College-Wide Professional Development Program. (a) The parties agree to establish a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence are the primary professional development activities of faculty members. (b) Information collected as part of this program shall be the sole property of the faculty member. This information or any judgments arising from this program shall not be used to determine non-renewal or termination of a faculty member's contract, suspension or dismissal of a faculty member, denial of advancement on the salary scale, nor affect any other administrative decisions pertaining to the promotion or employment status of the faculty member. (c) A joint advisory committee consisting of one regular faculty member from each Department's Professional Development Committee and two administrators will make recommendations for the operation, financing and management of the Professional Development Program. In any event the College will allocate a minimum of $3000 for the financing of the Professional Development Program.
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Samples: Faculty Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
