EDUCATION AND TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT. The City encourages full time employees to increase their skills through attendance at seminars, workshops, continuing education and college classes. All employees are eligible to participate in this program regardless of classification. Normally, new employees are asked to wait for a minimum of six months or until after their required learning period is completed before making a request for training and/or education. Courses are divided into two categories, training and education. Training is paid in advance and education is reimbursed after successful completion. As a general rule, continuing education courses are considered training and college courses are considered education. Employees enrolling in courses for which they will be requesting prepayment or reimbursement should complete the proper form as soon as a decision has been made, but no less than three weeks in advance. The request must be approved by the Captain and/or Chief and the Safety Service Director prior to the date the course begins. In addition, employees requesting prepayment for training must sign a statement agreeing to repay the City if the course is not successfully completed. In both training and education, verification that the course(s) has been successfully completed is required.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
