Common use of Skill Broadening Clause in Contracts

Skill Broadening. Skill broadening is the development and use of employees to perform work outside their traditional roles. Skill broadening is achieved by providing employees with the training and opportunities to perform additional work safely. The intent of skill broadening is to enrich job content and increase job efficiency by: a) Removing the traditional boundaries in working roles b) Developing employee capabilities to perform work beyond their traditional roles. Skill broadening can be achieved by taking advantage of existing and future technology and by the development of employees who are highly trained with multiple capabilities and responsibilities. Skill broadening will include training and instruction of other employees. It will also include new responsibilities required to maximize the commercial performance of the company while ensuring compliance with company policies and sound health and safety and environmental practices.