Common use of Training/Professional Development Clause in Contracts

Training/Professional Development. The City and MEA agree that education and training may enhance an employee’s job performance and prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. To that end, the City and MEA encourage employees to take advantage of City-sponsored training and professional development programs and the tuition reimbursement program (Section 3.03), which provides a financial incentive for the employee to take courses on his/her own time. Training/professional development courses covered by this section do not need to be provided by an accredited college or university. Requests for training/professional development shall be submitted to the Director of Human Resources or his/her designee, with a copy of the request being submitted to the employee’s Department Head. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, will meet with the employee’s Department Head to determine whether or not the request for training/professional development will enhance the employee’s job performance or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, shall make the final determination regarding whether or not the requested course would enhance the employee’s job performance and/or prepare the employee for career advancement with the City. In any fiscal year during the term of this MOU, employees are entitled to take one training or professional development course for which it has been determined that the course will either enhance the employee’s job performance or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City, with the course to be scheduled at the Department’s convenience during work hours, either on or off-site. The cost of an off-site training course shall not exceed $100 unless the employee’s Department is willing to cover the additional costs associated with the training through funds allocated to the Department’s training budget. The cost of courses provided on-site by the City shall be paid by the City. MEA employees are eligible to participate in Santa Xxxxxx Institute (SMI) classes, which are published on the City’s Intranet. If an employee wishes to take a training or professional development course that is only available either during a work shift or on a work day that the employee is not regularly scheduled to work, reasonable efforts will be made to temporarily change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take the training course during work hours. The City, however, will be under no obligation to change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take a particular training course if doing so would have a negative impact on the department’s/division’s/work unit’s operations or would result in the payment of overtime, either to that employee or to another employee. If an employee believes he/she has been unreasonably denied the opportunity to take a training course that is scheduled outside of the employee’s regular work hours, he/she can file a grievance in accordance with Section 6.05. The City will maintain a computer record of each employee’s training and tuition reimbursement course completions, which record shall be made available to the employee for use in making application for other City positions.

Training/Professional Development. The City and MEA Teamsters agree that education and training may enhance an employee’s job performance and prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. To that end, the City and MEA Teamsters encourage employees to take advantage of City-sponsored training and professional development programs and the tuition reimbursement program (Section 3.03), which provides a financial incentive for the employee to take courses on his/her own time. Training/professional development courses covered by this section do not need to be provided by an accredited college or university. Requests for training/professional development shall be submitted to the Director of Human Resources or his/her designee, with a copy of the request being submitted to the employee’s Department Head. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, will meet with the employee’s Department Head to determine whether or not the request for training/professional development will enhance the employee’s job performance or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, shall make the final determination regarding whether or not the requested course would enhance the employee’s job performance and/or prepare the employee for career advancement with the City. In any fiscal year during the term of this MOU, employees are entitled to take one training or professional development course for which it has been determined that the course will either enhance the employee’s job performance or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City, with the course to be scheduled at the Department’s convenience during work hours, either on or off-site. The cost of an off-site training course shall not exceed $100 unless the employee’s Department is willing to cover the additional costs associated with the training through funds allocated to the Department’s training budget. The cost of courses provided on-site by the City shall be paid by the City. MEA employees are eligible to participate in Santa Xxxxxx Institute (SMI) classes, which are published on the City’s Intranet. If an employee wishes to take a training or professional development course that is only available either during a work shift or on a work day that the employee is not regularly scheduled to work, reasonable efforts will be made to temporarily change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take the training course during work hours. The City, however, will be is under no obligation to change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take a particular training course if doing so would have a negative impact on the department’s/division’s/work unit’s operations or would result in the payment of overtime, either to that employee or to another employee. If an employee believes that he/she has been unreasonably denied the opportunity to take a training course that is scheduled outside of the employee’s regular work hours, he/she can file a grievance in accordance with Section 6.05. The City will maintain a computer record of each employee’s training and tuition reimbursement course completions, which record shall be made available to the employee for use in making application for other City positions.

Training/Professional Development. The City and MEA Teamsters agree that education and training may enhance an employee’s job performance and prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. To that end, the City and MEA Teamsters encourage employees to take advantage of City-sponsored training and and/or professional development programs and the tuition reimbursement program (Section 3.03), ) which provides a financial incentive for the employee to take courses on his/her own time. Training/professional development courses covered by this section do not need to be provided by an accredited college or university. Requests for training/professional development shall be submitted to the Director of Human Resources or his/her designee, with a copy of the request being submitted to the employee’s Department Head. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, will meet with the employee’s Department Head to determine whether or not the request for training/professional development will enhance the employee’s job performance or and/or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City. The Director of Human Resources, or his/her designee, shall make the final determination regarding whether or not the requested course would enhance the employee’s job performance and/or prepare the employee for career advancement with the City. In any fiscal year during the term of this MOU, employees are covered herein shall be entitled to take one training or professional development course for which it has been determined that the course will either enhance the employee’s job performance or prepare the employee for career advancement within the City, with the course to be scheduled at the Department’s convenience during work hours, either on or off-site. The cost of an off-site training course shall not exceed $100 100.00 unless the employee’s Department is willing to cover the additional costs associated with the training through funds allocated to the Department’s training budgetbudget line item. The cost of courses provided on-site by the City shall be paid by the City. MEA employees are eligible to participate in Santa Xxxxxx Institute (SMI) classes, which are published on the City’s Intranet. If an employee wishes to take a training or professional development course that is only available either during a work shift or on a work day that the an employee is not regularly scheduled to work, reasonable efforts will be made to temporarily change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take the training course during work hours. The City, however, will be under no obligation to change the employee’s work schedule so that he/she can take a particular training course if doing so would have a negative impact on the department’s/division’s/work unit’s operations or would result in the payment of overtime, either to that employee or to another employee. If an employee believes he/she has been unreasonably denied the opportunity to take a training course that which is scheduled outside of the employee’s regular work hours, he/she can file a grievance in accordance with Section 6.05. The City will maintain a computer record 6.05 (Grievance and Complaint Procedure) of each employee’s training and tuition reimbursement course completions, which record shall be made available to the employee for use in making application for other City positionsthis Agreement.