By Tendar Tsering
DHARAMSHALA, March 17: A long awaited overhaul in the selection process and recruitment of bureaucrats for the exile Tibetan administration was announced earlier today at a press conference in Dharamshala.
Jamphel Choesang, the chairman of the Public Service Commission under the Central Tibetan Administration announced that from now on, the recruitment of bureaucrats will be based on their “area of specialisation and interest.”
“Under the leadership of our new Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay, the selection of civil servants of the Central Tibetan Administration will now be based on one’s area of specialisation and interest,” Choesang said.
The present recruitment process involves two language tests and an interview session.
In order to build a recruitment pool, the Commission announced the formation of a Special Recruitment Training Academy (RTA), an “in House” training cum capacity building initiative to enable CTA and Tibetan civil societies to recruit “committed and bright Tibetans” who are “interested in becoming outstanding public administrators in various fields.”
“This academy is built on the expertise and experiences of over fifty years of democratic governance and public administration of worldwide Tibetan communities in exile,” the Commission said in a release.
“RTA provides a full spectrum of basic and specialised recruitment trainings encompassing CTA regulatory competencies, required administrative and management skills, so that CTA becomes an effective and efficient democratic public institution in this rapidly changing world,” the Commission added.
The Commission has already invited applicants with Post graduate and Undergraduate degrees for the Academy’s 2012 summer session to be held from July thru November at the College for higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2012.
“Selected individuals will undergo training based on their area of profession and interest during the five-month pre-exam special recruitment training,” Choesang said.
Each individual interested in attending the pre-exam trainings will have to submit a refundable deposit of Rs 10,000.00, besides going through interviews, the Commission announced.
Choesang said that a waiver of the deposit amount for applicants with financial problems will also be considered.
Currently, more than 70 seats are lying vacant with the CTA, including posts of Senior Secretaries.
