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CHAPTER THREE: 3180 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION CONCERNING FACULTY AND STAFF July 2011 3180
EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING PREAMBLE:
This section describes the university’s commitment
to professional development and learning opportunities for employees.
The organization, culture, and climate at the University of Idaho are enhanced
by employees who are innovative, knowledgeable, and engaged in life-long
learning through a system of professional development.
These opportunities lead to a positive, dynamic, adaptable, and vital
work climate in which employees share a passion for knowledge, innovation and
creativity while maintaining high academic and ethical standards.
For more information on Employee Professional Development
and Learning, visit
www.uidaho.edu/pdl.
A. Introduction.
The
University of Idaho is a dynamic learning community committed to high quality,
ongoing, and sustainable professional development opportunities for all
employees. The university encourages
employees to meet professional and personal goals through a comprehensive system
of flexible learning opportunities that build and increase knowledge and skills,
facilitate networking with colleagues, and support career advancement.
B-1.
Professional Development:
a learning process that expands the
capacity of an employee to advance in the responsibilities defined in his/her
position description and/or personal aspirations and aligns with the
university’s goals, enhancing an employee’s expertise and ability.
B-2. Self-directed:
chosen by the employee to enhance personal
skills, knowledge and abilities, or for career advancement.
Examples include: taking an unrelated class taken for personal interest,
attending a conference, obtaining additional training.
B-3.
University-directed:
work-related education and training required by the University in general, the
employee’s supervisor and/or the position description. Examples include:
performance management and supervisory skill development, teaching,
technical skills (such as grant writing, Banner training or software programs),
regulatory requirements (such as certification, legal compliance), and
university policy and procedure.
B-4.
Training, Workshop, or Conference Presentations:
development and dissemination of
material that conveys an employee’s expertise, experience and knowledge to
advance professional development at the University.
C.
General. The
focus and means of an employee’s professional development and learning
activities, University-directed or self-directed, shall be guided by university
and unit objectives and needs, available resources, and individual goals.
Supervisors/unit administrators shall encourage, foster and expect
participation in ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
Examples include: training, workshops, or conference presentations,
faculty sabbatical leave (FSH
3720) or staff professional leave (FSH
3710 P), university academic courses (FSH
3740), and other activities agreed upon.
C-1. Advance Approval.
Participation in professional development and
learning activity shall be discussed with the employee’s supervisor or unit
administrator and approved in advance.
C-2.
Supervisor Responsibilities.
Supervisors/unit administrators will support
professional development and learning for all employees. During the annual
review, professional development and
learning opportunities shall be discussed with the employee’s supervisor/unit
administrator in developing the goals for the upcoming year.
The types and reasonable hours for same will be agreed upon based off the
overall unit’s expectations and strategic plan.
C-3. Expenses.
Reimbursement for participation in professional
development and learning opportunities may be obtained from the unit (at the
unit’s discretion) or other appropriate university source, resources permitting,
and may include: travel, per diem,
living expenses, and registration fees.
D-1.
Professional
Development Time Reporting for Classified Employees.
a. Self-directed
professional development and learning outside regular work hours is not
considered time worked and is ineligible for compensatory time or overtime (see
FSH 3460). b.
University-directed professional development and learning is considered part of
the employees work time and as such is eligible for compensatory time or
overtime (see FSH 3460
and APM 70.04). D-2.
Alternative arrangements can be made
for external professional development and learning opportunities through
flextime and flexplace (see
FSH 3250).
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