Regional Training Programs

Overview

Regional Training Programs are funded to address the myriad of needs as they arise in each Region. The Summary Plan Description enumerates the intent and type of training and educational programs and funding that the Trust might provide.

Types of Programs Funded

The Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust will provide Workforce development programs and services in the following areas:

Career Preparation Services and/or Course Prerequisites

Basic skills
Second language
Computer training
Technology training

Nurse Education

Support for participation in education and training leading to new nursing degrees, credentials and/or specialties
Courses to enhance skills of current nurses

Professional/Technical Education

Support for participation in education and training leading to new degrees, licenses and credentials in critical, high demand/hard-to-fill classifications and positions. Joint Regional Workforce Development Teams determine critical classifications through systematic WFP/D process which identifies classifications eligible for funding.

Customized Education and Training

Assistance to employees for obtaining new positions at KP including support and on-the-job paid training for those employees whose jobs have been eliminated. Redeployment assistance and programs available for employees to enhance and support the Employment and Income Security Agreement.

Program Criteria

In keeping with the purpose of the Trust the programs funded should meet as many of the following criteria as possible:

Support career and personal development
Lead to a license, certification or accreditation
Address organizational needs in critical positions and strategic staffing
Promote employment security or mitigate the effects of redeployment
Reduce extraordinary staffing costs, e.g. registry, overtime or turnover
The Trust has sufficient resources to fund the training program

Additional Provisions

The Trust does not pay for:

Backfill, benefits or overtime
Reimbursement for KP salary expenses, e.g. program management or instructors
Travel, food or lodging expenses

The Regions should utilize any available funds (i.e. tuition reimbursement, education leave, grant funding) before utilizing Trust funds.

Programs shall have regional management and local union support and, when possible, leverage best practices across regions.

Program participants must fall within these eligibility guidelines:

Must be a KP Union Coalition Employee
Completed probationary period
Be a regular, benefited full-time or part-time employee, typically working 20 hours or more per week