Državni ispit case studies

Državni ispit (the Croatian state professional examination) is the qualification exam that civil servants and other public-sector employees in Croatia must pass to confirm their fitness for independent work in a state body. It is not a single national school-leaving exam and it is not run by an independent testing company: it is organised through the state administration system, and candidates are usually referred to it by their employing body after a period of work and structured preparation. The exam is delivered in Croatian and combines a written part with an oral part, with some components tested through multiple-choice questions. Coverage is broad rather than deep: constitutional and administrative law, the general administrative procedure and administrative dispute, labour law and civil service relations, the fundamentals of EU law and European integration, public finance and the budget, office operations and records management, IT and digital literacy, communication skills and public-service ethics, and a foreign language. The Državni ispit case studies are 5 cases and about 4,296 words.