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SHERRY HALBROOKPEF members have been asking for more help preparing for state civil service exams, and they are getting it.
“We’re very happy to announce the PEF Membership Benefits Program (MBP) now is offering three new “learning” guides to PEF members without charge,” said MBP Administrator Graham Goffin. “We hope these guides, developed for MBP by Syracuse University, will help PEF members advance as professionals serving New York state.”
The guides are titled: Arithmetic Reasoning; Tabular Reasoning; and Interviewing and Investigating Techniques.
For several years, MBP has provided free study guides for the Promotion Test Battery. But the state has suspended the PTB.
“We departed from the path of designing guides for exams, in favor of learning guides for subjects covered on many exams,” said PEF Director of Human Resources and Education Clifford Merchant, who helped MBP and the university tailor the new guides to meet members’ changing needs. “The focus has shifted to topics, rather than questions on a specific exam, with the goal of helping you refresh information you may have previously learned.”
You can download the guides from the MBP Web site, http://www.pefmembershipbenefits.org/pro/index.html. The guides are listed under Professional Development. Printed copies of the guides are available at PEF regional offices, or by calling 800 342-4306, ext. 243.
MBP also reimburses fees paid by PEF members who take state open-competitive exams. The reimbursement application form is available on the MBP Web site under Professional Development. Be sure to apply within 60 days of receiving your test score from Civil Service.
