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Unionzied Development & Training Fund Guidelines

  Purpose of the Development and Training Fund is to provide our workforce with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skill base necessary to provide excellence in public service. This can be accomplished through:

Development: skills to focus on growth and potential for future application; and,

Training: skills required to better perform current job responsibilities.

The learning opportunity must support the growth of knowledge and skills beneficial to both the employee and employer. Only programs that will enhance development opportunities in the broader public sector will be considered for funding i.e. health, education or civil service. The training needs to be developmental with a fit to the public sector.

Guiding Principles:  
  • Priority may be given to first time applicants.
  • The committee reserves the right to withold new funding until the applicant has satisfied all responsibilities associated with previously funded learning opportunities.
  
   
Eligibility:  
  • Classified employees (Civil Service Act s.9) and temporary employees appointed through a Public Service Commission competition process and who are in good standing (applicants must be paying union dues) with the Union of Public Sector Employees bargaining unit and who work in Departments of Government, Liquor Control Commission, Auditor General’s Office, PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation and the Employment Development Agency. Casual and temporary employees appointed through the Public Service Commission must have one year of continuous service, pursuant to Article 1.06(a)(5), before they are eligible for funding.
  • The fund will provide a maximum of $2,500 per employee, per fiscal year.
 
Program Funding Criteria:

The learning opportunity must support the growth of knowledge and skills beneficial to both the employee and employer. Only programs that will enhance development opportunities in the broader public sector will be considered for funding i.e. health, education or civil service. The training needs to be developmental with a fit to the public sector.
 
Individual Development and Training Criteria:
The Development and Training Fund Selection Committee meets monthly to evaluate applications and make decisions. Each application is reviewed to ensure the applicant and learning opportunity are eligible for funding under the terms of the policy and that the application has been completed in full and is accompanied by the supporting material required.
  • Applications for funding must be submitted no earlier than 60 days prior to the commencement of the learning opportunity and no later than 60 days following the commencement of the learning opportunity within the current fiscal year.
  • Applications shall be submitted in excess of 60 days prior to the commencement of the learning opportunity only if an early bird registration is offered.
  • The start date of the learning opportunity must fall within the current fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
  • One hundred percent of the registration costs for the learning opportunity only (excluding fees, meals, course materials, books, salary, travel, accommodations, professional dues and membership fees) will be paid toward the cost of post-secondary learning opportunities taken at an accredited institution, including correspondence courses. Conferences, seminars, workshops, exams and/or short courses offered by organizations outside of government, are considered in this section.
  • Where time off, travel, or accommodations are required to attend the learning opportunity, the employee must obtain prior support from his or her department. Evidence of this support is required in the form of a supervisor's signature on the application form.
  • Applications must be accompanied by supporting material as described on the application form.
  • Proof of registration in the learning opportunity must be submitted with the application, where available.

Applicant Responsibilities:
  • Applicants must first apply to department training funds, where available. Confirmation of department funding must accompany each application.
  • Applicants must be paying union dues.
  • Applications for each learning opportunity must be submitted by second Tuesday of the month.
  • Invoices or receipts must be submitted no later than 60 days following the commencement of the learning opportunity.
  • Proof of completion must be submitted upon conclusion of the learning opportunity, where available.
  • Employees who receive funding and who do not complete the learning opportunity must reimburse the full cost of assistance.
  • Employees who receive funding and who choose to leave the provincial public service within six months of receiving funding under this policy must reimburse the full cost of assistance.
 

GROUP APPLICATIONS: The group application process is currently under review. Please contact Jennifer Bulger at 368-6175 to discuss any group applications.
 

PLEASE NOTE: All applications, invoices or receipts must be received by March 31st of the current fiscal year, without exception.
 

Completed applications must be returned to the PEI Public Service Commission, 105 Rochford Street, Shaw Building, 1st Floor, North Entrance. Any questions regarding the fund can be directed to the PEI Public Service Commission Fund Administrator at 368-6175.

 

 

 

 

Forms

Unionized Training and Development Fund Application Form

Application for UPSE Training and Development Fund

*Printable version of this form [172 KB PDF File]

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