Establishing an evolving and effective professional development policy for engineering staff at all levels in the organization, including:
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establishing a written or implied contract between the employer and the trainee engineer setting out the commitments of both parties to continued learning. This should be introduced at the time of sponsoring.
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maintaining a directory of available training programs relevant to the business of the company, and communicating this information to employees.
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developing in-house training programs for topics specific to the business of the employer.
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recognizing employee marine achievements in continuing education when considering opportunities for career advancement.
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providing infrastructure to support continued learning such as support staff, training rooms, and access to on-line instructional networks.
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encouraging senior engineering staff to serve as mentors to assist junior staff in developing continued learning plans.
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ensuring that continued learning accomplishments that contribute to performance and capability are recognized in performance reviews and in remuneration.
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allocating a reasonable budget for 2-5 day short courses and for periodic longer advanced credit programs, possibly cost shared and time shared with the employee (2% of the engineering budget is considered by some firms as the minimum level required).
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maintaining an awareness of emerging technologies that may affect their business several years hence, and assisting employees who have an interest in obtaining a competency in these fields.
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