Career Transition Assistance Plans (CTAP)

Agency Plans must consist of three parts:

1)  Agency Career Transition Services

Each agency provides career transition services to its employees in order to give them the skills and resources necessary to find other employment.  These services can include, but are not limited to:  skills assessment, resume preparation, counseling, and job search assistance.  Agencies must also develop policies for retraining their employees who are affected by downsizing.

2)  Agency Special Selection Priority under the Career Transition Assistance Plan

Well-qualified surplus or displaced agency employees who apply for vacancies within their own agency components in the local commuting area must be selected before any other candidate from within or outside the agency.  When agencies recruit to fill vacancies, they should notify their surplus or displaced employees of their opportunity to apply.

3)  Agency Reemployment Priority List (RPL)

Each agency is also required to establish and maintain an RPL for each commuting area in which it separates eligible employees due to a reduction in force.  RPL registration is available as soon as the employee receives a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice.  When an agency fills a position with a candidate from outside its workforce, employees registered on the agency’s RPL must be selected before anyone from outside the agency can be hired.

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