Common use of Workshops and Seminars Clause in Contracts

Workshops and Seminars. 1. Application for the alternative workshops and seminars method to earn units must be preapproved. 2. Applications must include the appropriate documentation, (e.g., course description, accreditation of institution, and instructor qualifications. 3. To qualify for salary advancement, workshops and seminars must be directly related to the faculty member’s professional assignment or be of direct benefit to the District, or meet a District need to improve student success. Workshops/Seminars must provide a certificate of completion or must be sponsored by an organization approved by the Salary Advancement Committee. The certificate of completion or other evidence of attendance and a description of the organization’s professional qualifications must be submitted to the Salary Advancement Committee and Associate Vice President of Human Resources. 4. The alternative workshops and seminars method to earn units must have a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of instruction for a specific topic or course to equal one (1) unit. Alternative workshop and seminar methods of earning credit having less than eighteen (18) hours may not be accumulated. It is recommended that for the shorter workshop and seminar alternative methods, the faculty member review the information for possible use as FLEX activity. 5. Only three (3) units of alternative method courses are applicable per salary advancement. Faculty in Career Technical Education (CTE) may petition to the Salary Advancement Committee to have more than three (3) units be alternative method units. The petition will follow the normal process for approval or disapproval.

Workshops and Seminars. 1. Application for the alternative workshops and seminars method to earn units must be preapproved. 2. Applications must include the appropriate documentation, (e.g., course description, accreditation of institution, and instructor qualifications. 3. To qualify for salary advancement, workshops and seminars must be directly related to the faculty member’s professional assignment or be of direct benefit to the Districtcollege, or meet a District college need to improve student success. Workshops/Seminars must provide a certificate of completion or must be sponsored by an organization approved by the Salary Advancement Committee. The certificate of completion or other evidence of attendance and a description of the organization’s professional qualifications must be submitted to the Salary Advancement Committee and Associate Vice President Director of Human Resources. 4. The alternative workshops and seminars method to earn units must have a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of instruction for a specific topic or course to equal one (1) unit. Alternative workshop and seminar methods of earning credit having less than eighteen (18) hours may not be accumulated. It is recommended that for the shorter workshop and seminar alternative methods, the faculty member review the information for possible use as FLEX activity. 5. Only three (3) units of alternative method courses are applicable per salary advancement. Faculty in Career Technical Education (CTE) may petition to the Salary Advancement Committee to have more than three (3) units be alternative method units. The petition will follow the normal process for approval or disapproval.