Career Development Slots

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00699A000100030006-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 25, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Re DP78-0069WO0100030006-9
MEAQBANUUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Career Development Slots
ment under its control to accommodate individuals who would necessarily be
absent from their assigned work for longer than six, mcnt i"s ,while taking
part in training or develo ental activities as approved by the Chi. Career
Service Board, (See Tab A Examples of such career development programs
are attendance at Defense Department schocle, or at colleges or universities,
as well as rotation for training purposes among CIA components,
the Agency's over-all personnel ceiling, fifty slots be reserved for allot-
2 $ FACTS s The CIA Career Service Board has ' reconmme.nded that within
meats in order to participate in career development programs o
to PROBL 4: To hold in reserve a pool of personnel slots to pro-
,vide ,positions for employees who are absent from their re 1lar assign-
3o DISCUSSIOU:
a0 At present, fifty Rotation Loan Slots are allocated among
Agency components. These slots are in addition to regular tables of organ-
ization,
ciable impairment of operations0
by The CIA Career Service Board believes the present Rotation
Loan Slot system has failed to function as originally contemplated (See
Tab A) Therefore, it recommends that all Rotation Lo m Slots be with-
drawn from the individual officers, and grouped together as a pool of slots
over which the Board would have jurisdiction,
oQ The CIA Career Service Board proposes to al-lot a slot to the
office from w,h ch an employee will be absent while he is participating in
career development activities m This slot would be taken from the block of
slots reserved . f or such use, The slot would terminate upon completion of
the training, rotation, or other career development action for which the
slot was allotted,
da Allotment of slots to offices who release employees to take
part in career development programs will provide a means whereby their
positions can be filled during the period of their absenceo
e. Setting aside fifty slog would provide desired administrative
flexibility to accomplish sound career development programs without appre-
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4 That the Acti be authorized to rea ;a`b~k of 'fif y slots wi tithe Agency" e s .t~ota~.
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personnel ceiling aufihoiization for subsequent allot en.t by the `CIA Career
Board on the basis of individual career development actions neces-
Service
sitating prolonged absence of employees from their regular duties,
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Acting Dept ,r tires
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