The document is the 2021 DENR Competency-Based System Manual for the Environmental Management Bureau. It contains 6 sections that outline the functional, core, organizational, leadership and technical competencies required for various support and technical positions in EMB. The sections cover competencies for areas such as administration, legal, environmental quality management, environmental impact assessment, and environmental science. The manual provides competency indicators for basic, intermediate, advanced and superior proficiency levels to aid in human resource systems like recruitment, performance evaluation and training needs identification.