Xxxxxxxxxx Education Sample Clauses

Xxxxxxxxxx Education. In recognition of the value of professional development for staff and Public Citizen, an employee may ask his or her director for permission to participate in professional development opportunities during work hours and/or at Public Citizen expense. The director will consider the request in light of, among other things, the employee’s current and potential future responsibilities. Professional development opportunities may include, but are not limited to, trainings through any medium, classes, workshops, and conferences. Public Citizen will establish a committee of labor and management to consider, create, and keep staff apprised of professional development opportunities. Eighteen months after the committee’s creation, the committee will assess its effectiveness and, based on that assessment, may elect by consensus not to continue operating. The committee will have a minimum of three members and no more than five members. Labor and management will each designate at least one representative to serve on the committee.

Xxxxxxxxxx Education. An employee may request in writing to their Nurse Manager permission to participate in work-related or educational workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or conventions. Such request shall be forwarded to a centralized staff development budget in Nursing Education for financial approval. Within reasonable limits and where appropriate, the Hospital in its discretion, after evaluating the request may grant such permission, in writing, where attendance at such work-related educational workshops, seminars, conferences, and /or conventions will benefit not only the participating nurse, but also the patient care program at JSUMC. The Hospital will grant time off without loss of pay at the regular compensation rate including differentials, and when funds are available will grant financial assistance to attend the program. The determination of this shall be at the sole discretion of the Hospital; however, the Employer will make its best efforts to ensure that such time and funds are divided on a fair and equitable basis on all units. If funds are not requested prior to the conference, reimbursement for expenses incurred shall be made within sixty (60) calendar days of the receipt of the request for expense payment and the written report as specified below. All staff must complete a Department of Nursing Education evaluation form within thirty (30) day of the program and a brief overview of the program’s critical content will occur as arranged between the staff member and the Nurse Manager. The Hospital shall provide to the Union a quarterly report regarding the education expenditures for bargaining unit employees. The report shall include the expenditures for bargaining unit employees for continuing education, the name of all employees who applied for the funding, names and departments of the employees who were approved for the funding to attend conferences, the dates of the conferences and amount dispensed. Full-time and part-time benefit-eligible employees shall be entitled to at least two (2) conference days and part-time non-benefit-eligible employees shall be entitled to at least one (1) conference days per calendar year (January 1 through December 31).