Common use of External Training and Education Clause in Contracts

External Training and Education. To supplement on-the-job training and in- house classroom training, employees may be directed to attend training or educational programs outside of ODOT, or may request to do so. When an employee is directed to attend, the Department will pay all costs. When the employee requests such training, a determination must be made by the responsible manager, whether the Department will share in the cost, and to what extent. This determination can be affected by too many variables to list here. However, a major consideration will be the amount of money available, versus the priority of the various training needs, and number of people requesting financial assistance. And, unless it can be shown that there will be benefit to the Department, either through job improvement or career development within ODOT/OPRD, the Department will not participate in the cost. The Department may provide financial assistance and/or paid leave to employees who request to participate in job-related training and/or educational programs subject to operating requirements, training/educational priorities, and budget limitations. The Department encourages employees and supervisors to utilize the benefits of any training obtained by the employee when relevant to their position or for job development.

External Training and Education. To supplement on-the-job training and in- in-house classroom training, employees may be directed to attend training or educational programs outside of ODOT, or may request to do so. When an employee is directed to attend, the Department will pay all costs. When the employee requests such training, a determination must be made by the responsible manager, whether the Department will share in the cost, and to what extent. This determination can be affected by too many variables to list here. However, a major consideration will be the amount of money available, versus the priority of the various training needs, and number of people requesting financial assistance. And, unless it can be shown that there will be benefit to the Department, either through job improvement or career development within ODOT/OPRD, the Department will not participate in the cost. The Department may provide financial assistance and/or paid leave to employees who request to participate in job-job- related training and/or educational programs subject to operating requirements, training/educational priorities, and budget limitations. The Department encourages employees and supervisors to utilize the benefits of any training obtained by the employee when relevant to their position or for job development.