Re: 911:: Education Compensation

[Guest guest]

Jim.....what's your fax #?

bob

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Where I work, they put in if you have a 4 yr degree or higher, it's 10%

higher starting pay. A 2 yr degree will get you 5%. If you obtain these

degrees while working, you get the increase when degree is obtained. For

those who do not get a degree, they have a program called " Master Police

Officer " which is for X number of hours (I think 200 hours) of external

training, going before a review board, and pay reflects the increase. I am

not sure on the exact percentage on the Master Police Officer program.

The last program was put in about 2 yrs ago, and the chief built the funds

in the budget as a position change(such as making a position as Super

communicator or whatever name you want to call them). The education degrees

had been set in previously on a town wide basis to attempt to get higher

educated people for the jobs. The only requirement for being hired is a high

school degree, but they were offering incentives for people to get in to

government work which tends to pay less than the private sector. I think

there is a program that assists with the cost of getting a degree, but am

also not sure what that is either.

Larew

nc911@...

Troutman, NC

Cornelius/Huntersville/son/son College Police Communications &

Iredell County Emergency Communications

www.nc911.com

911:: Education Compensation

I'm starting talking with my Director about getting my agency to offer

compensation for employees who get a higher education/degree in a field of

study related to what we do. Does anyone have experience/advice on how to

approach the subject? How to get them to bend the budget to do something

like this, etc...?

Jim

Mr 911

TriCom

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I must've misunderstood......our company will reimburse us I think 80%

for tuition spent for schooling related to our field......no extra pay for

elevated education above entrance level......

Bob

http://www.lesa.net

[Guest guest]

Jim,

We are allowed per contract 28 hours of educational time off with pay per

year. If the class falls on your regular day on...straight time. If the class

falls on your off day..time and a half. Depending on the class..sometimes we

get reimbursed tuition. You need the Police Chiefs approval for

reimbursement. For the time off...you submit in writing your intentions and

it is given to you. Meals and milage are reimbursed also. Hope this helps.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/11/2003 4:54:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,

jtkjones@... writes:

> There has to be more then one agency that offers compensation for related

> education?? Pleeeaasse? Even if it's your police or fire agency and not

> the 911 center. I'll take what I can get. It can be financial or

> promotional compensation

One of our local agencies pays an additional $125 a month for a bachelors

degree. When I spoke with them they wondered out loud how they should

reimburse a masters.

My city will pay something towards tuition -- I think its like $50 per class

after you get a B or better. Otherwise, our union hasn't negotiated for

anything more for higher education. All we require to get hired is

" equivalent to completion of 12th grade " .....which means even if you flunked

out or didn't pass 12th grade, as long as you spent 12 years in school you

could possibly get hired.

[Guest guest]

My agency has just instituted a tuition reimbursement program for " employment

related " courses up to $1000 per year. As it stands now, classes are

approved on a case by case basis and must be passed with a " C " or better to

be reimbursed.

Becca Durbin

Police Dispatcher

Jefferson County 9-1-1 Dispatch

Missouri

[Guest guest]

The city I work for will reimburse up to $5000/yr for classes that have a

direct relation to any job classification in the city. There is also a

training budget for each employee, which I'm not sure what the actual $$

amount it.

If your curious, here is a link to our Tuition Reimbursement policy:

http://www.tempe.gov/tlc/tuition_reimbursement_policy_revised.htm

Potter

Tempe Police Department

Tempe, AZ

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/11/03 7:54:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jtkjones@... writes:

> Ok, I only got one response. There has to be more then one agency that

> offers compensation for related education?? Pleeeaasse

Ok, better late than never..

My county has a tuition reimbursement program for work related classes...

They use the going GA State Univ rate (I think its about $350 now) per class.

I am taking classes thru APCO's Virtual College and I have gotten back from

every class so far..

Toni Wyman, ((temporarily not a CTO) and Tactical Dispatcher)

Gwinnett County Police, GA (just N of HotLanta)

Lawrenceville, GA

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government and they have opinions of their own)

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