New Search
I <br />• ~ <br />t <br />f <br />RELATED CITY PaLICIES - APPM <br />This section ~co~tains the general guidelines~from the City of Eugene Adr~i~nistrative Policies and Procedures <br />Manual tAPPM} The Executive Director provides approval for educational aid. Funding level will be <br />determined by benefit to the.City, relationship of the course to the employee's current duties or formal E . <br />career development plan and the~~availability of funds. <br />'~~a~~~~g, ~~~cat~an, ~a~~ ~e~e~ap~e~t ~ ` r 4 <br />5 <br />The City encourages professional training, education, and development opportunities far emplvy~s <br />with the objective of improving City services.. The types of ~pportgnities available are educational arid, <br />in-house trainin ro ram t-for nizati n trainin and rofessional membershi s. gp g s,au o ga o g, p p <br />E~c~tia~n~~ ~~d <br />E Following are guidelines managers should fallow when deciding to approve requQSts for financial <br />assistance to an employee who completes academic, vocational, or adult education courses to acquire <br />additional skills and knowledge directly related to their current job and/or assist them to advance or <br />transfer to another position within the organization. <br />Departments are primarily responsible for the administratign of educational funds. Each department <br />should set aside funds to be used for educational a'rd wifhin their travel and training budget. A form is <br />' required showing department approval ,prior to enrollment. Upon completion. of the course work, a <br />copy of the farm and any documentation will be submitted to Human Resources for inclusion in the <br />~emplvyee's persannel~~file. ~ ~ . <br />The City may make the following options available to employees at the department's discretion: flex- <br />. time and shift changes; attendance during on-duty time; leave without pay; reduced working hours. . . <br />Em to ees~should reco nine That ma'or~disru tions in the work lace ma reclud~e the use of.these p Y g 1 p p Yp <br />options.. F~~SA provisions need~to be applied to FLSA covered employees. <br />. ~ . <br />Eli ibilit ~ , . <br />, <br />The City will reimburse tuition costs, of full and part-time ,regular employees who are off initial probation . <br />and have successfully completed one year of service with the City. At the City's initiation, ~an employee <br />with less than one year's service whether on probation ar not} may get ~uition~ reim'bursement.if it is <br />nhanra.thair cki ---.~--~e--te-~-n~~aed~hat-#~e ~ : ~a-~c~u~~e-t~-e ~.~ls~-.~e#.v.~e-e~a~ga.mth~e:..co~.u~.~e,-~l~e <br />e~mpivyee must have the approval of their immediate s~upe.nrisor and the Department Executive on the <br />"Request far Educational Aid" form obtained from Human Resources}. No applications for educatiana! <br />assistance will be accepted after~classes for~the course have started. <br />. . <br />Course Credit limitations ~ ~ . <br />. An em~plo~yee may apply for reimbursement far up to two classes per~term/quarter for undergraduate <br />work or o.ne class of graduate levelwork per erm~quarter: ~ ~ . <br /> <br />~ ~ ~ Page ~ of ~ . <br />- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />