[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR337.302]

[Page 232]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 337_EXAMINING SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Alternative Rating and Selection Procedures
 
Sec. 337.302  Definitions.

    In this subpart:
    (a) Category rating is synonymous with alternative rating as 
described at 5 U.S.C. 3319, and is a process of evaluating qualified 
eligibles by quality categories rather than by assigning individual 
numeric scores. The agency assesses candidates against job-related 
criteria and then places them into two or more pre-defined categories.
    (b) Quality categories are groupings of individuals with similar 
levels of job-related competencies or similar levels of knowledge, 
skills, and abilities.