Common use of EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) There will be established an employee development program, the goal of which is to assist employees to become highly competent in their current positions and to provide guidance to them in choosing training to become qualified to move into new positions and vacant positions which become available at the District. (b) With respect to positions held by current District employees, the District will provide training to the incumbent employee in order to maintain and improve performance and to integrate preferred technologies and work processes into District operations. (c) The District may, at its discretion, provide cross training to employees who are located within lateral or lower positions. The purpose of cross training is to provide back-up support for employees so that District functions are continued during periods of employee absence (d) The District shall prepare for each position a description of the training that would enhance the skills and ability of an employee desiring appointment to that position at a future time. Employees are encouraged to successfully complete training at their own time and expense in order to be better prepared for positions they may be interested in applying for in the future. (e) It is recognized that on-the-job training and temporary upgrades are integral and unavoidable aspects of performing routine District functions and result in an employee having knowledge beyond his or her job classification. This knowledge and experience is valuable to the District and may be considered in Section 16.3(b)2. (f) The guidelines for District reimbursed expenses are as listed in the table below. All expenses are to be pre-approved by the District as to cost, category and schedule. (g) The District will reimburse employees for books and tuition for Spanish language classes. To qualify for reimbursement, the class must be a class that grades and the employee must achieve a grade of “B” or better.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) There will be established an employee development program, the goal of which is to assist employees to become highly competent in their current positions and to provide guidance to them in choosing training to become qualified to move into new positions and vacant positions which become available at the District. (b) With respect to positions held by current District employees, the District will provide training to the incumbent employee in order to maintain and improve performance and to integrate preferred technologies and work processes into District operations. (c) The District may, at its discretion, provide cross training to employees who are located within lateral or lower positions. positions as described in Exhibit B. The purpose of cross training is to provide back-up support for employees so that District functions are continued during periods of employee absenceabsence or during peak periods of need. (d) The District shall prepare for each position a description of the training that would enhance the skills and ability of an employee desiring appointment to that position at a future time. Employees are encouraged to successfully complete training at their own time and expense in order to be better prepared for positions they may be interested in applying for in the future. (e) It is recognized that on-the-job training and temporary upgrades are integral and unavoidable aspects of performing routine District functions and result in an employee having knowledge beyond his or her job classification. This knowledge and experience is valuable to the District and may be considered in Section 16.3(b)2. (f) The guidelines for District reimbursed expenses are as listed in the table below. All expenses are to be pre-approved by the District as to cost, category and schedule. (g) The District will reimburse employees for books and tuition for Spanish language classes. To qualify for reimbursement, the class must be a class that grades and the employee must achieve a grade of “B” or better.