Staff writer
TORONTO Toronto City Council’s finance committee on Monday was approached about waiving the requirement for the Civil Service exam for certain school positions.
Maureen Taggart, superintendent of Toronto City Schools, said the exam is a deterrent for some applicants at a time when the school district is having some difficulty filling service personnel jobs.
She noted it costs the school district about $200 for each exam when there often are only a handful of applicants and she believes failure or passage of the test doesn’t necessarily indicate a person’s aptitude for the often-physical work they will do if selected.