Moldova Civil Service Competition study plan

Map the constitutional architecture of public administration in Moldova: locate in the Constitution the provisions on the state, Parliament, the President, the Government and local public administration, and write a one-page structural diagram linking each institution to its constitutional basis.

Distinguish the constitutional principles of public administration (legality, separation and balance of powers, decentralisation, local autonomy, transparency) and give one concrete administrative example for each principle.

Outline the hierarchy of normative acts (Constitution, organic laws, ordinary laws, Government decisions, ministerial orders, local council decisions) and explain in writing which act prevails in a conflict between a Government decision and a ministerial order.

Identify the constitutional and legal rules on local public administration (administrative-territorial organisation, councils, mayors, decentralisation) and summarise them in a comparison table of central versus local competences.

Summarise the legal framework governing the civil service and the status of the public servant: classify the categories of public servants and the positions they occupy, and list the legal acts regulating each category.

Explain the career cycle of a public servant (recruitment and competition, appointment, probation, performance evaluation, promotion, transfer, suspension, disciplinary liability, termination) as a sequential flowchart with the legal basis for each stage.

Distinguish rights, duties and incompatibilities of public servants, and write short answers explaining what a public servant must do when a private interest conflicts with an official duty.

Compare the rules on disciplinary misconduct and sanctions with the rules on administrative liability, noting which authority decides in each case.

Explain the elements of an administrative act (competence of the issuing authority, form, motivation, object, purpose, procedure) and test each element against three sample administrative acts you draft yourself.

Describe the administrative procedure stages (initiation, examination, hearing of the interested person, decision, communication, execution) and state the deadlines and the consequences of exceeding them.

Distinguish nullity from annulability of administrative acts, and write a short analysis of who may request annulment and before which authority (administrative hierarchy versus administrative court).

Draft the operative parts of one individual administrative act and one normative administrative act, ensuring correct motivation and legal basis.

Analyse the legal remedies against administrative acts (administrative appeal, action before the administrative court) and compare their deadlines, standing requirements and effects in a two-column table.

Summarise the budget process: drafting, adoption, execution, amendment and control, and identify the roles of Parliament, the Government, the Ministry of Finance and spending units.

Explain the core rules of public procurement (principles, thresholds, procurement procedures, evaluation of tenders, award and contract) and describe what a contracting authority must document at each step.

Connect administrative-procedure rules to procurement decisions by explaining how a rejected tenderer can challenge an award decision.

Apply the conflict-of-interest rules to five self-constructed scenarios (public servant with a family business, member of an evaluation commission, former public servant moving to the private sector) and state the required declaration and abstention in each.

Summarise the integrity framework: asset and interest declarations, the integrity authority's role, whistleblower protection, and the restrictions after leaving public office.

Identify the main corruption offences relevant to public administration and explain the difference between passive and active corruption in plain language.

Draft a short code-of-conduct extract covering gifts, hospitality and outside employment, and justify each rule by reference to the integrity principles.

Map the organisation and functioning of central public authorities (Parliament, President, Government, ministries, agencies) and explain the control mechanisms between them, including parliamentary oversight and administrative tutelage over local authorities.

Describe the internal organisation of a public authority (leadership, structural subdivisions, job descriptions, internal decision-making) and explain how competence is delegated in writing.

Summarise the non-discrimination framework: protected grounds, direct and indirect discrimination, reasonable accommodation, and the burden of proof in discrimination cases.

Apply equal-treatment rules to three administrative scenarios (a recruitment competition, access to a public service, a disciplinary procedure) and identify the discriminatory element in each.

Explain the rules on access to public information: what counts as public information, the request procedure, deadlines, grounds for restriction and the appeal route.

Describe the principles of digital governance and e-government services, including electronic documents, digital signatures and interoperability of registers, and explain how these affect a citizen's interaction with an authority.

Practise professional written communication by drafting a formal reply to a citizen's information request that is complete, motivated and within the deadline.

Apply structured decision-making: define the problem, list options, state criteria, weigh consequences and justify the chosen option in a written decision note.

Consolidate the heaviest domains by re-testing weak areas identified in weeks 1-5 and rewriting any notes that failed self-check.

Complete a timed full-length mock examination under exam conditions and score it against the answer key.

Review every incorrect mock answer, classify the error (knowledge gap, misreading, time pressure) and write a correction card for each.

Rehearse concise oral explanations of ten core concepts (administrative act, conflict of interest, local autonomy, public information, procurement challenge) to build recall speed.