Administrative Rules

Value Statement 

ACC believes strongly in the importance of continued professional growth of its employees through professional development activities to better serve our dynamic community.  The College is committed to supporting the professional and/or educational needs of the employee through a variety of activities that are broad based in content, accessible, and flexible.

Definition of Professional Development

Professional Development is the continuous process of acquiring new knowledge and skills that relate to one’s profession, job responsibilities, or work environment, and play a key role in maintaining trained, informed and motivated employees regardless of job classification.

Requirement

All full-time staffing table employees will participate in 12 hours of professional development during an academic year.   

1.     Staffing table employees employed less than full-time will participate in a percentage of hours based on their FTE equivalent.  An FTE of 0.5 will participate in 6 hours. An FTE of 0.75 will participate in 9 hours.

2.     Adjunct faculty will participate in 4 hours of professional development.

3.     Additional professional development hours above the minimum may be required of an individual employee based on a performance improvement plan.

4.     Professional development activities will be proposed by the employee as part of their personal professional development plan and approved by the employee’s immediate supervisor or the faculty member’s Department Chair.

5.     Twenty-five percent of the hours above the minimum requirement may be “banked” for one year with the approval of the supervisor.

6.     The Professional Development Committee will recommend implementation procedures to the Academic and Campus Affairs Council.

7.     The Professional Development Office is responsible for coordinating professional development resources and activities.

8.     All employees will complete local, state, or federal government-mandated training relevant to their job responsibilities by the required deadlines. Employees will be notified of approaching deadlines, their training needs, and the training opportunities available.