Professional Development Grants Sample Clauses

Professional Development Grants. 35.01 The Board shall annually budget the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) for Professional Development Grants for teachers taking professional courses with prior approval of the Registrar and Director.
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Professional Development Grants. 60.35 Subject to the established budget of the Committee shall pay reasonable expenses for teachers who take courses for the purpose of upgrading their professional qualifications or improving their professional practice.
Professional Development Grants. Graduate students may use these grants to cover travel expenses, room and board, materials, equipment, childcare, and any other expenses related to their professional development. Each student may be awarded up to $1500 each year to cover costs related to their professional development, distributed on a rolling basis.
Professional Development Grants. It is understood that funding for professional development will not be included in the revised cost request for this agreement. The University will make every effort to insure that the Governor will file a separate supplemental appropriation request to support professional development activities at the University. When and if such an appropriation is approved by the Legislature, the parties will meet to agree upon the standards and process for the distribution of professional development funds to unit members.
Professional Development Grants. 17.01 The Employer shall provide the sum of five thousand dollars ($5000) in each year of the agreement for Bargaining Unit Employees taking job related credit courses commenced and successfully completed while in the employ of the Board. All applications for funds under this Article must be submitted by September 30th to the Director of Human Resources and must be supported by receipts and a statement proving successful completion of the course. On or before October 30th, the funds shall be paid to those Bargaining Unit Employees who have verified successful completion of the course. Payment to other applicants shall be paid upon verification of successful completion of the course. If the amount of funds requested through this Article is greater than the maximum amount available, it shall be paid to the applicants on a pro-rated basis.
Professional Development Grants. The Board agrees to contribute to the tuition expenses, as authorized by the Committee, of teachers who audit or complete courses for the purpose of improving their professional abilities and qualifications. To qualify for a professional development grant, the teacher must be under contract with the Board as of the beginning and ending date of the course. Tuition receipts and a copy of a transcript verifying completion of a course submitted to the Committee shall constitute an application. In-service Education The in-service education portion of the Fund as budgeted by the Committee will be used by a joint committee of equal representatives of the Union’s Professional Committee and the Board to help defray a portion of the costs identified by the joint committee in organizing:
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Related to Professional Development Grants

  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.

  • Professional Development Activities Professional development activities are activities initiated by individual faculty members or groups of faculty members and may include attendance at conferences, workshops or seminars which facilitate the following:

  • Professional Development Day The Employees shall be entitled to spend three (3) working days with pay for the purpose of doing research and preparation related to their work at a date mutually acceptable to the Employer and the Employee.

  • Professional Development Fund A budget item equal to one-half (½) of one (1) percent of employees' salaries shall be set aside annually to be used to:

  • Professional Development Funds 23.1.1 Two Professional Development Funds, a Professional Development Support Fund and an Education Leave Fund, shall be established to support professional development activities as defined in 23.2. On April 1st of each year, the College will allocate an amount equal to no less than 0.9% of total faculty salary (exclusive of severance payments) to the Professional Development Support Fund, and an amount equal to no less than 0.6% of total faculty salary to the Educational Leave Fund. Any unused balances in these funds shall carry over to the next budget year.

  • Professional Development Leave A. Policy. Professional development leave shall be made available to employees who meet the requirements set forth below. Such leaves are granted to increase an employee's value to the University through enhanced opportunities for professional renewal, educational travel, study, formal education, research, writing, or other experience of professional value, not as a reward for service.

  • Professional Development Days Upon request, each Employee shall be granted at least three (3) professional development days annually for professional development, at the Basic Rate of Pay. An Employee shall be advised, prior to taking any professional development days of any transportation, registration fees, subsistence and other expenses that will be paid by the Employer. Such hours not used in each fiscal year shall not be carried forward into subsequent years. Applications for such paid professional development opportunities shall be made in writing, to the Employer as early as possible.

  • Continuing Professional Development 30.1.7 If, during the life of the Agreement, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is introduced for plumbers, all time spent in complying with the CPD obligations will be the responsibility of each plumber.

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