W. Va. Code R. § 135-55-17 - Continuing Education and Professional Development
17.1. The Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
shall, as requested by organizations, assist with:
17.1.1. Analyzing and determining training
needs of organization employees and formulating and developing plans,
procedures and programs to meet specific training needs and problems.
17.1.2. Developing, constructing, maintaining
and revising training manuals and training aids or supervising development of
these materials by outside suppliers.
17.1.3. Planning, conducting, and
coordinating management inventories, appraisals, placement, counseling and
training.
17.1.4. Coordinating
participation by all employees in training programs developed internally or
provided by outside contractors.
17.1.5. Administering and analyzing an annual
training and development needs survey. The survey may coincide with the
completion of the annual performance review process.
17.2. The Council shall assist organization
human resources professionals in applying fair, accountable, credible,
transparent, and systematic principles to all human resources functions and
shall provide model training programs to organizations upon request for
assistance.
17.3. Funds allocated
or made available for employee continuing education and development may be used
to compensate and pay expenses for employees pursuing additional academic study
or training to better equip themselves for their duties.
17.4. Each higher education organization
shall establish and operate an employee continuing education and development
program under a rule promulgated by the governing board. Funds allocated or
made available for employee continuing education and development may be used to
compensate and pay expenses for any employees pursuing additional academic
study or training to equip themselves better for their duties.
17.5. The organizational rules shall
encourage continuing education and staff development and shall require that
employees be selected on a nonpartisan basis using fair and meaningful criteria
which afford all employees opportunities to enhance their skills and
productivity in the workforce of the organization.
17.6. The organizational rules may include
reasonable provisions for the continuation or return of any employee receiving
the benefits of the education or training, or for reimbursement by the state
for expenditures incurred on behalf of the employee.
17.7. Subject to legislative appropriation
therefor, the Council shall promote and facilitate additional, regular,
training and professional development for employees engaged in human
resources-related activities at all organizations or any appointees to
committees based on this rule. The training and professional development:
17.7.1. Shall be developed with emphasis on
distance learning, in consideration to limiting travel demands on employees;
and
17.7.2. Shall be in addition to
and may not supplant the training and professional development regularly
provided to any class of employees by each organization.
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