Richard,

I can see if any compensation took place at the time of hiring that the
company may require a commitment in return (employment contract). However,
usually the training recieved is a benefit to both the employee and
employer. I find it rather shocking that employeer would look at this as
more than proper compensation for a profesional staff..

I remember when I worked for a college, the fact that I could get a certain
number of credit hours free each semester offset the fact that the college
didn't pay as well as other employers. It kept me there longer and made me a
better employee.

Currently I have never worked for a place that required this kind of
committment unless they actively (time off work and paid tuition) trained
the individual and a degree was involved. Deffinitly not for CBT or even
paid classes/seminars.

I'm wondering, is the job market so competitive that they feel they can do
this?

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From: Richard.Gambrell
To: HP3000-L
Subject: OFF TOPIC: employee training policy ques
Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 5:42PM

Fellow listers,
  Please forgive the off topic request, but I'm sure this group would
have some good advice and examples.

  We're developing a policy on employees reimbursing the University for
training costs if they leave before some period of time (like 2 years).
The training costs being considered include off site classes and CBT
modules used in the office.

  We're wondering what kinds of policies are in place other places,
Universities, Corporate, or Government.  Please reply directly to me to
save the list from more abuse. For those interested I'll send a summary,
just let me know.

Richard Gambrell
Manager of Applications, Xavier U. of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
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