Continuing Professional Development. 24.1 The employer accepts responsibility for providing the necessary resources and costs to meet the competency requirements of the Health Practitioner Competency Assurance Act. Reimbursement of fees required to enrol in a recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points programme will be provided. The employee acknowledges their professional responsibility to engage in continuing professional development activities to maintain and extend their skills and knowledge. 24.2 In line with the above, the employer shall provide a minimum period of paid leave as follows: (a) Medical Laboratory Scientists – 20 hours per annum with any unused leave able to carry over into the following year to a maximum of 40 hours in a two-year period (b) Medical Laboratory Technicians – 12 hours per annum able to be carried over to the following year to a maximum of 24 days in a two-year period. These amounts shall be pro-rated for part-time employees with other laboratory employment. The leave amounts above are minimum and do not preclude additional leave being approved by the manager to support attendance at longer conferences, or additional CPD activity that is of value to the individual employee and the service. 24.3 To assist employees in updating and enhancing their skills, subject to prior approval, the employer will meet the cost of professional development. 24.4 Each employer shall commit each financial year (commencing in the 16/17 financial years) a minimum sum of $600 per registered and employed at 1 July of the financial year to which the pool applies or the amount provided for in schedule B, whichever is greater. The total amount shall form a pool of funding for meeting approved professional development costs incurred by employees, including the registration costs of the programme referred to in 24.1 above.
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Continuing Professional Development. 24.1 The employer accepts responsibility for providing the necessary resources and costs to meet the competency requirements of the Health Practitioner Competency Assurance Act. Reimbursement of fees required to enrol in a recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points programme will be provided. The employee acknowledges their professional responsibility to engage in continuing professional development activities to maintain and extend their skills and knowledge.
24.2 In line with the above, the employer shall provide a minimum period of paid leave as follows:
(a) Medical Laboratory Scientists – 20 hours per annum with any unused leave able to carry over into the following year to a maximum of 40 hours in a two-year period
(b) Medical Laboratory Technicians – 12 hours per annum able to be carried over to the following year to a maximum of 24 days hours in a two-year period. These amounts shall be pro-rated for part-time employees with other laboratory employment. The leave amounts above are minimum and do not preclude additional leave being approved by the manager to support attendance at longer conferences, or additional CPD activity that is of value to the individual employee and the service.
24.3 To assist employees in updating and enhancing their skills, subject to prior approval, the employer will meet the cost of professional development.
24.4 Each employer shall commit each financial year (commencing in the 16/17 financial years) a minimum sum of $600 per registered and employed at 1 July of the financial year to which the pool applies or the amount provided for in schedule B, whichever is greater. The total amount shall form a pool of funding for meeting approved professional development costs incurred by employees, including the registration costs of the programme referred to in 24.1 above.
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