Continual Professional Development Sample Clauses

Continual Professional Development. 26.1 (a) The College, the Union, and Employees recognize the primary responsibility to the College. The continual professional development of each Employee is critical to the ongoing effectiveness of both the Employee and the College. The College, the Union, and Employees are committed to facilitating such development while minimizing disruptions to the operational support services of the College. Where possible, professional development activities shall be scheduled to minimize such disruptions.
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Continual Professional Development. PNECET recognises the importance of ongoing staff training and development to ensure staff and volunteers are aware of emerging issues and trends and this supports the ethos of keeping safeguarding a high priority. Everybody has a role to play in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and we strive to ensure all staff and volunteers are well informed and know what to do if they have a concern, who to report a concern to, and how to record a concern. Detailed records will be held of staff safeguarding training to ensure that no training becomes out of date. Any staff member can discuss any specific training requirements or gaps in knowledge or understanding with the SSM/DSO’s. Managing Staff Allegations Please refer to the Managing Staff Allegations policy and Low-Level Concern policy. Please refer to the appendices at the end of this policy for further detailed information on reporting and recording allegations for different scenarios.

Related to Continual Professional Development

  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.

  • Continuing Professional Development 30.1.7 If, during the life of the Agreement, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is introduced for plumbers, all time spent in complying with the CPD obligations will be the responsibility of each plumber.

  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue 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, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members.

  • Training and Professional Development C. Maintain written program procedures covering these six (6) core activities. All procedures shall be consistent with the requirements of this Contract.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • Professional Development Leave A. Policy. Professional development leave shall be made available to employees who meet the requirements set forth below. Such leaves are granted to increase an employee's value to the University through enhanced opportunities for professional renewal, educational travel, study, formal education, research, writing, or other experience of professional value, not as a reward for service.

  • Professional Development Funds 23.1.1 Two Professional Development Funds, a Professional Development Support Fund and an Education Leave Fund, shall be established to support professional development activities as defined in 23.2. On April 1st of each year, the College will allocate an amount equal to no less than 0.9% of total faculty salary (exclusive of severance payments) to the Professional Development Support Fund, and an amount equal to no less than 0.6% of total faculty salary to the Educational Leave Fund. Any unused balances in these funds shall carry over to the next budget year.

  • Professional Development Fund A budget item equal to one-half (½) of one (1) percent of employees' salaries shall be set aside annually to be used to:

  • Professional Development Days Upon request, each Employee shall be granted at least three (3) professional development days annually for professional development, at the Basic Rate of Pay. An Employee shall be advised, prior to taking any professional development days of any transportation, registration fees, subsistence and other expenses that will be paid by the Employer. Such hours not used in each fiscal year shall not be carried forward into subsequent years. Applications for such paid professional development opportunities shall be made in writing, to the Employer as early as possible.

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