Professional Development Philosophy
All professional growth and development activities offered to staff enhance work related skills, increase knowledge, improve service delivery, meet the requirements of the comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) and are in keeping with OVR mission and values.
For complete details on the agency Professional Development Policy please refer to the resources at the right of this page.
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Conditions of Participation |
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Employees in active work status who work 100 or more per month are eligible for professional development assistance recognizing that first and foremost responsibility is to providing services to consumers. It is imperative that participation in a professional development program does not interfere with the mission of this office.
Employee's seeking permission for professional development training must have the requested training identified on their Career Development Plan (CDP) with appropriate signatures. The employee must complete a training approval form with required signatures from their frontline supervisor. The requested training must have a clear and direct relationship to the work of the agency and to the improvement of the employee's job effectiveness in his or her present position.
An employee may initiate the request for professional development or the supervisors may suggest to the employee that specific courses might help him or her perform job duties.
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