Training and Further Education. 1. The Parties to the Agreement recognise that in order to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the Employer a commitment to training and skills development is required. Accordingly, the parties commit themselves to: • Developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce • Providing Employees with career opportunities through appropriate training • to acquire additional skills required by the Employer • Removing barriers to the utilisation of skills acquired.
2. Where an Employee undertakes a course of training/retraining at the request of the Employer, such training may be undertaken either on or off the job and will wherever possible be conducted in the Employer’s time. The Employee will not suffer any loss of ordinary pay as a result of such training and in addition the Employer will pay for or reimburse the Employee for the following costs associated with such training- • prescribed course fees • prescribed text books/materials • additional travel costs incurred by the Employee in undertaking such a course which exceeds those normally incurred by the Employee in traveling to and from work.
Training and Further Education. The Parties to the Agreement recognize that in order to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the Company a commitment to training and skills development is required. Accordingly, the parties commit themselves to: ▪ Developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce ▪ Providing Employees with career opportunities through appropriate training ▪ To acquire additional skills required by the Company ▪ Removing barriers to the ultilisation of skills acquired. Where an Employee undertakes a course of training/retraining at the request of the Company, such training may be undertaken either on or off the job and will wherever possible be conducted in the Company’s time. The Employee will not suffer any loss of ordinary pay as a result of such training and in addition the Company will pay for or reimburse the Employee for the following costs associated with such training: ▪ Prescribed course fees ▪ Prescribed text books/materials ▪ Additional travel costs incurred by the Employee in undertaking such a course which exceeds those normally incurred by the Employee in traveling to and from work.
