SECTION V - TRAINING COURSES AND ADVANCEMENT

1. General Policy

It is the policy of the University to assist regular employees in furthering their educationand improving their work-related skills.

2. University Courses
Regular full-time employees may take one six credit University course, or equivalent, eachyear, either as an officially registered student for credit or as an auditor, with permission fromthe head of their department. Time away from work does not normally have to be made up.For remission of fees see part 6 of this section.

If a regular full-time employee wishes to take a second course in the same year and the head ofthe department and Human Resources agree that the second course is directly related to themember's present duties or would prepare the member for upgrading or promotion to aparticular University position in the foreseeable future, permission may be granted and timeaway from work will not normally have to be made up.

Where it is NOT agreed that this second course meets these requirements, permission maystill be granted but time away from work will have to be made up.

3. Seminars and Workshops Held on the Campus

Seminars, workshops, and demonstrations are arranged from time-to-time on subjects ofinterest. The Association is involved in both the selection of topics for such seminars, andthe planning of specific seminars, if the seminars are intended for secretaries, clerks,or technicians.

4. Seminars and Workshops Held Off Campus

From time-to-time employees may be given permission by the supervisor to attend workshopsand seminars held at other places. Furthermore, if the seminar will improve the employee'sability to do his or her work, or otherwise will be of benefit to the University, and, if funds areavailable, the cost of attending the seminar or workshop may be subsidized in whole or in part.

5. Fee Discounts

The fee discount policy for University courses taken at Mount Allison was establishedby resolution of the Board of Regents and is subject to change. The discount, which mustbe applied for annually and in writing, covers credit courses only. At the time ofprinting, the resolution was as follows.

A) Full remission of tuition fees will be granted for full-time employees on regular employment,their spouses, and dependent children.

B) Such employees will qualify for remission of fees after two years' full-time employment, andany fee covered by the terms of this policy will then be remitted retroactively, to the date offirst appointment, at the rate which was then in effect.

C) It is understood that dependent children are those who are and remain dependent up to amaximum of 25 years of age.

D) The remission of fees will apply for both full-time and part-time students for that number ofcourses normally required in the acquisition of a bachelors degree.

E) The fee remission will be available to dependents even if the employee becomes retired,deceased, or permanently disabled while an employee of the University.

F) Nothing in this policy prohibits the University from making separate arrangements withregard to the policy on remission of fees with persons on a less than two year appointment.

This is a taxable benefit and the value of the remission, including the value associated with aspouse or dependent child, will be included on an employee's T4 slip. If a person ceases to be anemployee, a spouse, or a dependent child during a term, the value of the discount will beprorated.

Receipts for tuition fees are sent to the student by Financial Services.In addition:

1. When an employee asks for and receives permission to take courses during the first twoyears of his/her employment, no tuition fees will have to be paid during the term ofthe employment even if his/her employment terminates before the end of two years.

2. Regular employees, who work part-time, will receive the full remission of fees forone course each year provided that course is taken by the employee. An employee willreceive a prorated remission of tuition fees for other courses taken by the employee,his/her spouse, or his/her dependent children.

3. Temporary employees, but not including grant employees, will receive the full remissionof tuition fees for one course each year provided that course is taken by the employee.The employee will receive no other benefits of this policy unless specific provision is madefor additional benefits at the time of appointment.

4. (i) If an employee, with less than five years of seniority, is granted a leave of absencefor one year to become a full-time student, this policy will apply to one course takenby the employee. The policy will continue to apply in full to the employee's spouseand dependent children.

(ii) If an employee, with five or more years of seniority, is granted a leave of absencefor one year to become a full-time student, this policy will apply to up to five fullcourses (30 credit hours) if they are successfully completed. The policy willcontinue to apply in full to the employee's spouse and dependent children.

(iii) If an employee is granted a subsequent leave of absence to become a full-timestudent, the fee discount policy will no longer apply to the employee, the spouse,or the dependent children during the leave of absence.