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3.9 Qualification Standards – the statement of the minimum qualifications for a position, which
shall include education, experience, training, civil service eligibility and physical characteristics
and personality traits in the performance of the job.

3.10 Qualified Next-in Rank – refers to an employee appointed on a permanent status to a position
next-in-rank to the vacancy as reflected in the SRP of the University and who meets the
requirements for appointment to the next higher position.

3.11 Second Level Positions – involve professional, technical and scientific work in a non-
supervisory or supervisory capacity up to Division Chief Level or its equivalent.

3.12 Superior Qualifications – shall mean outstanding relevant work accomplishments,
educational attainment and training appropriate for the position to be filled. It shall include
demonstration of exceptional job mastery and potentials in major areas of responsibility.

3.13 No-Security of Tenure Personnel – refer to non-teaching personnel who hold casual,
emergency, temporary or contractual appointments who have no items in the plantilla of personnel
and who have no security of tenure.

3.14 System of Ranking Position (SRO) – the hierarchical arrangement of position from highest
to lowest, which shall be the guide and determining which position is next-in-rank, taking into
consideration: organizational structure, salary grade allocation, classification in functional
relationship of position, and geographical location (See Annex F).

B.I. BASIC POLICIES

1) There shall be equal opportunity for promotion of all University non-teaching personnel to
vacant higher positions, provided they meet the requirements of the position and are the
most qualified to be promoted.
2) There shall be no discrimination in the promotion of employees on account of gender, civil
status, religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation.
3) Candidates for promotion shall be screened and evaluated by the CPSPC which shall be
further reviewed and approved by the UPSPB.
4) The CPSPC/UPSPB shall maintain fairness and impartially in the assessment of
candidates for promotion.
5) For vacancies I the first and second level, all qualified next-in-rank employees including
those who have no security of tenure who hold contractual, casual, temporary or
emergency positions shall be automatically considered candidates to the next higher
position.
6) An employee who holds a next-in-rank position, who is deemed the most competent and
qualified, who possesses the appropriate civil service eligibility, and meets the other
conditions for promotion, may be promoted to the higher position when it becomes vacant.
7) An employee who is not the next-in-rank but who possesses superior qualifications and
competence compared to the one who in next-in-rank who merely meets the minimum
requirements of the position. This is determined as deep selection for promotion.
8) The comparative degree of competence and qualification of employees who are
candidates for promotion shall be determined by the extent to which they meet the
following at the time of the promotion.

a) QUALIFICATIONS