Common use of Training/Education Clause in Contracts

Training/Education. Section 1. The Employer will pay incurred tuition/registration and allowable travel, per diem and salary when the Employer directs employees to attend training. Employees may request agency-sponsored training and will be considered based on job and workload needs and on funding. Available training and educational opportunities will be electronically. Section 2. The Employer may provide developmental assignments and job rotation assignments after providing written notice to the Association. Employees volunteering for these assignments retain their permanent position classifications, remain on Agency payroll, and retain the representation status of their permanent positions on completion of the assignment. Employees' participation in developmental and job rotation assignments will continue to receive compensation at the rate of their permanent position and shall continue to accrue rights and benefits related to their permanent position. Section 3. Employees may be granted time off with pay to take job-related educational courses or training sessions. Section 4. Employer recognizes the importance of providing training for security officers to be DPSST certified. It is the intent of the Employer, within funding and staffing resources, to provide a minimum of forty (40) hours of DPSST certifiable Training for all eligible unit members annually, paid time intermediate Certification DPSST training for at least fifty percent (50%) of eligible unit members annually, and paid time Advanced Certification DPSST training for at least fifty (50%) of eligible unit members annually. Section 5. For employees, whose duties as a condition of employment require a CDL, the Employer agrees to pay the initial cost for the CDL and the cost of the required physical for license renewal. Section 6. For employees, whose duties as a condition of employment, require a trades license or applicable certificate such as for plumbing or electrical work, the Employer agrees to pay for the maintenance of the license.