3.12 Lake Superior College encourages all employees to engage in life-long learning and career development. The following policy outlines the use of normal scheduled work hours for professional development and training purposes. If a supervisor requests that an employee enroll in a course to obtain job related skills, the employee may attend class on work time and be reimbursed for the tuition and materials of the course upon providing evidence of completion of the course requirements. If the course is scheduled during the employees work hours, the employee may request an adjustment to their work schedule.
Enrollment is limited to one course per quarter or semester.
Approval of a change in schedule is reviewed in light of the work load of the department, the impact on customers service and co-workers, and is not guaranteed. All such requests are approved at the discretion of the supervisor. If an employee is interest in enrolling in a specific course that is scheduled during work hours, approval for a schedule change must be obtained from the supervisor. Employees use the Request for Schedule Adjustment form to layout a suggested schedule change to accommodate the class time. All such arrangements need to be documented by the form, outlining the schedule and other temporary changes, and be signed by both parties for each quarter that schedule changes are requested.