Common use of Training Advisory Board Clause in Contracts

Training Advisory Board. There will be a Training Advisory Board consisting of three Union representatives, three Management representatives and a professional educational counselor selected by the Training Advisory Board from the academic community. The Board will meet periodically and have responsibility for: (a) furnishing advice to the Company on personal or career development and job displacement training courses and curricula: (b) reviewing and making recommendations regarding training delivery systems (e.g., technical schools, community colleges, home study programs, etc.) available to be used by the Company. (c) evaluating the effectiveness of such training programs and courses and the delivery systems utilized; (d) encouraging employees to participate in and successfully complete the available training courses; and (e) researching and recommending through the educational counselor, appropriate educational counseling programs to be made available to those employees interested in seeking employment outside the Company. The Union and the Company will each be responsible for the respective costs and expenses of their representatives' participation on the Training Advisory Board and will share equally in the joint costs and expenses incurred by the Board. The Company will be responsible for the costs and expenses of the professional educational counselor. Nothing in this program will supersede the applicable promotion or transfer provisions of the contract.