Educational Benefits for Management/Confidential Employees
GOER Training & Development
Eligibility:
To participate in GOER Training & Development
, employees must have six (6) months continuous state service immediately prior to beginning course work, otherwise meet all the requirements of the program, and be a Management/Confidential employee at course completion to qualify for reimbursement.
Employees must be working half-time or more and meet the continuous service requirement to be eligible for reimbursement. Employees working less than half-time or on an unpaid leave of absence are not eligible for tuition reimbursement. Employees on full-time paid leave while attending school full-time are not eligible for reimbursement.
Those employees who are separated from state service due to layoff are eligible for tuition reimbursement for one year from the date of layoff.
Leadership Education
GOER helps NYS employees develop their capacity to serve as leaders within their organizations. Programs provide exposure to best practices, skill development, and competency acquisition. Many programs offer assessment opportunities to provide leaders with self-knowledge as a basis for personal development goals. GOER offers leadership development opportunities for all levels of management.
Management/Confidential State Employees Tuition Reimbursement Program
Phone: 315 464-4923
Email: MCtraining@goer.state.ny.us
Website for Complete Details and Application: GOER Management/Confidential Tuition Reimbursement Program Guidelines
(or see below links)
Description:
M/C employees may undertake course work to improve skills required to perform present job assignments, to remain current with innovations and emerging trends in their field, to improve administrative and management skills, or to prepare for positions within State service that may be attained through promotional examination. Non-degreed employees may enroll in an undergraduate degree program to qualify them for job opportunities within State government at the paraprofessional or professional level.
Available on the GOER website are current versions of the Tuition Reimbursement Program Guidelines, application forms, and instruction forms for this program. The links for each are also below:
Tuition Reimbursement Forms:
Certification and Licensure Exam Fee Reimbursement Program
Please Note: Funds for these programs will be available after the state and unions complete contract negotiations and reach an agreement for the 2007-2011 contracts.
Description:
The Certification and Licensure Exam Fee Reimbursement Program is a pilot program that provides reimbursement of certification and licensure examination fees to State employees designated Management/Confidential (M/C).
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