Common use of Continuing Education Allowance Clause in Contracts

Continuing Education Allowance. An Employee who has completed a higher education qualification that is additional to the qualification relevant for registration or enrolment, will be paid, the allowance in Items 19 to 22 of Schedule Three subject to the following: • Allowances will be payable as follows: Registered Nurse Post-graduate certificate (not a hospital certificate) Item 19 Registered Nurse Post-graduate diploma or degree (not nursing undergraduate) Item 20 Registered Nurse Master's degree or doctorate Item 21 Enrolled Nurse or Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Certificate IV qualification (unless this upgrades the qualification leading to enrolment) Item 22 • Indicative fields of post graduate training include but are not limited to aged care, continence, gerontology, dementia care, community psychiatric, mental health/psychiatric nurse practice, psycho-geriatric nursing/mental health for older persons, palliative care, wound management, infection control, advanced nursing practice and rehabilitation. • The Employer must accept that the qualification is directly relevant to the competency and skills used by the Employee in the duties of their position; • An Employee is only entitled to one allowance, being the allowance of the highest monetary value; • An Employee must provide evidence to the Employer that they hold that qualification; • The allowance is not included in the Employee's basic periodic rate of pay; • Part-Time and Casual Employees are entitled to the allowance on a pro-rata basis.

Continuing Education Allowance. 7.6.1 An Employee who has completed a higher education qualification that is additional to the qualification relevant for registration or enrolment, will be paid, paid the allowance in Items 19 to 22 of Schedule Appendix Three subject to the following: • : 7.6.2 Allowances will be payable as follows: Registered Nurse Post-graduate certificate (not a hospital certificate) Item 19 Registered Nurse Post-graduate diploma or degree (not nursing undergraduate) Item 20 Registered Nurse Master's degree or doctorate Item 21 Enrolled Nurse or Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Certificate IV qualification (unless this upgrades the qualification leading to enrolment) Item 22 • 22 7.6.3 Indicative fields of post graduate training include but are not limited to aged care, continence, gerontology, dementia care, community psychiatric, mental health/psychiatric nurse practice, psycho-geriatric nursing/mental health for older persons, palliative care, wound management, infection control, advanced nursing practice and rehabilitation. • . 7.6.4 The Employer must accept that the qualification is directly relevant to the competency and skills used by the Employee in the duties of their position; • ; 7.6.5 An Employee is only entitled to one allowance, being the allowance of the highest monetary value; • ; 7.6.6 An Employee must provide evidence to the Employer that they hold that qualification; • ; 7.6.7 The allowance is not included in the Employee's basic periodic rate of pay; • ; 7.6.8 Part-Time and Casual Employees are entitled to the allowance on a pro-rata basis. 7.6.9 This clause applies to Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses, but does not apply to: (a) Clinical Nurse Specialists; (b) Clinical Nurse Consultants; (c) Clinical Nurse Educators; or (d) Deputy Residential Managers unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Employer that more than 50% of the Employee's time is spent doing clinical work.

Continuing Education Allowance. a. An Employee who has completed a higher education qualification that is additional to the qualification relevant for registration or enrolment, will be paid, paid the allowance in Items 19 14 to 22 17 of Schedule Three Four subject to the following: • Allowances will be payable as follows: Registered Nurse Post-graduate certificate (not a hospital certificate) Item 19 14 Registered Nurse Post-graduate diploma or degree (not nursing undergraduate) Item 20 15 Registered Nurse Master's degree or doctorate Item 21 Enrolled Nurse or Endorsed 16 Enrolled Nurse Certificate IV qualification (unless this upgrades the qualification leading to enrolment) Item 22 17 • Indicative fields of post graduate training include but are not limited to aged care, continence, gerontology, dementia care, community psychiatric, mental health/psychiatric nurse practice, psycho-geriatric nursing/mental health for older persons, palliative care, wound management, infection control, advanced nursing practice and rehabilitation. • The allowance will only be paid if the Employer must accept accepts that the qualification is directly relevant to the competency and skills used by the Employee in the duties of their position; • An Employee is only entitled to one allowance, being the allowance of the highest monetary value; • An Employee must provide evidence to the Employer that they hold that qualification; • The allowance is not included in the Employee's basic periodic rate of pay; • Part-Time and Casual Employees are entitled to the allowance on a pro-rata basis. b. This clause applies to Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses, but does not apply to: • Care Managers unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Employer that more than 50% of the Employee's time is spent doing clinical work.

Continuing Education Allowance. a. An Employee who has completed a higher education qualification that is additional to the qualification relevant for registration or enrolment, will be paid, paid the allowance in Items 19 to 22 of Schedule Three Two subject to the following: • Allowances will be payable as follows: Registered Nurse Post-graduate certificate (not a hospital certificate) Item 19 Registered Nurse Post-graduate diploma or degree (not nursing undergraduate) Item 20 Registered Nurse Master's degree or doctorate Item 21 Enrolled Nurse or Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Certificate IV qualification (unless this upgrades the qualification leading to enrolment) Item 22 • Indicative fields of post graduate training include but are not limited to aged care, continence, gerontology, dementia care, community psychiatric, mental health/psychiatric nurse practice, psycho-geriatric nursing/mental health for older persons, palliative care, wound management, infection control, advanced nursing practice and rehabilitation. • The Employer must accept that the qualification is directly relevant to the competency and skills used by the Employee in the duties of their position; • An Employee is only entitled to one allowance, being the allowance of the highest monetary value; • An Employee must provide evidence to the Employer that they hold that qualification; • The allowance is not included in the Employee's basic periodic rate of pay; • Part-Time and Casual Employees are entitled to the allowance on a pro-rata basis. b. This clause applies to Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses, Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Educators, but does not apply to: • Clinical Nurse Specialists; and • Clinical Nurse Consultants.