Public service employment, how does it work?

Public Service Employment

How does it work?

Are you going to work in the public service? Categories, job categories, corps, grades, steps... If it doesn't ring a bell for you right now, don't panic, we'll explain.

First of all, know that there are 3 public services.

The State civil service, the territorial civil service and the hospital civil service. Categories, what are they?

In each public service, jobs are classified into 3 categories: A, B or C. They set the level of diploma or training required at entry.

Thus, for category A, at least one + 2 tray is required. For the B, the baccalaureate is enough. Category C is accessible without a diploma or with a diploma of level V or V bis (CAP, BEP, college certificate).

And for the bodies and executives of jobs, what are we talking about?

In each category A, B and C, civil servants are grouped into bodies (for the State and hospital civil services) or job categories (for the territorial civil service). Within the same body or framework of employment, they shall perform the same functions.

What's the difference with ranks?

Each corps or job line comprises one or more grades.

At the beginning of your career, you usually start on the 1st grade. You can then move to higher grades called progression grades - subject to conditions.

And the levels in all this?

Each grade has several steps. The step is used to calculate the remuneration.

Here too, you usually start your career on the 1st step of your rank. With seniority, you automatically move up the ladder.

Do we summarize with a diagram?

Each civil service is organized into categories A, B and C. These categories are composed of corps or frames of employment, which comprise one or more grades, which are themselves composed of several grades.