Common use of Study Assistance Clause in Contracts

Study Assistance. (i) NPWS will support employees gaining additional skills through formal study. (ii) Employees are entitled to apply for study time and study leave in accordance with the provisions of the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009. (iii) The following costs associated with courses will be reimbursed by NPWS in accordance with the following guidelines: (a) Higher Education Contribution Scheme Fee; or (b) where HECS does not apply, compulsory fees (i.e. fees paid upon enrolment - union, students' council fees, TAFE administration charges, registration fees etc.). (iv) The proportion of fees to be refunded will be as follows: (a) 100% refunded where the course/subject is directly relevant to NPWS‘s operations or needs and is approved as such by the Secretary; or (b) 50% refunded where the course/subject is relevant to Public Service NPWS needs generally, but not directly to NPWS’s needs. (v) Refunds will be paid for a maximum of seven (7) annual occasions. (vi) To be eligible to receive a refund, an employee must: (a) have been employed in NPWS prior to the final examination in the academic period under consideration and also be in employment on the date reimbursement is requested; (b) produce evidence of having successfully completed a full stage of an approved course (or the subjects enrolled in at the start of a semester/year); and (c) produce receipts substantiating payments made for compulsory fees or HECS fee incurred.

Study Assistance. (i) NPWS OEH will support employees gaining additional skills through formal study. (ii) Employees are entitled to apply for study time and study leave in accordance with the provisions of the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009. (iii) The following costs associated with courses will be reimbursed by NPWS OEH in accordance with the following guidelines: (a) Higher Education Contribution Scheme Fee; or (b) where HECS does not apply, compulsory fees (i.e. fees paid upon enrolment - union, students' council fees, TAFE administration charges, registration fees etc.). (iv) The proportion of fees to be refunded will be as follows: (a) 100% refunded where the course/subject is directly relevant to NPWS‘s OEH's operations or needs and is approved as such by the SecretaryChief Executive; or (b) 50% refunded where the course/subject is relevant to Public Service NPWS OEH needs generally, but not directly to NPWSOEH’s needs. (v) Refunds will be paid for a maximum of seven (7) annual occasions. (vi) To be eligible to receive a refund, an employee must: (a) have been employed in NPWS OEH prior to the final examination in the academic period under consideration and also be in employment on the date reimbursement is requested; (b) produce evidence of having successfully completed a full stage of an approved course (or the subjects enrolled in at the start of a semester/year); and (c) produce receipts substantiating payments made for compulsory fees or HECS fee incurred.