Section 44.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Career-related training and educational activities" means those activities which are necessary for:

(a) The employee to progress through a classification series related to the employee's current position; or

(b) The employee to advance to another position within a career path.

(2)  "Employee development and training program" means the aggregate policies, procedures and activities that are designed and established to meet the training and development needs of employees.

(3)  "Employee development and training plan" means the procedures and course of action established to implement an employee development and training program.

(4)  "Formal training" means instructor-led structured training.

(5)  "Job-related training and educational activities" means those developmental activities to which the agency assigns an employee to:

(a) Develop, improve or update skills or knowledge which the agency determines an employee needs to perform the duties of the employee's current position;

(b) Meet performance standards in a trainee, intern, understudy, apprentice, or specially funded employee development program; or

(c) Complete activities designed to broaden the employee's experience while accomplishing the work of the agency.

(6)  "New supervisor" means an employee appointed to a position with supervisory or managerial responsibilities as defined in s. 111.81 (19) and (20) , Stats., who has not previously attained permanent status in a supervisory or managerial position in the classified service.

(7)  "Personal development training and educational activities" means those activities which an employee chooses to undertake to gain skills, knowledge or experience for self-improvement and which are not directly related to the employee's current position or recognized by the agency as career-related.

(8)  "Supervisory development program" means a formal, structured program designed to provide supervisors and managers with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to perform effectively in supervisory or managerial positions.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1984, No. 338 , eff. 3-1-84; renum. (2) to (6) to be (4) to (8), cr. (2) and (3), Register, May, 1988, No. 389 , eff. 6-1-88.