Sec. 16-36. On-the-job training, conferences, professional development.
(a) Maintaining and upgrading job skills. Each individual administrator, supervisor, and employee bears primary responsibility for maintaining individual knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the job, and for upgrading skills necessary to meet technological change or seek promotion. The Town will facilitate those efforts and provide training from time to time.
(b) On-the-job training (OJT). On-the-job training prepares an employee to perform the responsibilities required of his/her position. It allows the employee to learn his/her job duties, proper procedures, and expected performance levels.
(c) Training program evaluation. The Town may periodically examine current and proposed training programs in order to insure the program's relevance to both the individual employee and organizational training needs.
(d) Town employees may obtain training/schooling leave without loss of pay for the purpose of participating in training/schooling that will increase the knowledge and efficiency in their position with the municipality.
(1) If training/schooling is for one (1) day only with travel to and from on the same day, the hours over eight (8) will be considered when calculating overtime.
(e) If possible, any expenses involved in attending such training shall be paid for in advance.