The
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20.2 IAM/Boeing Quality Through Training
Program.
20.2(a) Purpose. It is
the intent of the parties to develop and implement a wide variety of mutually
agreeable training, education, and learning programs and services as well as
support for other joint activities.
These activities will include efforts to ensure for
employees who are involved in High Performance Work Organizations (HPWO) as
directed by the National Governing Board; and (5) to enhance employee
workplace knowledge and skills (academic, employability, occupational and
technical).
20.2(b) IAM/Boeing Joint Programs National Governing
Board and Executive Directors.
General direction and guidance of the IAM/Boeing Quality Through
Training Program (QTTP) shall be the responsibility of the IAM/Boeing Joint
Programs National Governing Board (Governing Board) as described in the parties’
Letter of Understanding No. 26, entitled Administration of Joint Programs, and
the parties’ Letter of Understanding No. 18, entitled Expenditure of Funds
Under Article 16 and Article 20. The
Governing Board’s responsibilities also include determining the extent to which
funding should be expended on paid time training for employees who may be
impacted by technology changes and job combinations. Oversight of day-to-day
operations of QTTP and coordination of QTTP administrative staff activities, as
directed by the Governing Board, shall be the responsibility of the IAM/Boeing
Joint Programs Executive Directors as described in the parties’ Letter of
Understanding No. 26.
20.2(c) IAM / Boeing Quality Through
Training Program (QTTP) Administrative Staff. In support of the QTTP purpose
as outlined in Section 20.2(a), the staff will be responsible for developing,
recommending, and implementing training programs which may be site specific or
program wide. The IAM/Boeing Quality
Through Training Program (QTTP) Administrative Staff is described in the
parties’ Letter of Understanding No. 26, Sections C and D.
20.2(d)
Training Programs. QTTP, by working together with line
organizations, Union representatives, and subject matter experts, will identify
education, training and retraining needs to support IAM bargaining unit
employees. QTTP will design, develop and
implement training, education and learning strategies to support those needs by
working closely with the appropriate organizations both within and outside the
Company. Program activities may include:
(1) identifying areas of skills which will be required by the Company in the
future and develop courses to provide those skills; (2) establishing education
and training programs so that participants can become aware of growth opportunities,
identify their career/personal development goals and create action plans to
reach those goals; (3) developing criteria for selecting candidates for
training; (4) establishing criteria to determine successful completion of the
courses; (5) developing a system to record successful completion for future
consideration. The recommended training
programs will be developed, to the extent feasible, to be compatible with the
Company’s existing training programs. In
order to accomplish these activities the QTTP staff will: (1) make decisions regarding training
delivery systems/processes (e.g., technical schools, community colleges, home
study programs, in-plant skill centers, Employee Development Resource Centers,
etc.); (2) evaluate the effectiveness of such training programs and courses and
the delivery systems utilized; (3) develop communication programs to inform
active and laid-off employees about the availability and purpose of the
training programs and encourage employees to participate in and successfully
complete the available training; and (4) investigate the availability of state
and federal funds which could be used to augment training, placement,
relocation and support services for active and laid-off workers. In addition to developing training programs
for laid-off employees to enable them to become better qualified for employment
by the Company, the staff also will consider special programs to assist
laid-off employees in career advising and job placement for non-Boeing jobs.
20.2(e) Apprenticeship. As
approved by the National Governing Board, QTTP will support Apprenticeship
programs. IAM/Boeing Apprenticeship
programs in
20.2(f) Expenditure of Funds. The
Company will provide the necessary funds in support of the IAM/Boeing Quality
Through Training Program’s activities which may include tuition, facilities,
staff administration, communications, equipment, materials, on-hour training
and such other expenses as may be agreed to by the Governing Board. The details of such funding are described in
the parties’ Letter of Understanding No. 18, entitled Expenditure of Funds
Under Article 16 and Article 20.
20.2(g) Disputes. Disputes concerning QTTP or its
operation or the selection of candidates may be referred by the Joint Programs Executive
Directors to the Governing Board for final resolution. No matter involving QTTP will be subject to
the grievance and arbitration procedure of Article 19 of this Agreement.
The payment of tuition/fees (to the extent such
payment is not available from a governmental agency) will be provided for an
employee who voluntarily participates in a course or training program approved
by QTTP.
20.3(a) Participation
under the provision of this Section 20.3 shall be subject to the following:
20.3(a)(1) Application
for such participation shall be made on forms provided by QTTP or the Company
and shall be in accordance with applicable guidelines.
20.3(a)(2) Reimbursement shall under no circumstance be
considered as compensation to the employee or as part of wage or wages by the
Company, except as required by law.
20.3(a)(3) Employees
eligible for educational funding from a government agency must apply for and
utilize those resources prior to being eligible for funding under Education
Assistance.