Subd. 1. Status.

Customized training faculty will be hired so long as they do not exceed 800 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.

Subd. 1. Customized Training Courses Subject to Interview Rights for Staffing.

Only college courses for two (2) or more credits offered under a contract with a customer shall be subject to interview rights for staffing.

Subd. 2. Faculty Eligible for Right to Interview for Staffing Customized Training.

Only qualified faculty members on layoff from or working less than 1.0 FTE at that College have the right to interview 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 Right to Interview for Staffing Customized Training.

1. Posting: The College will date and post on the official UTCE bulletin board available customized training courses for five (5) working days.
2. Notification: The college will notify all Chapter presidents within a college of available customized training courses at the time of posting.
3. Faculty Expression of Interest: Eligible faculty members shall have five (5) working days from the initial date of posting to express in writing to the College designee their interest in teaching the course.
4. 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.