Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-41 - Compensation › Section 3337-41-129 - Professional development for administrators

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Overview
(1) Ohio university values the individuals in
			 its community. It encourages and supports programs that enrich their lives and
			 improve their knowledge and skills. Professional development provides
			 opportunities for administrators and classified employees to better serve the
			 educational process, the academic community, and thus the institution as a
			 whole, by increasing staff effectiveness through on-going training and
			 development for a current assignment as well as preparing for future career
			 growth at Ohio university. Supervisors are encouraged to support professional
			 development for their employees whenever possible.
(2) Professional development is the
			 organized, formal, and systematic efforts of Ohio university to provide and
			 promote education and training for its administrative
			  employees.
			 Bargaining unit employees covered under a collective
			 bargaining agreement should refer to their current contract for specifics of
			 participation.
(3)
			 Professional development includes:
(a)
			 In-service training programs, conferences, and seminars to enhance job or
			 career related knowledge and skills.
(b) Creating and/or delivering
			 university-
										sponsored learning experiences for the benefit of
			 other employees when this is not part of an employee's typical job
			 responsibilities.
(c) Courses
			 offered for credit by Ohio university, or through reciprocity agreement with
			 Hocking college, as outlined in policy 40.015, educational benefits for Ohio
			 university employees.
(4) Enhancing job-related knowledge, skills,
			 and abilities is vital to the individual's and the university's continued
			 success. Supervisors are expected to support and encourage the career
			 development and performance effectiveness of employees.
(5) Typically, every effort should be made by
			 the supervisor to allow staff members up to a total of ten per cent release
			 time from the job for any combination of professional development opportunities
			 including: participating in job or carreer-related development programs or
			 activities, providing university-sponsored learning experiences to other staff,
			 and/or taking college courses as outlined in policy 40.015, Educational
			 benefits for Ohio university employees.
(6) Participation in professional development
			 activities should not negatively impact departmental operations, employee
			 performance, or an employee's ability to meet deadlines or
			 commitments.
(7) Non-exempt
			 employees participating in university-sponsored development activities should
			 do so during normal working hours with supervisor approval and coordination.
			 Participation in university-sponsored development activities that take place
			 during normal work hours and are directly related to successful performance of
			 an employee's current job counts as hours worked for overtime purposes. Time
			 spent in professional development opportunities that are not directly
			 job-related may still count as hours worked if it occurs during normal work
			 hours. It is the supervisor's responsibility to support professional
			 development by reviewing and approving reasonable requests that fall within the
			 ten percent release time guideline and can be managed within the department's
			 overtime guidelines.