College Delays Job Audit/ Streamlining Recommendations Implementation

The College of Micronesia-FSM has delayed the implementation of the job audit and streamlining recommendations one week late. The original implementation date of March 30 is now changed to April 6, 2011.

This change was made to accommodate the need for the COM-FSM Board of Regents to review a policy that will guide the implementation process. The layoff notice date is changed to April 6, 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 on April 6, 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.

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.