Common use of Training Allowance Clause in Contracts

Training Allowance. a) When an apprentice attends courses at a College of Applied Arts and Technology, tuition fees, living allowance and travel expenses are paid by the Federal Department of Manpower and Immigration and the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities under a shared cost arrangement. b) When an apprentice is required to attend at a College of Applied Arts and Technology, the Company will consider those hours which the apprentice attends school as hours worked for the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood that the maximum number of hours so considered will be forty (40) hours in a week and payment will be at the rate of pay of the group to which he is assigned at the time in question. Where an employee is absent from school on a day on which he is required to attend, he shall not be entitled to receive pay from the Company for such day. c) Where an apprentice fails the examination administered by the College of Applied Arts and Technology and repeats same, he shall not be paid by the Company for time lost from work. d) When an apprentice successfully completes the Maintenance Training Program and furnishes proof that he qualifies for a Certificate of Apprenticeship and a Certificate of Qualification, he shall be paid the full rate for the trade classification effective from the beginning of the pay period immediately following the completion of the prescribed hours of training and instruction established for him by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. e) Should a Maintenance Department employee currently be receiving a rate of pay in excess of what his qualifications warrant, he shall not suffer any loss in pay but he shall not be entitled to any wage adjustment until his training and instruction so warrant.