Mandatory Continuing Education. Employees of this Unit who, during the term of this Agreement, are required to attend continuing education courses, seminars, etc., as a requisite for retention of a license, certification or registration which is a condition of continuing County employment, shall be given County-paid time off from their regular work schedule for said attendance.
Mandatory Continuing Education. Each represented employee is responsible for meeting his/her Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirements. The City will purchase one Continuing Education of the Bar (“CEB”) Passport for the office that will entitle represented employees to attend CEB programs as specified in the Passport agreement selected by the City Attorney.
Mandatory Continuing Education. 10.2.1 The Employee shall complete the necessary continuing education and refresher courses to maintain current and/or required certifications as set forth by the fire department for all Employees covered under this agreement.
Mandatory Continuing Education. If the Hospital requires that a nurse attend a continuing education course, the nurse will receive her/his usual wages for the meeting times. With respect to courses of more than six (6) hours duration, a nurse shall have three (3) options:
Mandatory Continuing Education. As a condition of employment, journeyman sheet metal workers will be required to complete four (4) hours of continuing education each year on their own time. A current CPR certification will be required and will satisfy this requirement every other year. Additionally, as a condition of employment, journeyman sheet metal workers will be required to complete OSHA 30 training by May 31, 2020 and will be required to complete any OSHA-mandated refresher training, all on their own time. Fees for any training outside of that offered by the JATC will be at the journeyman’s own expense. (Addendum to Article 12)
Mandatory Continuing Education. Management recognizes the importance of continued education for employees in this Unit and will give reasonable consideration to employee requests for participation in available work-related educational programs, seminars, professional conferences and professional meetings, on County time. Management will distribute as equitably as possible among all employees in the same job assignment paid County time to attend conferences, workshops, seminars, or symposiums, when and if Management provides paid County time to any employees in such job assignment. Training requests shall not be denied on the basis of performance issues. The parties agree jointly to recommend to the County's Board of Supervisors for adoption and implementation through amendment to applicable provisions of said Ordinance, that in addition to all provisions of the Los Angeles County Code, any person employed in a full-time permanent position of Mental Health Clinician I (Item No. 9029), Mental Health Clinician II (Item No. 9030), Psychiatric Social Worker I (Item No. 9034), Psychiatric Social Worker II (Item 9035), or Psychiatric Social Work Consultant (Item No. 9037) may, subject to departmental staffing consideration, during the term of this contract, be allowed time off from work at regular pay for twenty-four (24) hours per year throughout the term of this contract to attend mandatory continuing education, licensure or recertification programs. It is agreed that sixteen (16) hours of the twenty-four (24) hours per year may include pre-approved home study courses to fulfill mandatory continuing education requirements for licensure. Additionally, if the needs of the service are not negatively impacted, the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Health Services shall make every effort to adjust the employee's schedule for that workweek to include attendance at approved continuing education programs when such training falls on a Saturday and/or Sunday, or regular day off or at a time that is outside of regular work hours. Notwithstanding the above provisions and pursuant to Civil Service Rules where paid leave time is not available to all employees desiring to attend a work-related program, subject to departmental criteria, the employee may (a) use accrued leave time or (b) use up to two days of leave without pay per year for such attendance. In all instances, provisions of this Article will be subject to departmental staffing considerations.
