§412.302. Criteria for a Senior Executive Service candidate development program (SESCDP). — Inbound Citations

(4) Any candidate's participation in an SESCDP is at the discretion of the employing agency and subject to provisions established under 5 CFR 412.302(a) for removing a participant who does not make adequate progress in the program.

(1) An agency's Executive Resources Board (ERB) must oversee the agency's SESCDP(s). The ERB ensures the development program both complies with the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section and includes substantive developmental experiences that should equip a successful candidate to accomplish Federal Government missions as a senior executive.

(2) The agency ERB must oversee and be accountable for SESCDP recruitment, merit staffing, and assessment. The agency ERB must ensure the program follows SES merit staffing provisions in 5 CFR 317.501, subject to the condition explained in paragraph (d)(1) of this section.

(3) The ERB also must oversee development, evaluation, progress in the program, and graduation of candidates, and submit for QRB review within 80 calendar days of graduation those candidates determined by the ERB to possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). The ERB must also oversee the writing and implementation of a removal policy for program candidates who do not make adequate progress.

(4) Any major agency component or subcomponent authorized to conduct an SESCDP must work with the principal agency to determine the appropriate ERB oversight.

(5) If a candidate's employing agency is not conducting the SESCDP (as in the case of a multi-agency SESCDP or an OPM Governmentwide SESCDP), the candidate's employing agency's ERB will be responsible for completing the ERB requirements prescribed under this subpart. An agency running a multi-agency SESCDP, including an OPM governmentwide SESCDP, will serve as an advisor to a candidate's agency ERB. The candidate's employing agency's ERB will determine when its sponsored candidates have completed program requirements, including all individual development plan elements approved by the ERB, and certify their graduation from the program. For a participant who does not have an employing agency at the time of selection, the sponsoring agency's ERB is responsible for selection, oversight, and QRB submission before the participant enters the program.