Professional Development Service Clause Samples

Professional Development Service. ‌ 11.2.1 Twenty (20) duty days of Professional Development Service with pay are available each fiscal year for continuing faculty employees with at least one- year continuous employment. Subject to operational requirements, five (5) duty days of Professional Development Service with pay are available each fiscal year for continuing support staff with at least one-year continuous employment. 11.2.2 Professional Development Service with pay, shall be granted by the Employer for the purpose of supporting and assisting employees to upgrade their knowledge and skills for continuing professional responsibilities; to improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of programs and services at NVIT, or for career advancement in the post-secondary system. 11.2.3 Each employee who has been granted Professional Development Service shall prepare a report of those activities and submit the report to the appropriate Senior Manager and the Joint Professional Development Committee. Employees will then be encouraged by the parties to share their experience in the spirit of shared learning and professional development. 11.2.4 The scheduling of Professional Development Service shall be mutually agreed to by the employee and the Employer subject to Article 22, Workload and Hours of Work. 11.2.5 Time taken to attend training or sessions at the request of the Employer shall not be considered as part of the annual Professional Development Service. 11.2.6 Employees, individuals, or groups, requesting professional development service time shall submit a written proposal to the appropriate Senior Manager at least one month prior to the commencement of such service. The proposal should set out how the time will be used to the advantage of the employee and to that of the Employer. The Senior Manager shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such leave requests.
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Related to Professional Development Service

  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members. (b) Information collected as part of this program shall be the sole property of the faculty member. This information or any judgments arising from this program shall not be used to determine non-renewal or termination of a faculty member's contract, suspension or dismissal of a faculty member, denial of advancement on the salary scale, nor affect any other administrative decisions pertaining to the promotion or employment status of the faculty member. (c) A joint advisory committee consisting of three regular faculty members who shall be elected by and are P.D. Committee Chairpersons and three administrators shall make recommendations for the operation, financing and management of the Professional Development Program.

  • Professional Development Fund Article 20

  • Professional Development Funds 23.1.1 Two Professional Development Funds, a Professional Development Support Fund and an Education Leave Fund, shall be established to support professional development activities as defined in 23.2. On April 1st of each year, the College will allocate an amount equal to no less than 0.9% of total faculty salary (exclusive of severance payments) to the Professional Development Support Fund, and an amount equal to no less than 0.6% of total faculty salary to the Educational Leave Fund. Any unused balances in these funds shall carry over to the next budget year. 23.1.2 The College agrees to provide the Association with the authority to administer the program on behalf of the College for those activities approved by the College in accordance with 23.2, 23.4 and 23.5. 23.1.3 Nothing in this Agreement prevents the College from funding professional development activities in addition to those activities supported through the Professional Development Funds (23.1.1) in accordance with the procedures described in this Article.

  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.