Training Defined. Training is a specific means or method of nurse development. It consists of formal, systematic and structured activities that meet specific, predetermined learning objectives designed to directly improve and/or increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of nurses. Formal training usually refers to group instruction or structured independent study. Academic or technical courses, seminars, workshops, institutes, correspondence courses, individualized reading programs, programmed instruction and computer assisted learning are typical examples of formal training. Conferences and conventions are included if they are conducted specifically for educational purposes.
Training Defined. The kinds of training that may be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall include such activities as DPSST approved classes, college-level instruction, firearms qualification, and instruction as to departmental methods or procedures. The City agrees to meet and confer with the Association with respect to the selection and scheduling of mandatory training activities.
