Common use of Development of Career Pathways Clause in Contracts

Development of Career Pathways. a. The Parties will explore various means of enhancing career opportunities by re- engineering positions that will utilize career pathway development. b. The Parties are committed to establishing positions within the installation in those situations where positions and functions can be grouped in a way compatible with program and work considerations (e.g., multifunctional journey level positions). The Parties are also committed to establishing upward mobility positions. Upward mobility positions can be either bridge positions designed to assist low level employees in moving closer to a journey level position, or journey level positions downgraded for recruitment at the entry level. c. The Parties agree to develop and implement such positions through the appropriate partnership council and will work together as follows: (1) the Parties will seek appropriate personnel and classification advice (2) their review will consider existing positions and work functions within the respective component in all job categories (i.e. technical, administrative, clerical, wage grade) (3) existing positions will be consolidated, revised and/or restructured where appropriate. The Parties will attempt to provide opportunities for both lateral movement between occupational fields and promotion to higher-grade positions.