Whether Civil Service Commission maps skills to align education, recruitment testing, and training, or marginalize graduates with public administration majors?

In the absence of regulatory oversight, private sector recruitment often relies on signaling theory to attract top graduates to work in public sector roles. The debate over whether public sector recruitment should adopt the signaling theory or adhere to regulated frameworks is ongoing. This study adds to the discourse on education and training mismatches in public service. Utilizing a quantitative approach encompassing descriptive analysis and multinomial logistic regression, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) and Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) annual report data was investigated. The study finds a significantly higher proportion of science graduates in public administrative positions compared to those with public administration degrees. Implementing science-oriented recruitment tests, focused on secondary science curriculum rather than public administration knowledge, boosts the presence of science graduates. Moreover, these science graduates excel in job training, suggesting there are potential gaps in traditional public administration programs. These findings raise concerns about the adequacy of current educational approaches for public service roles. Consequently, there is a call for policy reform to align recruitment tests, public administration programs, and training initiatives, aiming to reduce education mismatches and optimize resource utilization in the public service.

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