General Education Program Clause Samples

General Education Program. A) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees and course required books, necessary travelling and subsistence expenses. B) A regular employee shall be granted leave from scheduled work shifts without loss of pay, and reasonable expenses, to take courses where the Employer has approved an employee request to take such courses or where the Employer has offered such courses to the employees on an optional basis. The Employer’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. For regular full- time and part-time employees, the employer shall provide two (2) days’ professional development annually, subject to prior approval of the course(s) by the employer.