Meeting to present the new individual appraisal system for civil servants

Tunis: The Prime Ministry, in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), organised a meeting on Thursday in Gammarth (northern suburb) to present "the new individual appraisal system for civil servants". According to the organisers, this meeting is part of the process of reforming the civil service in several areas, including special projects in the field of human resources management, such as the training and evaluation of civil servants. A plan has been put in place to develop a new appraisal system based on objective criteria to meet the needs of the administration and civil servants. In a statement to TAP news agency, Hassen Massoudi, President of the General Committee of the Civil Service, said that this project aims to introduce a new evaluation system after a thorough diagnosis of the current system, which is marred by several shortcomings and malfunctions. He stressed that the modernisation of the administration has now become an absolute necessity and the common deman d of all stakeholders in this field. "The current assessment of civil servants is often based on the awarding of a professional grade, which is sometimes not objective. New assessment methods have therefore been envisaged, including an 'annual interview' between the civil servant and his or her line manager, during which a series of objectives are defined," he explained. At the end of the year, an assessment will be made of how the objectives have been achieved, the employee's qualifications and skills, and the result will be used to determine whether the employee needs training in a particular area, he added The "new individual appraisal system for Civil Servants" project was launched in 2021 and is expected to be implemented in 2025. The legal framework for this project is currently being prepared. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse