WORK TRAINING PROGRAM Sample Clauses

WORK TRAINING PROGRAM. 654. Employees in permanent civil service appointment may be approved with pay to attend accredited educational institutions for up to eight (8) hours in any one (1) week, to attend classes during regular working hours. Participants in the Work Training Program must attend an accredited educational institution approved by the Human Resources Director. Subject to the availability of funds, the following is required: 1. Permission to attend classes during regular working hours must be approved by the Appointing Officer and the Human Resources Director or their designees. Approval is subject to the availability of funds for replacement of employees, where replacement is required. Employees approved to participate may enroll in classes through the program for up to two (2) years. At the conclusion of each semester, employees must submit unofficial transcripts to their departmental personnel officer from the approved accredited educational institution to qualify for the next semester. The Appointing Officer and the Human Resources Director or their designees may approve the request subject to availability of funds for replacement where replacement is required. After two (2) years of participation in the program, employees may reapply for the program. Qualified employees who reapply shall be placed at the bottom of the waitlist of qualified applicants. Effective July 1, 2021, the City shall transfer $258,143 to the Union’s Work Training Program fund; this amount represents the balance remaining on June 30, 2019. Thereafter, the cost to the City of the Work Training Program shall not exceed $200,000 per fiscal year. With the exception of the one-time balance transfer of unused Work Training Program funds on July 1, 2021, unused funds shall not be carried forward from fiscal year to fiscal year.

WORK TRAINING PROGRAM. 666. Employees under permanent civil service appointment, upon application, may be assigned with pay, not to exceed twenty (20) hours in any one (1) week, to attend classes during regular working hours in educational institutions approved by the Human Resources Director subject to the availability of funds for replacement is required subject to the following: 1. Permission to attend classes during regular working hours must be approved by the appointing officer and approved by the Human Resources Director, subject to the availability of funds for replacement where replacement is required. 668. 2. The class or classes to which the employee would be promoted will be listed by the Department of Human Resources or Human Resources Director and must be in promotive classes where there is a continuing shortage of qualified employees to fill all vacancies.

WORK TRAINING PROGRAM. 538. Employees under permanent civil service appointment, upon application, may be assigned with pay, not to exceed twenty (20) hours in any one (1) week, to attend classes during regular working hours in educational institutions approved by the Human Resources Director subject to the availability of funds for replacement is required subject to the following: 1. Permission to attend classes during regular working hours must be approved by the appointing officer and approved by the Human Resources Director, subject to the availability of funds for replacement where replacement is required. 540. 2. The class or classes to which the employee would be promoted will be listed by the Department of Human Resources or Human Resources Director and must be in promotive classes where there is a continuing shortage of qualified employees to fill all vacancies. 541. 3. Such assigned time with pay for educational purposes shall only be granted when the class session is during a regular work shift and the employee cannot be reassigned to another work shift.