Career Ladder Training Fund. The Employer agrees to contribute Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per fiscal year, effective July 1, 2001, for each full-time equivalent employee to establish a Career Ladder Training Fund to be available for all members of the unit. The parties recognize the need to provide members of the bargaining unit with opportunities to advance to more responsible positions within the bargaining unit. Such funds may be utilized for unit members to pay for individual educational and training programs in order to improve working skills and knowledge beyond the normal requirements for the position presently held by such employee. Trust funded employees shall be fully eligible for participation in all training programs. A program must be given advanced approval and certified by the Career Ladder Training committee. Such committee will develop guidelines to review proposed programs and internal committee procedures during the initial year of this agreement. These funds may not be used to enhance salary rates or as a salary bonus. In addition to the programs above, a bargaining unit member may request reimbursement from or expenditure of such funds for any educational or training purpose, including, but not limited to travel, supplies, and equipment. The Employer will hold title to any materials and equipment purchased in whole or in part with such funds. All requests must indicate the specific purpose for the expenditure and no payment shall be made without all documentation required by University policies and procedures. Preference in such training will be given to programs, which benefit the University's implementation of new administrative systems. Any funds not expended prior to January 1, 2004 shall be placed into a Career Ladder Training account to be expended on programs, training seminars, and other such services as agreed upon by the labor-management committee for bargaining unit members. The parties agree that this provision in Section C shall be suspended for the duration of this agreement and acknowledge that the University shall have no obligation to seek funding under this agreement for the purposes of this section. The University will adjust the fund for the duration of this contract (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) exclusively by Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars effective July 8, 2007.* * Effective thirty (30) days after the legislature, for Fiscal Year 2007, approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Campus shall make available to the Training and Car...
Career Ladder Training Fund. The Employer agrees to contribute thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per fiscal year for each full-time equivalent employee to establish a Career Ladder Training Fund to be available for all members of the unit. The parties recognize the need to provide members of the bargaining unit with opportunities to advance to more responsible positions within the bargaining unit. As such, these funds may be utilized for unit members to pay for individual educational and training programs, in order to improve working skills and knowledge beyond the normal requirements for the position presently held by such employee. A program must be given advance approval and certified by the Career Ladder Training Committee. This committee will develop guidelines to review proposed programs and internal committee procedures during the initial year of this Agreement. These funds may not be used to enhance salary rates or as a salary bonus. In addition to the programs above, a bargaining unit member may request reimbursement from or expenditure of such funds for any educational or training purpose including, but not limited to, supplies and equipment. The University will hold title to any materials and equipment purchased in whole or in part with such funds. All requests must indicate the specific purpose for the expenditure and no payment shall be made without all documentation required by University policies and procedures. Any funds not expended prior to January 1, 2004 shall be placed into a Career Ladder Training account to be expended on programs, training seminars, and other such services as agreed upon by the labor-management committee for bargaining unit members.
Career Ladder Training Fund. The Employer agrees to contribute thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per fiscal year for each full- time equivalent employee to establish a Career Ladder Training Fund to be available for all members of the unit. The parties recognize the need to provide members of the bargaining unit with opportunities to advance to more responsible positions within the bargaining unit. As such, these funds may be utilized to pay for educational and training programs, in order to improve working skills and knowledge beyond the normal requirements for the position presently held by employees. Programs must be given advance approval and certified by the Career Ladder Training Committee. This committee will develop guidelines to review proposed programs and internal committee procedures during the initial year of this Agreement. These funds may not be used to enhance salary rates or as a salary bonus. Any funds not expended prior to January 1, 2004, shall be placed into a Career Ladder Training account to be expended on programs, training seminars, and other such services as agreed upon by the labor-management committee for bargaining unit members. The terms of this provision shall be effective only when there is an express agreement by the parties to provide the amount specified above or another amount which specifically describes the term of the contract for which the funds will be provided and such funds are specifically and identifiably requested of the legislature and such funds are appropriated or otherwise specifically provided. The parties agree and understand that no such funds have been requested, appropriated or otherwise provided since the contract covering the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 expired and no such funds are provided for in this collective bargaining agreement covering the period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017.
