AN140088 – Credit Unions' Administrative and Clerical Officers' Award - State 2002

PART 9 - TRAINING AND RELATED MATTERS 

9.1 TRAINING PROGRAM

9.1.1 The parties to this Award recognise that in order to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the industry, a commitment to training and skills development is required. Accordingly, the parties commit themselves to:

(a) developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce;

(b) providing employees with career opportunities through appropriate training to acquire additional skills required by the employer;

(c) removing barriers to the utilisation of skills acquired.

9.1.2 Additional training

(a) Where an employee undertakes a course of training/retraining at the request of the employer, such training may be undertaken either on or off the job, and shall wherever possible, be conducted in the employer's time.

(b) The employee shall not suffer any loss of ordinary pay as a result of such training, and in addition, the employer shall pay for (or reimburse the employee for) the following costs associated with such training:

(i) prescribed course fees;

(ii) prescribed text book/materials;

(iii) additional travel costs incurred by the employee in undertaking such a course which exceed those normally incurred by the employee in travelling to and from work.

(c) Any dispute arising as a result of this clause shall be dealt with under clause 3.1 (Grievance and dispute settling procedure).