Statement of Intent for Professional Development. Professional development is a way of valuing staff and is essential to maintain a quality and efficient service. Staff maintaining and developing their roles is critical to quality service delivery. Participation in an annually agreed professional development plan is mutually beneficial. The plan must: (a) Be aligned with the employee’s career goals. (b) Be aligned with the strategic direction of the DHB. (c) Consistent with service plans. (d) Contribute to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of health services. The organisation’s training and professional development processes shall: (a) Be clear to employees. (b) Provide information and advice to employees regarding sources of and access to professional development funds/entitlements. (c) Require that the employee’s professional development plan and activities are recorded (d) Require that employees will share the knowledge and expertise gained from professional development plan and activities with colleagues. The employer and the PSA will have an arrangement to ensure that the professional development process is equitable and transparency, consistency and fairness is maintained. Those staff attending courses or professional development opportunities to progress achieving criteria as part of their merit process may apply for a maximum of 8 hours per annum paid professional development time. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Clerical and Administration Staff Collective Agreement, Clerical and Administration Staff Collective Agreement, Clerical and Administration Staff Collective Agreement
Statement of Intent for Professional Development. Professional development is a way of valuing staff and is essential to maintain a quality and efficient service. Staff maintaining and developing their roles is critical to quality service delivery. Participation in an annually agreed professional development plan is mutually beneficial. The plan must:
(a) Be aligned with the employee’s career goals.
(b) Be aligned with the strategic direction of the DHB.
(c) Consistent with service plans.
(d) Contribute to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of health services. The organisation’s training and professional development processes shall:
(a) Be clear to employees.
(b) Provide information and advice to employees regarding sources of and access to professional development funds/entitlements.
(c) Require that the employee’s professional development plan and activities are recorded
(d) Require that employees will share the knowledge and expertise gained from professional development plan and activities with colleagues. The employer and the PSA will have an arrangement to ensure that the professional development process is equitable and transparency, consistency and fairness is maintained. Those staff attending courses or professional development opportunities to progress achieving criteria as part of their merit process may apply for a maximum of 8 hours per annum paid professional development time. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Clerical and Administration Staff Collective Agreement
