cooper tells the Office of State Human Resources to add language to job postings that clarifies directly related experience can be a substitute for an education requirement in most state jobs. Already about 75% of state job classifications either don’t require a higher education degree or permit experience as an education substitute, Cooper’s office said.

NEW YORK TEACHER 'FORCED' AND 'MANIPULATED' 5TH-GRADER TO BECOME TRANSGENDER, CAUSING SUICIDAL IDEATION: SUIT

"We want more qualified candidates to apply for positions across state government," State Human Resources Director Barbara Gibson said in the release. "People who have been working in a similar role successfully for years should be on equal footing with applicants with academic degrees."

There are about 1,400 permanent or temporary state government job openings currently on state government's career portal, according to a Cooper news release.

The order also directs efforts within Cabinet agencies to eliminate management preferences to hire people with degrees. Those agencies will receive training to help applicants meet minimum applicant standards.

Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Stock quotes supplied by Barchart
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
 
 
Copyright © 2010-2020 SanRafael.com & California Media Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.