DGSC Servicio Civil (Costa Rica) study plan

Map the scope of the Régimen de Servicio Civil and the Ley Marco de Empleo Público, listing the institutions and instruments each one governs

Distinguish the legal hierarchy between the Ley Marco de Empleo Público, the Estatuto de Servicio Civil and DGSC resolutions

Build a one-page glossary of core HR terms (empleo público, servidor público, régimen estatutario, régimen de empleo público) using your own definitions

Write 20 self-made flashcards on the principles and scope of both laws

Explain how the Ley Marco de Empleo Público changes or preserves the Servicio Civil regime, with three concrete examples

Trace the roles of the DGSC, the governing authority and the employing institutions in HR administration

Summarize the rules on career, mobility, and separation under the Servicio Civil regime in your own words

Draft 10 original practice questions on this domain and answer them without notes

Sequence the stages of a public-sector recruitment and selection process from call to appointment

Differentiate the legal requirements for entry into public employment from institution-specific ones

Identify the role of the DGSC in authorizing and validating selection processes

Create a flowchart of the full recruitment cycle from memory, then correct it against your notes

Describe the structure and purpose of the Manual de Clases y Especialidades and how a class differs from an especialidad

Locate the criteria used to classify a position into a class and explain how class assignment drives selection criteria

Link each recruitment stage from week 3 to the class or especialidad it depends on

Write 15 original items mixing domains 2 and 3 and score at least 12/15

Categorize sample position descriptions into the correct class family using the Manual's logic

Explain how especialidades are determined and why they matter for eligibility

Compare two classes in the same family and articulate their distinguishing duties and requirements

Build a personal reference sheet of class-family groupings you tend to confuse

Compile a list of the DGSC resolutions most relevant to selection, classification and HR administration

Summarize each key resolution in two sentences: what it decides and whom it affects

Explain how a resolution interacts with the Ley Marco and the Estatuto when they conflict or overlap

Answer 15 original questions on normative hierarchy and recent resolutions

Map the purpose, users and main functions of SAGETH, CIDSECI and PIEP

Distinguish which platform supports which institutional process and describe a typical transaction in each

Explain how data flows between the platforms and the DGSC's oversight role

Create a one-page platform comparison matrix from memory, then verify and correct it

Assemble a 60-item full-length practice exam weighted 20% per domain and complete it under timed conditions

Score the exam and identify the two weakest domains by item-level error analysis

Re-study only the weak areas using your week 1-7 deliverables

Write a personal one-page cheat sheet of the 15 facts you most often miss