STAFF TRAINING POLICY.
33:01 The Board agrees to pay for training and tuition costs as follows:
(a) The need for specialized training for employees will continue. This will necessitate continued training to supply new skills and to update existing skills. The policy of the Ottawa Police is to provide specialized on-duty training, detached-duty training, and to encourage off-duty training. The training is directed to augmenting specialized qualifications in various fields of law enforcement. The policy of assisting an employee during a training period is widespread not only in industry and government but also in law enforcement agencies throughout North America.
(b) The control of money spent on training will be exercised through the Ottawa Police operation budget. The Ottawa Police Education Section will be responsible for determining educational budget forecasts. The Ottawa Police Services Board will be made aware of, and sanction, all budget requests, including those for educational purposes before the budget is approved by City Council. This is in keeping with the Police Services Act, 1990. Transfer of funds from one account into the training account during the course of the budget year will only be permitted with approval of the Ottawa Police Services Board.
(c) Essentially, the determination of who shall be granted assistance for training will be the responsibility of the Chief of Police, subject to the provision of funds within the current budget.
(a) TRAINING REQUIRING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITH PART PAY
(a) To be eligible, an employee must have been in the employ of the Ottawa Police for three (3) years prior to considerations for requiring a leave of absence.
(b) The training is to be in a field directly related to the employee’s responsibilities in the Service.
(c) Where this training is required by the Ottawa Police, payment should be as follows:
(i) The employee shall be able to receive seventy-five percent (75%) of his/her salary during the training period, which period is not to exceed two (2) full academic years;
(ii) During the normal school breaks, the employee will be expected to return to his/her regular position with the Ottawa Police during which time the employee will receive full salary;
(iii) During the leave of absence, the employee will continue to accrue annual and sick leave proportionate to actual working months within the total period of leave of absence and will be eligible for all other benefits as outlined under the terms of the Collective Agreeme...
STAFF TRAINING POLICY. Consistent with the commitment of the Employer to the professional development of employees, managers will work with assigned employees to identify individual learning objectives that are related to the duties of the position. Appropriate training opportunities will be made available that will be funded by the employer and conducted during regular hours of work. Employees may also identify professional development opportunities that are available at other times or on the employee’s own time for which the employee would like financial support from the Employer. A training request by an employee may be sent to the employee’s immediate supervisor who will respond to the request in writing. If the request is refused, reasons for the refusal will be provided to the employee.
STAFF TRAINING POLICY. Consistent with the commitment of OCH to the professional development of employees, managers will work with assigned employees to identify individual learning objectives that are related to the duties of the position. Appropriate training opportunities will be made available that will be funded by the employer and conducted during regular hours of work. Employees may also identify professional development opportunities that are available at other times or on the employee’s own time for which the employee would like financial support from OCH. A training request by an employee may be sent to the employee’s immediate supervisor who will respond to the request in writing. If the request is refused, reasons for the refusal will be provided to the employee.
