Standards Applicable to the use of Career Development funds for tuition
    assistance are as follows:

    The tuition assistance program will be separate from existing contractually-
    obligated reimbursement programs.  

    The use of such funds will be limited to tuition costs, the costs of mandated
    books and the payment of course-related fees such as required lab fees.
    Career Development funds will not be used to pay for such things as
    monetary incentives, parking fees, non-required books, or subscriptions to
    periodicals. In addition, the use of Career Development funds for the
    purchase of such items as personal  computers, sets of tools, firearms or
    kits, engine analyzers, or any engine repair equipment, even if such
    equipment is associated with a given course, is prohibited. Neither may
    Career Development Program funds be used for equipment rental fees,
    such as aircraft, boat, welding, or scuba gear rental.

    Tuition assistance funds may be used for either degree-seeking or non-
    degree-seeking courses. However, classes or courses with the primary
    purpose of recreation or personal enjoyment, rather than career or
    educational development (e.g., Weight Watchers, golf, and martial arts),
    are not eligible for tuition assistance funding.

    There will be annual limits on the amount of funds available for tuition
    assistance and on the amount of tuition assistance that will be payable on
    behalf of a represented worker over a specified period of time. These
    annual limits will be:

  • Ten percent (10%) of each company's Career Development
    contribution, or twenty percent (20%) of a company's Career
    Development contribution providing the company is in compliance
    with all established Governing Board and Institute policies including
    the following:

  • An acceptable audit of expenditures
  • An adequate communications process between both Boards
    and the Local Joint Committees
  • A documented tuition assistance approval process at each
    LJC
  • A periodic report of expenditures from the LJCs
  • An approved plan for the development of customized courses

  • A total of $1,800.00 per year per eligible worker for credit or non-
    credit courses provided by schools listed in the current "Accredited
    Institutions of Post-Secondary Education" or by private
    occupational/vocational schools recognized by state boards of
    vocational education. For states without state boards of vocational
    education, and for other exceptions, the Institute for Career
    Development will make a determination as to the eligibility of a
    provider not included in the current "Accredited Institutions of Post-
    Secondary Education" to receive tuition assistance funds.

    The annual limit of $1,800.00 per eligible worker is not cumulative. Individuals
    may not carry forward unused portions of their tuition assistance for use in later
    years.

    With the exception of correspondence courses, tuition assistance funds will be
    payable to the institution at the commencement of a course.

    Efforts should be made to present courses at the work site in order to take
    advantage of any efficiencies associated with group rather than individual
    participation in these courses.

    Reimbursement will be provided in accordance with the afore mentioned
    standards for courses beginning after the effective date of the respective LJC's
    Career Development Program financing.

    If an employee receives tuition reimbursement from any other source, no
    duplication of payment will be made to that employee.
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