The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
I have been informed by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) as follows:
(1)
(a) In 2020, CIDB went through an Organisational Design (OD) led by an independent service provider. The OD looked at restructuring the organogram, salary structure, and job grades. As a result, the job grades were reduced from 24 to 16 levels. This resulted in collapsing E4 and E5 to E Upper. The CIDB grades as follows: three lower subgrades, i.e. E 1-3, and one sub grade in the upper bands, e.g. E4 and E5 = E upper.
(b) To align more with CIDB current strategy, the Board prioritised expertise and qualifications in the built environment as a construction regulator. A Master's degree was added as an advantage to include those with experience and relevant qualifications.
(2) To expand the talent pool and include more people with disability, women, and youth, the Board opted to set the requirement in the advert in the manner that it was advertised.
(3) Same as above, in an effort to expand the talent pool to include more people with disability, women, and youth, the Board opted to set the requirement in the advert
(4) Six candidates met all the requirements including the added advantage: Master’s degree and
(a) were shortlisted accordingly.
(b) five candidates were interviewed as one candidate formally withdrew their candidature.
(5) The appointed individual exceeded the minimum requirements by having a Master's degree from the University of Cambridge.