Of the 30, 28 of them were graduands who have been engaged as casuals in the Department since July 2017.
The new staff signed short term contracts with the Department that will see them on the payroll until the end of their terms.
The contracts are for 5 months. Acting First Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services Division, Loma Pamea, said the Department as a central agency had provided these short term contracts in complying with the Public Services Regulation.