Chasing Transformations Through

PRIME-HRM
(Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and
Excellence in Human Resource Management)

Director IV Azucena P. Esleta

Human Resource Policies and Standards Office
Civil Service Commission
 Traditional / Transactional
HR
- personnel administration and
policy implementation

Strategic HR
 Destination:

Asia’s leading center of

excellence in strategic HR and OD
Gawing lingkod bayani
ang bawat kawani
 PRIME-HRM OBJECTIVE:
Elevating the HR public sector
to a level of excellence for
good governance and
efficient public service
 HOW?

Assess Assist Award

WHAT? Systems Competencies Practices

 Develop HR
Benchmarking Conversations/FGDs
standards

Capacitate assessors Develop Subject

and assistors Matter Specialists
develop and empower agencies
engage people in the
organization
Where are we now
and where do we
want to go?
State of HRM Study

• Onsite assessment of 236 DepEd offices

• Online self-assessment of 346 previously
revalidated/accredited agencies
• Online self-assessment 3,126 agencies
Overall maturity level of HRM:
Level 1
(Transactional)

Overall competency level of HRMOs:

Level 1
(Basic)
What is ASSESS,
ASSIST, and
AWARD?
Let’s ASSESS

Four HRM Systems:

 Recruitment, Selection, and Placement
 Learning and Development
 Performance Management
 Rewards and Recognition
Let’s ASSIST

Agency Action Planning:

• Develop action plan based on
identified needs
• Connect to proper subject matter
experts

Regular Monitoring
It’s time to AWARD!

Center of HR Excellence
Seal of HR Excellence Award

Recognizing small wins

How is agency
performance
measured?
Maturity Level

− Indicates how well the behaviors,

practices, and processes of an
organization can reliably and sustainably
produce required outcomes.
Maturity Level

Maturity
Level 4
Maturity
Level 3
Maturity
Level 2
Maturity
Level 1
Proficiency Levels of
Competency
Should you be afraid
of PRIME-HRM?
 Forewings are the
ASSISTORS who enable
agencies to determine
solutions
 Hindwings are the people in CSC Central and Regional
Offices who work together to institutionalize PRIME-HRM
 Body is HRPSO
who reinforces the
work of all involved
in PRIME-HRM
to ensure
alignment of
efforts
 Antenna is the
COMMISSION who
promote and support the
purpose of PRIME-HRM
 Butterfly eye
represents the
ASSESSORS who
play the role of
a mirror
 Antenna is the
We are PRIME COMMISSION who
promote and support the
purpose of PRIME-HRM

Forewings are the

ASSISTORS who
enable agencies to
determine
solutions
Body is HRPSO
who reinforces the
work of all involved
Butterfly eye
in PRIME-HRM
represents the
to ensure
ASSESSORS who
alignment of
play the role of
efforts
a mirror

Hindwings are the people in CSC Central and Regional

Offices who work together to institutionalize PRIME-HRM
When is the best
time to start?
“Never lose an opportunity of urging a
practical beginning, however small, for
it is wonderful how often in such
matters the mustard-seed germinates
and roots itself.”

- Florence
Nightingale
 W.I.I.F.M.
(What’s in it for me?)
 PRIME-HRM
is an opportunity
Are you ready
to be
PRIMEd?
 Thank you!

Chasing Transformations Through

PRIME-HRM
(Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and
Excellence in Human Resource Management)