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May agencies appoint individuals to temporary appointments in lieu of a job readiness certification?

Yes, at agency discretion, an individual may be appointed to a temporary position under the 5 CFR 213.3102(u) authority in lieu of a job readiness certification. The hiring agency may then convert the individual to a time-limited or permanent appointment, again under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), at any time during the temporary appointment. (The beginning date of creditable service, for conversion to career/career conditional conversion purposes, is the effective date of the conversion to the excepted appointment). The agency may also, at its discretion, accept service under another type of temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service as proof of job readiness.

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