Special Occupational Skills. Special occupational skills" shall refer to those skills and abilities, acquired either as a result of on-the-job training or formal training, that allow the employee to perform part of the job description or significantly enhance performance of the job currently occupied, and which could not be acquired by a replacement employee without special training or on-the-job training within the first ten (10) days of placement into the position. Examples are licensure for application of pesticides/herbicides by a grounds worker; bilingual language facility by an instructional assistant; skills necessary to act as a vocational trainer.
Special Occupational Skills. 7.3.1 The order of displacement/layoff within each affected job title shall be determined by the District on the basis of seniority, provided the operational needs for special occupational skills are met.
