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Aldebol asks about future goals for PSC

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 1:17:03 · 1 min 2 sec

Aldebol asks about future goals; Otar says they are building clear pathways from PSC to Summer Internship to Fellowship.

Shirley Aldebol

What are DCAS's goals for the program in the future?

Shirley Aldebol

I see that you have expanded.

Shirley Aldebol

Do you have any specific goals for the future of this program?

Katie Ann Otar

Yes.

Katie Ann Otar

So what we're looking at is how do we build a pathways?

Katie Ann Otar

So the civil service pathways program directly lead into a full-time position.

Katie Ann Otar

We're looking at how do we carry that out for the other programs.

Katie Ann Otar

So for a public service core, it could be a short term.

Katie Ann Otar

A person may only be qualified for it because of the federal work study part of it for one semester.

Katie Ann Otar

So it worked with them and say, can they go into a

Katie Ann Otar

a summer internship program, somebody that's participating in a summer internship, can they then come back on as a PSE or later on transfer into, not transfer, but participate in the Civil Service Pathway Fellowship?

Katie Ann Otar

So we're trying to build out those clear pathways and educate the individuals that are participating in those programs so they know what pathways they can take if they have a keen interest in staying in city government.

Katie Ann Otar

So we're trying to just build that out more robustly.