Technical Professional Development Sample Clauses

The Technical Professional Development clause establishes requirements and opportunities for employees to enhance their technical skills and knowledge relevant to their roles. Typically, this clause outlines the types of training, certifications, or continuing education that may be provided or required, and may specify whether such development is mandatory or optional, as well as who bears the associated costs. Its core function is to ensure that staff remain current with industry standards and technological advancements, thereby maintaining organizational competitiveness and supporting employee growth.
Technical Professional Development. The Provider will provide an appropriate amount of technical professional development to participating school and district technology support personnel. While the number of technology staff vary from school to school, the Provider should assume that each participating school has at least one assigned staff member to provide technology support. The Department assumes that over the course of the Agreement, that the technology provided in the solution and those systems, protocols, and tools necessary to support the solution will change as new versions of software are released or as upgrades or refinements are introduced. As such, the Department expects the Provider to provide technical training throughout the term of the Agreement designed to enable school and district technology support personnel to provide end-user, just-in-time, support, to troubleshoot the solution as necessary to leverage the support the Provider’s solution, and to effectively manage the technical implementation challenges that are inherent in a large- scale implementation. The Bidder will describe the support and maintenance aspects of its solution in Section 11, Support and Maintenance. Professional development plans must include enough detail to be tangible and comprehensible to the evaluation team including proposed numbers of opportunities, proposed location(s), proposed format (in-person workshop, webinar, podcast, etc), recommended length, materials included, proposed topics, proposed instructor to participant ratios, qualifications of instructors, etc. The Bidder must separately and specifically address its first year program that will make available sufficient technical professional development prior to the start of school year 2013- 2014 to support the introduction of the Provider’s solution. Training times and opportunities should be convenient to the participating personnel, and school personnel should have multiple options to signup for opportunities. In general, while the Department cannot require attendance of technology support personnel at professional development opportunities, based on historical attendance, the Department expects DocuSign Envelope ID: 22B4BD01-58D9-4AB3-AC4F-AC67D3B96B81 DocuSign Envelope ID: 16287D28-3264-44F2-80BB-D4454384C31A DocuSign Envelope ID: 4CCD5CFA-F6B1-45E1-BC0F-C2E6C9AD484C DocuSign Envelope ID: B0369851-91DB-4C5C-AB37-4DDE5FED74CC that virtually all technology support personnel will attend opportunities provided during the normal school ...
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Technical Professional Development. Certified staff teaching a course via the Digital Dakota Network (DDN) shall receive a stipend of $1500 (2001) per semester for a class that is a part of the teacher’s regular teaching assignment. Certified staff teaching a course via the DDN shall receive a stipend of $1,000 per semester for a class that is in addition to the teacher’s regular teaching assignment. All tuition and or fees generated from DDN classes taught will become school district revenue. No DDN class outside of current school hours will be assigned without negotiations with MEA for compensation. (2000)
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  • 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.

  • Training and Professional Development 11.1 The Employer will develop and maintain an employee training and development plan and provide such plan to the Union upon request. Staff training is intended to provide an opportunity for classified staff employees for training sponsored by the University Training and Development and the UW Medical Centers Organizational Development and Training. Education/Professional Leave is intended to facilitate employee access to continuing education opportunities. Training and educational/professional leave may be used for the purpose of improving job performance, maintaining and increasing proficiency, preparing staff for greater responsibility, or increasing promotional opportunities within the framework of staff positions available at the University. 11.2 Any release time for training for employees accepted for such classes shall be in accordance with the Executive Order (currently No. 52) governing this matter. In the event that two or more employees request the same training period and supervision must limit the number of persons who may participate at one time due to work requirements, the selection will be made on a mutually agreeable basis within the department. 11.3 The training program is a proper subject for discussion by either departmental or University-wide Joint Union/Management Committees. 11.4 If the Employer requires an employee to receive training, reimbursement will be provided in accordance with the University travel rules. Employee attendance at Employer required training, either during or outside working hours, will be considered time worked and compensated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 11.5 Employee attendance at training not required by the Employer and not covered by Executive Order 52, either on approved leave from or outside of working hours, will be voluntary and not considered time worked.

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

  • Local Professional Development Committee A. There shall be a Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) to oversee, review, and approve individual professional development plans (IPDP) for course work, continuing education units and/or other equivalent activities. 1. The LPDC shall be responsible to recommend for the Superintendent’s approval, all in-service activities and workshops offered in the district during the school year for staff professional development. 2. Recommendations for District Workshops and In-Service activities should be submitted to the LPDC for approval and recommendation no later than the last school day of the year prior to the year it will be implemented. 3. The LPDC chair shall review and approve all “Professional Growth Reimbursement Application” forms. B. The LPDC shall consist of three (3) teachers appointed by the Association President and two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent. One of the Superintendent's appointees will be a Principal employed by the district. C. Appointments shall be for two (2) years with half of the committee members being appointed every other year. 1. Appointments shall be made on or before May 1. 2. The Appointments shall be made by each party outlined above, notifying the other of those appointed. 3. In the event of a vacancy, the committee members shall be replaced in accordance with "B." above. 4. The Association shall name a fourth teacher member and the Superintendent shall name a third administrative member to serve as alternates and attend trainings. These two (2) people shall act as substitutes when a committee member is absent. D. This committee shall meet monthly. 1. The committee may also be convened by the request of two sitting members. 2. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members. When administrative licenses/certificates are reviewed, two (2) sitting teacher members will abstain and the decision will be decided by three (3) members. 3. If the committee determines it is needed, they will be provided two (2) professional release days to meet during regular school hours. Substitutes will be provided for the committee members on these release days. 4. Committee members shall be provided an additional annual stipend of $1,000 for meetings beyond the normal work day or year. This stipend shall be paid in two (2) semi-annual payments. Any member who fails to serve the full year shall have the above compensation prorated on a monthly basis for each month served. 5. Decisions of the LPDC will be made by consensus of the committee members present. 6. The committee minutes shall be prepared and maintained in compliance with the laws governing the operation of committees of public bodies.

  • 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.