IUPUI: Human Resources Policies

Staff covered by this policy	This policy applies to all appointed SM staff represented by AFSCME, Local 1477.
Purpose	The university supports staff development and continuous learning opportunities for all employees. The staff member and the department should jointly identify the basic training requirements for the current job. Once these basic training needs are met, the staff member and department should identify professional development opportunities which augment the current job and/or prepare the staff member for advancement opportunities.
Training provisions	Resources Staff are encouraged to cultivate their job skills through continuous learning. Examples include training offered by Human Resources Administration, in-service classes, and other course offerings on and off campus. Attendance The immediate supervisor must approve attendance at training and development programs that occur during normal work hours. Staff who take time away from the job to attend approved job-related training programs do not have to charge the time to accrued paid-time-off benefits. Managers and supervisors are urged to grant release time for class attendance and not withhold permission unreasonably; however, it must remain their responsibility to manage the workflow and accomplish the mission of their individual units.
University class attendance	Staff who wish to enroll in university classes can usually do so by enrolling in sessions held outside the workday. For classes held during work hours, supervisory approval must be obtained in advance.
	Mandatory university class attendance Supervisors may require employees to enroll in certain university classes to acquire needed job-related training. In this event, the employee does not have to make up or cover the time with paid-time-off benefits. If such class attendance causes the employee to go into overtime, the employee will be compensated according to Policy 4.3, Overtime for Biweekly Staff.
Coverage of time away from the job to attend university classes	Voluntary university class attendance Time voluntarily attending university classes is not counted as time worked. To attend a university class during work hours, biweekly staff must do one of the following: Charge the time to accrued compensatory time or accrued paid-time-off benefits. Make up the hours missed (as scheduled by the supervisor) on an hour-for-hour basis within the same workweek. Submit the missed work time to Payroll as absent without pay and without benefit accruals.
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