Common use of EDUCATIONAL UPGRADING Clause in Contracts

EDUCATIONAL UPGRADING. Where an employee undertakes to upgrade his educational level in English, Math and Science (Chemistry or Physics focused) to either Grade 10 or Grade 12 on his own time the Company shall assist in the following manner: The Company shall arrange for the employee to be tested to determine his present educational level. The results of the test shall set the employee's "base" level. The employee who then embarks on educational upgrading on his own time in a program acceptable to the Company will be paid one-half hour of wages at his basic hourly rate for each hour spent in attendance receiving instruction in English, Math and Science to a maximum of 30 hours of instruction for successfully obtaining each grade level for each of English, Math and Science. Employees shall be entitled to a lifetime maximum of instruction time reimbursement to be determined by multiplying their full years of seniority by five hours. Time paid is not considered as time worked for the purposes of the Collective Agreement. The employee shall provide evidence of attendance in a manner acceptable to the Company.

EDUCATIONAL UPGRADING. Where an employee undertakes to upgrade his educational level in English, Math and Science (Chemistry or Physics focused) to either Grade 10 or Grade 12 on his own time the Company shall assist in the following manner: The Company shall arrange for the employee to be tested to determine his present educational level. The results of the test shall set the employee's "base" level. The employee who then embarks on educational upgrading on his own time in a program acceptable to the Company will be paid one-half hour of wages at his basic hourly rate for each hour spent in attendance receiving instruction in English, Math and Science to a maximum of 30 hours of instruction for successfully obtaining each grade level for each of English, Math and Science. Employees shall be entitled to a lifetime maximum of instruction time reimbursement to be determined by multiplying their full years of seniority by five hours. Time paid is not considered as time worked for the purposes of the Collective Agreement. The employee shall provide evidence of attendance in a manner acceptable to the Company.