Common use of – SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING Clause in Contracts

– SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING. 20.01 The Employer and the Union recognize the importance of ongoing professional development of staff. 20.02 In recognition of the importance of nurses continuing professional development, the Employer will give special consideration to requests for special work arrangements to allow nurses to pursue educational opportunities. 20.03 It is expected that the following initial training for needed and required skills, the nurse will have the responsibility for maintaining on-going competence, by utilizing her skills in the workplace or attending in-service. Nurses shall maintain, at their own expense, a valid CPR Certificate. 20.04 When an employee is required by the Employer to attend any in-service program or e-learning within the Employer during her or his regularly scheduled working hours the employee shall suffer no loss of regular pay. 20.05 When a nurse is required by the Employer to attend a mandatory in-service, training or courses outside of her regularly scheduled working hours she shall attend and will be paid for time spent in attendance at such courses at her regular straight-time hourly rate of pay.