115.00 TRAINING STAFF/DEVELOPMENT POLICY

To develop a plan to provide Cowley College employees continuing educational opportunities in the areas of personal development, career enhancement and technical training in order to improve customer service, the quality of work life and to benefit the whole person.

We believe every employee makes a significant contribution to the College. The College is committed to the following policy to ensure that all employees are provided with and informed about opportunities to develop skills, expand knowledge and increase proficiency to continually improve performance and personal growth.

.01 The training and development process for each employee begins with new-hire orientation and includes the work-related instructions provided by supervisors, co-workers and mentors. Thereafter, individual employees and their supervisor will share responsibility for keeping informed about opportunities to acquire new skills or knowledge.

.02 The College will provide ongoing training and development opportunities, both in-house and those sponsored by outside organizations, for all employees.

.03 Each full-time employee will develop a personal training plan in consultation with their supervisor on an annual basis. All full-time employees shall complete 16 clock hours of training and/or development activities each year. Funding provided by the College will require approval from the supervisor prior to enrollment in any course or training activity.

.04 Training and development opportunities will be equally provided to all full-time employees without regard to an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability or marital status.

Adopted July 20, 1998
Revised July 21, 2003