Public Employee Press

Civil Service Exams: Filing May 7 to June 24

A recently enacted state law calls on municipalities to sharply reduce current numbers of provisional employees. Union members who are provisionals should take civil service tests they are eligible for to become permanent civil service workers. Listed below are exams with May and June filing periods.

New York City has begun to replace provisionals with permanent employees by giving exams and hiring and promoting from civil service lists wherever possible. District Council 37 has responded to members’ need to pass civil service examinations by offering a number of test prep courses through the DC 37 Education Fund. Only members and agency-fee payers eligible for Education Fund benefits may participate in the classes and receive the materials. For upcoming courses, check the fund listings in PEP or on the DC 37 Web site, www.dc37.net.

Signing up for a union test preparation course does not register an employee to take the civil service test. The Education Fund does not cover filing fees for civil service examinations.

Members must submit their applications and filing fees for exams to the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services.

For more information, visit their Web site at www.nyc.gov/dcas.

For applications and more information, go to Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services at www.nyc.gov/dcas or call 212-669-1357. All filing and test dates are subject to change by DCAS. Note: DCAS has moved its walk-in Application Center from 18 Washington St. to 2 Lafayette St., 17th floor, in Manhattan (travel directions on the Web site).

Source: District Council 37 Education Fund.