College to Implement Job Audit/ Streamlining Recommendations

The College of Micronesia-FSM is preparing to execute a series of actions as part of the implementation of the job audit and streamlining recommendations by March 30, 2011. The recommendations to move faculty and staff to more competitive salary scales and to streamline operations at the college were approved by the COM-FSM Board of Regents at its December 2010 meeting.

According to the human resources office, the college is currently processing personnel actions for faculty and staff in response to the job audit recommendations. Layoff notices will be given to employees whose positions were identified as redundant through the streamlining study by March 30, 2011.

The following actions are expected to take place after the layoff notices are issued:

• Vacant positions filled – a period of sixty days will commence beginning at the end of March where the college will prepare the affected employees to apply for vacant positions at the college or seek employment elsewhere
• Public Health and Nursing programs transfer from National Campus to Pohnpei Campus
• ACE Program transfer from Pohnpei Campus to National Campus
• College leadership visit campuses and government leaders to provide updates
• Assessment of job audit and streamlining processes and outcomes

Specific dates for the above items will be identified by the college at a later date.