Common use of Certification Training Clause in Contracts

Certification Training. (a) Seniority of eligible employees shall govern in the selection for certification training. It is understood that there are circumstances where exceptions may be made, such as: (i) It is essential to have multi-endorsed employees on shifts other than Monday to Friday shift. (ii) It is essential that employees are required to be trained for a new line or type of aircraft. (iii) Employees who hold a valid AME license and who do not hold an applicable endorsement. (iv) By mutual agreement with the Bargaining Committee. The above exceptions will be implemented with the mutual agreement of the Training and Apprenticeship Committee. Agreement shall not be unreasonably denied. (b) Employees will be responsible for completing all Company paid training and where applicable passing the required exams. Employees who choose not to complete training or fail to pass required exams or do not apply the training for whatever reason will not be eligible for further paid training except after application to and/or a recommendation from the Training and Apprenticeship Committee. (c) Eligible employees shall be those employees able to apply the applicable certification training to their ACA, and Learners who have adequately completed their logbook and have received Transport Canada approval to write their exams. The Training and Apprenticeship Committee may expand the eligibility by mutual agreement. (d) The Company will continue to reimburse employees for costs related to maintaining certification in accordance with the current policy and practise. (e) No certification courses shall be offered to any employee on probation unless by mutual agreement of the Company and Union representatives on the Training and Apprenticeship Committee. Permission shall not be unreasonably withheld by either party.