LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND BUDGET Clause Samples

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND BUDGET. 19.3.1 Council shall develop a training plan and budget consistent with: (1) the current and future skill requirements of the Council; (2) the size, structure and nature of the operations of the Council; and (3) the need to develop vocational skills relevant to Council and the Local Government industry. 19.3.2 In developing the training plan, the Council shall have regard to corporate, departmental and individual training needs. 19.3.3 The training plan shall be designed in consultation with the Consultative Committee. 19.3.4 The training plan shall, where appropriate, provide for training that is consistent with the National Local Government Competency Standards. 19.3.5 The training plan, shall provide for the assessment and recognition of employee's current competencies where possible. 19.3.6 Selection of participants to receive Council required training in accordance with Council's training plan is to be based on merit and the needs of the employee as identified in the employee's performance discussion. 19.3.7 If an employee is required by Council to undertake training in accordance with the Council's training plan: 19.3.7.1 the Council shall grant the employee paid leave to attend course requirements, including examinations, where the training is undertaken during ordinary working hours; 19.3.7.2 where the course requirements contain more than a 15% off-the-job component calculated over any 12 month period the extent to which Council will grant paid leave to attend such course requirements shall be specified in the training plan; 19.3.7.3 Council shall pay course fees at the commencement of each stage but shall not pay course fees if the employee is repeating; 19.3.7.4 Council shall either provide transport or pay reasonable travelling expenses to enable employees to attend course requirements; 19.3.7.5 reasonable travel arrangements shall be agreed; 19.3.7.6 employees shall be paid a maximum of one day’s pay for each day of attendance at a course or conference, calculated at their normal daily rate of pay when attendance at such course is on a normal work day and does not exceed 3 hours over and above the individual staff members normal working day or 10hrs whichever is the lesser (including travel to and from the course). Where attendance and travel at the course is not on a normal work day or exceeds the stated limits, Council shall pay the employee the appropriate rate of pay for the hours in excess of these limits or provide time off in lieu; and ...