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MnSCU-UTCE Master Agreement 1997-1999
ARTICLE 13
Customized Training
Section 1. Definition. Customized training is defined as:
(1.) All hour-based instruction not offered for or directly transferable to college credit; or
(2.) College credit courses offered under contract to a specific customer
Section 2. Customized Training Faculty.
Subd. 1. Status. Customized training faculty will be hired so long as they do not exceed 1000 hours of work in a fiscal year.
Subd. 2. Seniority. Customized training faculty cannot become permanent faculty or accrue seniority as provided in Article 27. A Customized training faculty assignment terminates at the end of the stated period and carries no implication of further employment.
Subd. 3. Limits. Bargaining unit members cannot assert seniority rights to customized training work.
Section 3. Special Considerations for Staffing Customized Training Courses.
Subd. 1. Customized Training Courses Subject to Special Considerations for Staffing. Only college courses for two (2) or more credits offered under a contract with a customer shall be subject to special considerations for staffing.
Subd. 2. Faculty Eligible for Special Considerations for Staffing Customized Training. Only qualified faculty members on layoff from or working less than 1.0 FTE at that College have special considerations for staffing customized training.
For purposes of this section, an "eligible" faculty member is defined as a faculty member who has recent relevant work experience or expertise in the specific content area to be covered in the customized training.
Subd. 3. Procedures for Special Considerations for Staffing Customized Training.
(a.) Posting: The College will post available customized training courses for three (3) working days.
(b.) Faculty Expression of Interest: Eligible faculty members shall have three (3) working days from the initial date of posting to express in writing to the College designee their interest in teaching the course.
(c.) Right to Interview: The most senior faculty member who is eligible according to Subd. 2 and who submits a timely written expression of interest in teaching the course shall have the opportunity to make a presentation to the customer (i.e. to be interviewed). The customer or its designee has the right to make the final decision about who shall teach the course and is not required to accept the interviewee. An exception to the right to interview will exist if the customer requests a specific instructor.