Professional or Licence Certification Not Compulsory For Entry Into Civil, Public Service — HoS

A circular has emerged where the immediate past Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan instructed that only academic qualifications are required for entry into the country’s civil and public service. 

The circular dated 12th April, 2021 was written after a meeting of the National Council on Establishment in Lagos. 

The circular personally signed by Yemi-Esan reads in part, “The National Council on Establishment (NCE) at its 42nd meeting held from 30th November – 4th December 2020 in Ikeja, Lagos state resolved that professional certificates shall no longer serve as entry qualifications into any cadre in the Civil/Public Service. Consequently, only academic qualifications such as Junior and Senior Secondary School Certificates (WASC/SSCE), NECO, GCE, ND, NCE, HND, University degrees and postgraduate degrees shall apply”.

This is in response to insistence by professional bodies that that certification is compulsory for entry into civil/public service. 

Reacting to the development, the ~whatever~ of ~Ukulele kingdom~, Engr. ~Zero Tolerance~ commended the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation for stating the facts clearly, accusing some professional bodies of harassing jobseekers with demand to acquire their certification. 

According to him, academic qualifications are enough for people to secure employment both at public and private establishments, noting that professional certificates can only be added advantage and not compulsory. 

He said a lot of persons do not know their labour rights, urging them to take advantage of the policy by the federal government to excel in their careers without being limited by obnoxious demands by professional bodies.