 CContent: Professional DevelopmentAgreement: Facility and Community Agreements 2001-2003
Date: October 2001
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Professional Development
• Three paid days for professional development
• Twenty-three hours a year for in-services
• Up to five days leave, without loss of pay, for attendance requirements in a degree program
Three days for Professional Development (Article 35)
Three paid days for education or professional development must made available “upon request”. The days are available to all Employees, full-time, part-time or casual. Professional development days are not “banked” from year to year. Employees must apply in advance in writing. Nurses may also be paid costs including transportation, registration, subsistence or other expenses, if the Employer approves them. A travel expense provision, Article 35.05, makes it mandatory for Employers to pay travel and expenses for staff to attend compulsory educational activities.
Twenty-three hours a year for in-services
The Employer must provide annual compulsory, paid time, in-services on: CPR, Anaphylaxis, Fire, Evacuation and Disaster Procedures, as well as Proper Lifting and Prevention of Back Injuries. In addition to these compulsory in-services, Employees must have the opportunity to attend at least 23 paid hours of in-service education provided by your employer each year.Home study time also paid! For any compulsory education, the Employer must pay all fee and material costs, an Employee’s course time and home study time if it occurs. Nurses have been paid 20 hours and more of home study time, in addition to course time.
Up to five days leave for study towards a degree (Article 22.05)
Employees must be granted up to five days leave without loss of pay (e.g. no pay for education on a scheduled day of rest) for attendance requirements in a university or college course as part of a degree relevant to nursing practice. Employees must inform the Employer in writing of the days they need for their educational program requirements.
Article 35, 22.05
Facility & Community Agreements*
*Other UNA Agreements often have different provisions. Check your Agreement or with your Local for details.
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