Common use of Retraining Clause in Contracts

Retraining. a. The President will consider and may approve a training leave, in accordance with Article 17, Section G, for a faculty member who has received a notice of layoff. The retraining leave would occur during the faculty member's terminal year and provide the faculty member with an opportunity to become qualified for a position in a related or allied discipline. The President's decision shall not be grievable. b. As an alternative, but not in addition to the retraining leave, the President may offer a sabbatical leave to a faculty member for the purpose of retraining in a field for which employment is available at the faculty member's university. This sabbatical would occur during the faculty member's terminal year. The President's decision to offer or not to offer the sabbatical leave shall not be grievable.

Retraining. a. The President will consider and may approve a training leave, in accordance with Article 17, Section G, for a faculty member who has received a notice of layoff. The retraining leave would occur during the faculty member's terminal year and provide the faculty member with an opportunity to become qualified for a position in a related or allied discipline. The President's decision shall not be grievable. b. As an alternative, but not in addition to the retraining leave, the President may offer a sabbatical sab- batical leave to a faculty member for the purpose of retraining in a field for which employment employ- ment is available at the faculty member's university. This sabbatical would occur during the faculty member's terminal year. The President's decision to offer or not to offer the sabbatical leave shall not be grievable.