Common use of Mandatory Continuing Education Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Continuing Education. ‌ Management recognizes the importance of continued education for employees in this Unit and will give reasonable consideration to employee requests for participation in available work-related educational programs, seminars, professional conferences and professional meetings, on county time. Management will distribute as equitably as possible among all employees in the same job assignment paid County time to attend conferences, workshops, seminars, or symposiums, when and if Management provides paid County time to any employees in such job assignment. The parties agree jointly to recommend to the County’s Board of Supervisors for adoption and implementation through amendment to applicable provisions of said Ordinance, that in addition to all provisions of the Los Angeles County Code, any person employed in a full-time permanent position of Mental Health Clinical Supervisor (Item No. 9038), Assistant Chief, Psychiatric Social Work (Item No. 9041), Head Psychiatric Social Worker (Item No. 9040), Clinical Social Work Supervisor I (Item No. 9014), and Clinical Social Work Supervisor II (Item No. 9015) may, subject to departmental staffing consideration, during the term of this contract, be allowed time off from work at regular pay for twenty- four (24) hours per year throughout the term of this contract to attend mandatory continuing education, licensure or recertification programs. It is agreed that twelve (12) hours of the twenty-four (24) hours per year may include pre- approved home study courses to fulfill mandatory continuing education requirements for licensure. Additionally, if the needs of the service are not negatively impacted, the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Health Services shall make every effort to adjust the employee's schedule for that workweek to include attendance at approved continuing education programs when such training falls on a Saturday and/or Sunday, or regular day off or at a time that is outside of regular work hours. Notwithstanding the above provisions and pursuant to Civil Service Rules where paid leave time is not available to all employees desiring to attend a work-related program, subject to departmental criteria, the employee may (a) use accrued leave time or (b) use up to two days of leave without pay per year for such attendance. In all instances, provisions of this Article will be subject to departmental staffing considerations.

Mandatory Continuing Education. ‌ Management recognizes the importance of continued education for employees in this Unit and will give reasonable consideration to employee requests for participation in available work-related educational programs, seminars, professional conferences and professional meetings, on county County time. Management will distribute as equitably as possible among all employees in the same job assignment paid County time to attend conferences, workshops, seminars, or symposiums, when and if Management provides paid County time to any employees in such job assignment. Training requests shall not be denied on the basis of performance issues. The parties agree jointly to recommend to the County’s 's Board of Supervisors for adoption and implementation through amendment to applicable provisions of said Ordinance, that in addition to all provisions of the Los Angeles County Code, any person employed in a full-time permanent position of Mental Health Clinical Supervisor (Item No. 9038), Assistant Chief, Psychiatric Social Work (Item No. 9041), Head Psychiatric Social Worker (Item No. 9040), Clinical Social Work Supervisor Clinician I (Item No. 90149029), and Clinical Social Work Supervisor Mental Health Clinician II (Item No. 90159030), Psychiatric Social Worker I (Item No. 9034), Psychiatric Social Worker II (Item 9035), or Psychiatric Social Work Consultant (Item No. 9037) may, subject to departmental staffing consideration, during the term of this contract, be allowed time off from work at regular pay for twenty- twenty-four (24) hours per year throughout the term of this contract to attend mandatory continuing education, licensure or recertification programs. It is agreed that twelve sixteen (1216) hours of the twenty-four (24) hours per year may include pre- pre-approved home study courses to fulfill mandatory continuing education requirements for licensure. Additionally, if the needs of the service are not negatively impacted, the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Health Services shall make every effort to adjust the employee's schedule for that workweek to include attendance at approved continuing education programs when such training falls on a Saturday and/or Sunday, or regular day off or at a time that is outside of regular work hours. Notwithstanding the above provisions and pursuant to Civil Service Rules where paid leave time is not available to all employees desiring to attend a work-related program, subject to departmental criteria, the employee may (a) use accrued leave time or (b) use up to two days of leave without pay per year for such attendance. In all instances, provisions of this Article will be subject to departmental staffing considerations.