Professional Growth and Development. A. The parties, in recognition of the individual and organizational benefits derived from a proactive professional development program, endorse and commit to providing the M- DCPS professional and technical workforce, opportunities to develop or enhance professional competency and leadership skills. Specifically, the parties agree: 1. To expand or develop M-DCPS inservice training courses and programs in response to occupational, organizational and technological changes; 2. To encourage employees to avail themselves of pertinent training and career development opportunities offered by M-DCPS and other sources; and 3. To monitor through the M-DCPS/DCSAA Labor Management Committee the training needs of professional and technical employees and develop in conjunction with the Office of Labor Relations plans and programs for meeting identified needs.
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