EPMS Review 2025 Quiz

What is the primary purpose of the EPMS Review?

• To assess teachers' academic qualifications

• To reflect how teachers' roles have evolved and align to Civil Service’s shift towards CDG

• To evaluate teachers' performance exclusively

• To implement new teaching methods

What is one of the benefits of the changes in EPMS for officers?

• Less focus on professional development for self

• Less emphasis on impact on students

• Greater clarity on job expectations and skills required

• Knowing how to perform better than others

What does KRA stand for in the context of EPMS?

• Key Result Areas

• Knowledge Review Assessment

• Key Resource Allocation

• Knowledge and Resource Assessment

Which of the following represents one of the focus areas in the refreshed KRA Clusters?

• Quantitative outcomes

• Teacher evaluations

• Impact on students

• Professional excellence

Answer explanation

What is the significance of the shift from 'outcomes' to 'impact'?

• It emphasizes immediate results.

• It recognizes long-term effects of teaching on students' overall development.

• It emphasizes the importance of teacher contributions on academic achievements.

• It focuses on student character development.

How many Competency Clusters and competencies are there in the revised EPMS?

• Competency clusters : 4,

  Competencies : 12

• 4. Competency clusters : 4

     Competencies : 13

• 4. Competency clusters : 3

     Competencies : 12

• 4. Competency clusters : 3

     Competencies : 13

Answer explanation

Which of the following is a key change in the competency clusters?

• The 'Character Development of Students' has been updated to 'Student Development and Well-Being'.

• 'Professional Development of Self and Others' has been consolidated to focus on professional learning of others.

• Teamwork and Team Building” are reflected under the competencies of “Internal and External Partnerships” and “Culture Building and People Development

• For GEO 5 and 5A officers, the focus has been refined to primarily emphasise classroom-level impact, with cohort-level involvement only where relevant.

What is one of the competencies under the Individual Attributes cluster?

• Curriculum and Content

• Assessment and Evaluation

• Organisational Excellence

• Professional Values and Ethics

Answer explanation

What are Competency Behavioral Indicators (BIs)?

• To define the work expectations for the respective job roles and substantive grades.

• To describe knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics when demonstrated on the job.

• To enable teachers to achieve their KRAs and make a positive impact at work.

• To provide a checklist for teachers to perform their jobs.

When will the revised KRAs and Competency BIs come into effect?

• 2028

• 2027

• 2026

• 2025