National School of Public Administration
Z Encyklopedia Administracji Publicznej
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (KSAP) – a government school in Warsaw, subordinated directly to the President of the Council of Ministers. It has been functioning since 1991 on the basis of its own act and statute. The model for its founders was the French National School of Administration (École Nationale d'Administration, ENA), the forge of the official and political elite of France. Both schools are a typical element of the system of → civil service based on the career model (→ career model of civil service). Pursuant to the act, the purpose of KSAP is to educate and prepare the civil service officials and personnel of senior officials of the administration of the Republic of Poland for public service. KSAP pursues its goal through full-time (continuous) education, continuing education (training activity) and international cooperation. The full-time students are elected in a competitive, open admission process. The condition for joining the admission process is, among others, possession of a master’s degree, appropriate age (less than 32 years) and knowledge of a foreign language. Every year, KSAP accepts 35-40 listeners. The full-time studies have practical character and include domestic and foreign administrative internships and study visits. The studies last 1.5 years. After graduation, the alumni are guaranteed employment in public administration. Those who are employed in the civil service automatically obtain the status of a civil servant. By 2017, more than 1,200 graduates completed KSAP. In 2016, the school was named after the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczyński [ Ł. Świetlikowski ].
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