Class series definition

Class series means the normal line of progression from training, entry, or preparatory levels to supervisory or administrative levels within a job specialty so that the minimum qualifications, tests of fitness and the duties and responsibilities of each class are similar, but different in level. (NAC 284.034)
Class series means two (2) or more classes which perform similar tasks or work but which differ in degree of responsibility and difficulty.
Class series means any vertically related group of classes, covering the same occupational specialty and same program area, which constitute a primary promotional pattern for a specifically identifiable group of employees.

Examples of Class series in a sentence

  • Class series are arrangements of two or more related occupational classes, sufficiently similar in types of work that they are assigned identical occupational titles except for terminology, which reflects distinct class levels differing in complexity and importance of duties and responsibilities.

  • Class series shall provide an established framework to recognize the increased value of an employee who has acquired additional experience, skills, and/or education, which are directly related to the job, and to provide for career mobility within the manning level for the positions.The Director of the Office of Human Capital Core Processes shall establish a staffing level for each position allocated to an occupational class which is part of a job class series.

  • PRB Case No. R-ALLO-08-020 (2008), the Personnel Resources Board (Board) stated that the following standards are the hierarchy of primary considerations in allocating positions: a) Category concept (if one exists); b) Definition or basic function of the class; c) Distinguishing characteristics of a class; and d) Class series concept, definition/basic function, and distinguishing characteristics of other classes in the series in question.

  • Class series means a class with the same title but different levels as identified as I, II, III, with a possible IV.

  • Class series concept, definition/basic function, and distinguishing characteristics of other classes in the series in question.


More Definitions of Class series

Class series means a group of jobs class codes having sufficiently similar roles and qualifications (eg. Trades series). duties, responsibilities, authority and required qualifications that a common descriptive title may be used.
Class series means two or more classification levels which have similar duties and responsibilities, but are distinguished from each other by degree of difficulty or level of responsibility.
Class series means a group of related classes as listed by the Arizona Department of Administration, Human Resources Division.
Class series. Means two or more classifications which are similar as to the type of work performed but different as to the level of responsibility and difficulty; they may constitute levels in the normal line of promotion such as used in career ladders (e.g. Asst. Planner/Planner I/Planner II).
Class series means two (2) or more classes which perform similar tasks or work but which differ in degree of responsibility and diffi- culty.
Class series means as adopted by the Commission two or more Classes which are similar as to type of work but which differ as to degree of responsibility and difficulty and which have been arranged in a ladder of steps in a normal line of promotion. (i.e. Police 1, Police 2, Police 3, etc.)
Class series as used herein means those job classifications as grouped into series by job classification as shown on Attachment A. It is understood that the class series shown on Attachment A may be updated from time to time as classification actions occur. The APCO or his/her designee shall maintain an updated listing of job classes and class series.