Note: Provided below is a job class description and minimum qualification. To view this information for other State of Colorado positions, please visit the job classifications and minimum qualifications page.
Class Description
Valid as of: July 1, 2015
This class series uses two levels in the Professional Services Occupational Group and describes work preparing to enter a specific class series. These classes are to be used for those who are disadvantaged and/or need remedial preparation for the entry level into a particular professional class series. Positions receive on-the-job training or formal courses designed to develop the characteristics required by the class series for which in training. At the time a position is originally allocated to this series, the training program and target class are to be specified, including subjects and time frames, and the class to which the position will be allocated after successful completion of training must be identified. Announcements, recruitment, and examinations are to be processed in accordance with applicable selection technical bulletins, Board rules, and Director's procedures. The State Service Professional Trainee class must be at a lower pay grade than the pay grade of the target class for which training. Positions are not to remain in these classes indefinitely.
Entrance Requirements
Minimum entry requirements and general competencies for classes in this series are contained in the State of Colorado Department of Personnel website. For purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the essential functions of specific positions are identified in the position description questionnaires and job analyses.
History of Changes Made to Class Description
The following is a summary of changes made to this class description.
- June 30, 2015
Updated and removed the purpose of contact.
- Revised September 1, 1998
Change class code due to PS Consolidation study.
- Effective September 1, 1993
Job Evaluation System Revision project. Published as proposed 5/10/1993.
- Revised July 1, 1983
Changed class codes, entrance requirements, grades, and pay relationships.
- Revised October 1, 1976
Changed entrance requirements on Public Service Professional Intern I (A1037).
- Revised November 1, 1975
Changed entrance requirements.
- Created August 1, 1975
Public Service Professional Intern I and II (A1036 - A1037).
Summary of Factor Ratings
Not applicable.
Minimum Qualifications
Valid as of: February 12, 2024
This document includes the following levels:
| Class Title | Class Code |
|---|---|
| State Service Professional Trainee I | H4S1IX |
| State Service Professional Trainee II | H4S2IX |
STATE SERVICE PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE I (H4S1IX)
Experience Only:
None.
OR
Education and Experience:
None.
STATE SERVICE PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE II (H4S2IX)
Experience Only:
None.
OR
Education and Experience:
None.
History of Changes Made to Minimum Qualification
The following is a summary of changes made to this minimum qualification.
- Feb. 12, 2024 (Whole Document)
- New format (updating to adhere to accessibility standards)
- Updated minimum qualifications to align with the Skills-based Hiring initiative
- July 1, 2017 (Whole Document)
- Part of the 2017 MQ Project
- New format
- It has been determined that the Minimum Qualification documents will be written to the Class Series, as it is written and published. Because this Class document contains no information that distinguishes one level from the next, MQs cannot be established. Therefore, no qualifications will be indicated.