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French Language Training Policy

PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to provide information about French language training funded through the French Language Training Program. 

This policy applies to classified and casual employees of the P.E.I. Government, including employees of the PEI health sector.

The French Language Training Program offers learning opportunities for bilingual and unilingual employees. 

The primary goal is to maintain and improve the quality of French used to deliver services to the public as required under the French Language Services Act. The secondary goal is to offer development opportunities for all government employees wishing to learn some French. 

Courses sponsored by the French Language Training Program are free of charge to employees and their departments. Employees and their managers may also decide to look to Development Funds to cover the cost of French language training not covered through the French Language Training Program. 

Supervisor approval is required for courses offered on employee work time.

Supervisor approval is not required for courses offered on employee personal time. 

Managers are invited to consult the French Language Training Coordinator for advice in meeting the specific training needs of bilingual employees.

Supervisors and managers may refer to the French Language Training Priority Levels listed below, as a guide to deciding when to grant government time for attendance on courses. 

                                French Language Training Priority Levels

  
For Provincial Government Employees

In order to help agencies and departments assess their training needs, priority levels for French language training have been established, as follows:

An employee whose position is designated bilingual,

An employee whose position is within a division that supports and complements an existing bilingual position,

OR

A manager whose division has designated bilingual positions,

An employee whose position, although not related to a bilingual position as above, might be called upon from time to time to serve the public in French,

An employee who wishes to receive French language training for career purposes within the Prince Edward Island Government.