2024 Capability Framework
Know the bar before you walk in
A guide to every capability the board scores, each with one full high-scored example answer set beside a low-scored one, and the marking explained line by line. Start with the grade you are sitting.
Executive Officer (EO)
The six EO capabilities
Each guide covers one capability: what the board tests, the question shapes they use, and a worked high vs low example.
Building Future ReadinessDigital Focus · Openness to Change · Innovation & Creative Solutions · Upskilling for the FutureRead the guideDelivering ExcellenceManaging Work Effectively · Delivering Quality Outcomes & Service · Attitude, Initiative & FlexibilityRead the guideManaging Information, Problems and DecisionsGathering & Processing Information · Problem Solving · Informed Judgement & Decision MakingRead the guideLeading, Supporting & DevelopingLeading, Developing & Including Others · Empowerment, Trust & Honesty · Social & Emotional AwarenessRead the guideLeading with Specialist InsightSpecialist Expertise & Professional Development · Leading and Knowledge Sharing · Working IndependentlyRead the guideCommunicating & CollaboratingCollaboration, Teamwork & Building Relationships · Effective Communication · Listening, Consulting & EngagingRead the guide
Start here
Not sure which grade to target?
What CO, EO, AO, HEO, AP and PO actually mean, how the board's expectations scale as you go up, and how to pick the grade that fits where you are now.
Civil service grades explainedCO · EO · AO · HEO · AP · PO, and how the bar rises with eachRead the guidePractise the real publicjobs format
Read the bar, then meet it. Build your example bank and get it scored against the capability, in the real Irish format. Your first coaching run is free.