Progression Within the Program and Maintenance Group Clause Samples

Progression Within the Program and Maintenance Group. 1. Upon being accepted into the program, an employee shall normally be classified and paid as Utility person, or such other level of Technician as found appropriate under D.3. However, Operator A and above will move directly to the Technician “C” level. Progression according to qualifications shall occur as follows: Entry Apprentice - Utility Following successful completion of first year training - Technician “D” Following successful completion of second year training - Technician “C” Following successful completion of third year training - Technician “B” Completed requirements for Trades person’s qualifications -Technician “A” Complete 18 months of service as a Craftsperson “A” and fulfills the requirements of Senior Technician. - Senior Technician Successful completion of a particular year of training shall mean successful completion of prescribed theoretical training, practical training, and tests according to the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission or Manitoba Advanced Education and Training. 2. If any minimum work period established by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission or Manitoba Advanced Education and Training is exceeded due to the Company not permitting the employee to attend a previously scheduled period of training at a technical school, the employee will be temporarily reclassified and temporarily receive the increased rate from the date the employee would have received it had the employee attended the scheduled course and passed the examinations. Should the employee not pass the examinations at the next scheduled attendance at technical school, their classification and rate of pay will revert effective from the date of failure. 3. Should deferral by the Company of one particular year at technical school cause subsequent years to be delayed, the apprentice will be reclassified to the appropriate level one year after the previous upgrade pending successful completion of the delayed attendance at technical school. In the event of a deferral under this section, sincere efforts will be made to schedule future attendance at technical school to permit the apprentice to return to the schedule they would have been on had the Company not deferred their attendance originally. 4. If any minimum work period established by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission or Manitoba Advanced Education and Training is exceeded due to the unavailability of technical school facilitie...