New Local 34 Training Initiative

The Joint Training Advisory Committee, which was established during the 2002 contract negotiations, recently announced implementation of the thirty (30) hour, release-time training initiative for clerical and technical (C&T) staff.  This contractual program is described in Article XXXIII.4 of the Agreement:

“Each full-time Staff Member shall receive upon request a guarantee of... effective July 1, 2004 no less than 30 hours of release time per year for skill-based training applicable to the Staff Member’s job family or closely related job family at no cost tothe Employee for such Yale or Yale-sponsored training. Less than full-time Staff Members shall receive a pro-rated benefit equal to regular work hours divided by 37.5. Release for such training on a given date or dates is subject to reasonable operational needs.”

How to Enroll
Staff members should consult their supervisors before enrolling, and supervisors should review and approve training requests prior to enrollment. To enroll in a course please complete the course registration process found at www.yale.edu/learningcenter or call 432-5660 for more information.  Please provide a copy of your electronic enrollment confirmation to your supervisor upon receipt from the Learning Center. The Learning Center policy includes charging a no-show fee of $50.00 to the department if cancellation notification is not received within forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of the training.

Effective immediately, departments will no longer incur a direct charge for Yale or Yale-sponsored training hosted through the Learning Center.  This will allow C&T staff to attend valuable training that may enhance existing skill sets.

How to Monitor the Training Process
Departments will be responsible for tracking the training time for each staff member. In order to monitor the training, the Learning Center has a transcript and certificate function which will allow you to monitor your employees educational record.  You may view your staff's transcripts, generate a certificate, and/or view future offerings for which your staff person is scheduled.  The educational record will display the approved Local 34 training course(s) related to the Local 34 contractual language for Training Release Time.  Additionally, you can view your own transcript as well.  

When you would like to review a transcript, go directly to the Learning Center at www.yale.edu/learningcenter chose transcripts and certificates.

Please direct all questions to deborah.stanley-mcaulay@yale.edu or call 436-4072

Where to Find List of Training Courses
For a list of currently approved skill-based training courses available at the Learning Center, click here: http://learn.med.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/courseslist.asp.

Shortly, the Joint Training Advisory Committee will be surveying various managers and C&T staff to assess training needs.  They anticipate adding additional skill-based courses to the curriculum and look forward to your input.

Whom to Call with Questions
Should you have any questions regarding this initiative please contact one of the following Committee members: 

Mary-Jo Mark, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Finance (maryjo.mark@yale.edu)

Sirlester Parker, Research Assistant, Pharmacology (sirlester.parker@yale.edu)

Michele Schena, Director of HR, Art Gallery (michele.schena@yale.edu)

Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Director of Learning, Human Resources (deborah.stanley-mcaulay@yale.edu).