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This information is primarily for Federal agencies that need to determine whether applicants meet the minimum requirements for the positions being filled.  \nQualification standards are intended to identify applicants who are likely to perform successfully on the job, and to screen out those who are unlikely to do so. The standards are not designed to rank candidates, identify the best qualified applicants for particular positions, or otherwise substitute for a careful analysis of the applicant's knowledge, skills, abilities , and competencies. The General Schedule Qualification Standards section of the Operating Manual contains group qualification standards, associated individual occupational requirements (IORs) , individual qualification standards , and competency based qualification policy and guidance.  \nYou may locate specific topics regarding qualifications policy by clicking on \"General Policies\" in the second tab. \"General Policies\" contain the following information:  \n1. Purpose and Scope  \n2. Responsibilities  \n3. Explanation of Terms  \n4. Description of Qualification Standards  \n5. Application of Qualification Standards  \n6. Updating Qualifications Standards  \n7.  Establishment of Additional Standards  \n8. References and Sources  \nGeneral Policies  \nPurpose and Scope  \nThis section contains the policies, instructions, and standards used to help determine the qualifications of applicants for Federal employment. The qualification requirements in this section are used when filling General Schedule (GS) positions at grades GS-1 through GS-15 . The requirements must be met by all individuals appointed to General Schedule positions in the competitive service. The qualification requirements in this section, other than testing, may be used for excepted service positions under Schedule B and also used for Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA) applicants.  \nUnless otherwise specified, the same policies, instructions and standards apply to both initial appointments and in-service placement actions.  \nResponsibilities  \n1. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)  \nOPM is responsible for developing and issuing minimum qualification standards, policies, and instructions. OPM is also responsible for approving qualification standards for particular positions when no standard in this section is appropriate for filling an agency's position(s) .  \n2. Agencies  \nFederal executive branch agencies are responsible for applying the appropriate standards in individual personnel actions and when examining for positions under a delegated examining authority. Agencies are required to establish and outline policies that implement the OPM provisions prescribed in this operating manual in their agency merit promotion plans , policy, and guidance. Information provided in OPM qualification standards generally is not sufficiently specific to be used directly in examining for positions or quoted in job announcements. Therefore, agencies must include in their job announcements the general or specialized experience or education required for their positions. It is not adequate to state,\"See Qualification Standards Operating Manual for General Schedule Positions for experience requirements. (See (c) ) on describing experience in job announcements) . All job postings must include specific qualifications based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)/competencies from a job analysis for each employment action (5 CFR 300 . 103) .  \nAgencies are also responsible for developing selective factors, when needed, to supplement the standards in this section. 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