Common use of EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Clause in Contracts

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 42 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 42.1 All full time Employees shall be entitled to four (4) days paid study / examination / conference leave per annum for the purposes of attending courses, conferences and/or undertaking or preparing for examinations in a relevant course of study relevant to their work at the facility and is conducted by a recognised institution or training organisation. Part time Employees who work not less than four (4) shifts per fortnight shall be entitled to leave under this clause, on a pro rata basis. A ‘day’ of leave for the purposes of this clause is the shift length that the employee foregoes in order to undertake the training/CPD. 42.2 Leave entitlements pursuant to this clause shall not accumulate from year to year. 42.3 Study Leave shall be taken at a time that is mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. The Employer shall not unreasonably withhold approval for such leave. 42.4 Registered Nurses are entitled to a further three days of examination or assessment leave per year where they are undertaking studies relevant to their work and/or career progression. This leave may also be taken as professional development, study or conference leave. Enrolled Nurses and Personal Care Workers are also entitled to use this additional examination leave but only when they undertake assessment in a course that leads to registration as an Enrolled Nurse or Registered Nurse. The three days leave pursuant to this clause shall: (a) Not accumulate from year to year. (b) Be available to full and part time Employees who are employed to work on average for three shifts or 24 hours per week over the previous year. (c) Be subject to the Employee having been employed by the facility or network for eighteen months immediately prior to the taking of leave. (d) Be available in a block or as single days to prepare for examinations or assessment or undertake such exams or assessment. (e) Be granted for studies which are related to the classification duties in the Nurses Award, relevant to advancement through the career structure and to employment at the establishment and would normally be undertaken in a tertiary or TAFE Institute or similar institution. For the avoidance of doubt this includes an Enrolled Nurse or Personal Care Worker undertaking degree or diploma studies in nursing.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 42 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 42.1 All full time Employees shall be entitled to four three (43) days paid study / examination / conference leave per annum for the purposes of attending courses, conferences and/or undertaking or preparing for examinations in a relevant course of study relevant to their work at the facility and is conducted by a recognised institution or training organisation. Part time Employees who work not less than four (4) shifts per fortnight shall be entitled to leave under this clause, on a pro rata basis. A ‘day’ of leave for the purposes of this clause is the shift length that the employee foregoes in order to undertake the training/CPD. 42.2 Leave entitlements pursuant to this clause shall not accumulate from year to year. 42.3 Study Leave shall be taken at a time that is mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. The Employer shall not unreasonably withhold approval for such leave. 42.4 Registered Nurses are entitled to a further three days of examination or assessment leave per year where they are undertaking studies relevant to their work and/or career progression. This leave may also be taken as professional development, study or conference leave. Enrolled Nurses and Personal Care Workers are also entitled to use this additional examination leave but only when they undertake assessment in a course that leads to registration as an Enrolled Nurse or Registered Nurse. The three days leave pursuant to this clause shall: (a) Not accumulate from year to year. (b) Be available to full and part time Employees who are employed to work on average for three shifts or 24 hours per week over the previous year. (c) Be subject to the Employee having been employed by the facility or network for eighteen months immediately prior to the taking of leave. (d) Be available in a block or as single days to prepare for examinations or assessment or undertake such exams or assessment. (e) Be granted for studies which are related to the classification duties in the Nurses Award, relevant to advancement through the career structure and to employment at the establishment and would normally be undertaken in a tertiary or TAFE Institute or similar institution. For the avoidance of doubt this includes an Enrolled Nurse or Personal Care Worker undertaking degree or diploma studies in nursing.