Whats the difference between job-essential and career development?
“Job-Essential courses” provide required skills or specific knowledge for the employee’s current job. “Career development courses” are undertaken as part of a degree program leading to a HCC Associate Degree, HCC Certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, or an industry-approved professional certification. 2. If I am a non-exempt employee in Track II, Time-Off Option, how do I record the time I’m gone to class on my time log?\ Record the time as “EHEP.” Sign out when you leave and sign in when you return. The maximum time away from work under EHEP in any one week is three hours. Any additional time must be accounted for as lunch or leave, or the time must be made up. “EHEP time off” does not appear on the timekeeper’s roster and is not entered into the time entry system. 3. If my department pays the fees for my certification courses, can I also apply for reimbursement under EHEP? No. 4. Who determines if a course falls under the Job-Essential Track or the Degree Track? The
“Job-Essential courses” provide required skills or specific knowledge for the employee’s current job. “Career development courses” are undertaken as part of a degree program leading to a HCC Associate Degree, HCC Certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, or an industry-approved professional certification. 2. If I am a non-exempt employee in Track II, Time-Off Option, how do I record the time I’m gone to class? When you record your time in PS @ Your Service, use the time reporting code “EHP.” Sign out when you leave and sign in when you return. The maximum time away from work under EHEP in any one week is three hours. Any additional time must be accounted for as lunch or leave, or the time must be made up. 3. If my department pays the fees for my certification courses, can I also apply for reimbursement under EHEP? No. 4. Who determines if a course falls under the Job-Essential Track or the Degree Track? The employee’s supervisor and the employee together base their decisio
