Common use of Training/Professional Development Clause in Contracts

Training/Professional Development. 4.4.1 The parties recognize the value of training and professional development for present and future needs of TVO and its employees. The employer agrees to provide employees in the bargaining unit with opportunities to participate in training that will broaden employees’ skills, enhance levels of performance, support career development and contribute to the achievement of TVO’s goals and objectives. 4.4.2 Training that is provided as a result of the Performance Management and Staff Development process shall also be subject to this Article. 4.4.3 The parties recognize that the ability to provide training, as provided for under this Article, is subject to the availability of funds. 4.4.4 Decisions on training will be based on operational requirements and individual needs of the employee. 4.4.5 Employees may express interest in training opportunities through their manager/supervisor. These expressions of interest will be given serious consideration by the employer. 4.4.5.1 Any employee who expresses interest in a specific training opportunity and is not accepted for such an opportunity will be provided specific feedback on request. 4.4.6 At the commencement of work, a new employee will be provided up to two (2) weeks of supervised on-the-job orientation and/or training necessary for the performance of his/her job. An employee who has been promoted to a higher classification, or who returns to employment from an absence of one (1) year or greater, shall be provided up to one (1) week of on-the-job orientation and/or other training necessary for the performance of his/her job. Appropriate orientation or training as described above will be determined by the Authority. 4.4.7 In order to encourage employees to develop and improve their job performance, the employer will, at its expense, send employees to courses when in the view of the Authority it is in the employer’s interest or it is a job requirement. Furthermore, the employer may grant leave without pay or payment for part or all of the registration and tuition fees of a course which has been approved by the employer and which the employee wishes to take, providing such course is related to the type of work done by the employee. 4.4.8 Employees who take courses on their own time, which are directly related to their current position and/or their professional development within the organization, may, subject to a written request and prior approval, be assisted by the employer. Such assistance may involve full or partial funding and/or leave with/without pay subject to operational requirements. 4.4.9 Training is separate and distinct from familiarization where an individual already possesses general skills and knowledge of functions or equipment operation and only requires basic direction in the application of these skills or knowledge in a different work environment.

Training/Professional Development. 4.4.1 The parties recognize the value of training and professional development for present and future needs of TVO and its employees. The employer agrees to provide employees in the bargaining unit with opportunities to participate in training that will broaden employees’ skills, enhance levels of performance, support career development and contribute to the achievement of TVO’s goals and objectives. 4.4.2 Training that is provided as a result of the Performance Management and Staff Development process shall also be subject to this Article. 4.4.3 The parties recognize that the ability to provide training, as provided for under this Article, is subject to the availability of funds. 4.4.4 Decisions on training will be based on operational requirements and individual needs of the employee. 4.4.5 Employees may express interest in training opportunities through their manager/supervisor. These expressions of interest will be given serious consideration by the employer. 4.4.5.1 Any employee who expresses interest in a specific training opportunity and is not accepted for such an opportunity will be provided specific feedback on request. 4.4.6 At the commencement of work, a new employee will be provided up to two (2) weeks of supervised on-the-job orientation and/or training necessary for the performance of his/her job. An employee who has been permanently transferred to another location or who has been promoted to a higher classification, or who returns to employment from an absence of one (1) year or greater, shall be provided up to one (1) week of on-the-job orientation and/or other training necessary for the performance of his/her job. Appropriate orientation or training as described above will be determined by the Authority. 4.4.7 In order to encourage employees to develop and improve their job performance, the employer will, at its expense, send employees to courses when in the view of the Authority it is in the employer’s interest or it is a job requirement. Furthermore, the employer may grant leave without pay or payment for part or all of the registration and tuition fees of a course which has been approved by the employer and which the employee wishes to take, providing such course is related to the type of work done by the employee. 4.4.8 Employees who take courses on their own time, which are directly related to their current position and/or their professional development within the organization, may, subject to a written request and prior approval, be assisted by the employer. Such assistance may involve full or partial funding and/or leave with/without pay subject to operational requirements. 4.4.9 Training is separate and distinct from familiarization where an individual already possesses general skills and knowledge of functions or equipment operation and only requires basic direction in the application of these skills or knowledge in a different work environment.

Training/Professional Development. 4.4.1 The parties recognize the value of training and professional development for present and future needs of TVO and its employees. The employer agrees to provide employees in the bargaining unit with opportunities to participate in training that will broaden employees’ skills, enhance levels of performance, support career development and contribute to the achievement of TVO’s goals and objectives. 4.4.2 Training that is provided as a result of the Performance Management and Staff Development process shall also be subject to this Article. 4.4.3 The parties recognize that the ability to provide training, as provided for under this Article, is subject to the availability of funds. 4.4.4 Decisions on training will be based on operational requirements and individual needs of the employee. 4.4.5 Employees may express interest in training opportunities through their manager/supervisor. These expressions of interest will be given serious consideration by the employer. 4.4.5.1 Any employee who expresses interest in a specific training opportunity and is not accepted for such an opportunity will be provided specific feedback on request. 4.4.6 At the commencement of work, a new employee will be provided up to two (2) weeks of supervised on-the-job orientation and/or training necessary for the performance of his/her their job. An employee who has been promoted to a higher classification, or who returns to employment from an absence of one (1) year or greater, shall be provided up to one (1) week of on-the-job orientation and/or other training necessary for the performance of his/her their job. Appropriate orientation or training as described above will be determined by the Authority. 4.4.7 In order to encourage employees to develop and improve their job performance, the employer will, at its expense, send employees to courses when in the view of the Authority it is in the employer’s interest or it is a job requirement. Furthermore, the employer may grant leave without pay or payment for part or all of the registration and tuition fees of a course which has been approved by the employer and which the employee wishes to take, providing such course is related to the type of work done by the employee. 4.4.8 Employees who take courses on their own time, which are directly related to their current position and/or their professional development within the organization, may, subject to a written request and prior approval, be assisted by the employer. Such assistance may involve full or partial funding and/or leave with/without pay subject to operational requirements. 4.4.9 Training is separate and distinct from familiarization where an individual already possesses general skills and knowledge of functions or equipment operation and only requires basic direction in the application of these skills or knowledge in a different work environment.