AN140196 – Off-Shore Island Resorts Award - State 2005
9.2.1 The parties to this Award will co-operate in ensuring that appropriate training and cross skilling is available for all employees and that such training will be provided at the expense of the employer. The parties also agree to co-operate in encouraging employees to avail themselves of the benefits of such paid training.
(a) Accordingly, the parties commit themselves to:
(i) developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce;
(ii) providing employees with career opportunities through appropriate training to acquire additional skills; and
(iii) removing barriers to the utilisation of skills acquired.
9.2.2 The parties to this Award shall develop appropriate training programmes to facilitate skill enhancement based on the following procedures:
(a) training shall comply with the criteria and guide lines established by the parties;
(b) subject to clause 9.2.3 all employees shall have access to training and no barriers shall be placed employees accessing such training - and that such training is relevant to the employee's position or career path in obvious progression;
(c) training may be undertaken either on or off the job, provided that where the training is undertaken during ordinary hours, the employee shall not suffer any loss of pay;
(d) where off the job training is required by an employer an employee attending such training programmes shall be entitled to paid training leave.
9.2.3 The parties commit themselves to the provision of such training both via internal, on-the-job training and through external training providers as is regarded by the employer as appropriate.
