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Enclosure 4, Attachment I <br />B. Each County department also has a budget for travel and training. These <br />departmental training budgets primarily are used to provide specialized <br />training and professional development that is specific to an employee's <br />position. For example, the Finance Department has funds to train accounting <br />technicians in accounting related matters and the Department of Social <br />Services sends child protective service social workers to training that provides <br />instruction on how to conduct investigations of child sexual.-abuse. <br />C. The reasons why the County employee training is funded centrally rather than <br />from departmental accounts, include the following: <br />1 Greater cost-efficiency - The Personnel Department can contract for <br />training services for all employees in bulk, thereby reducing the overall <br />cost of the service provided. For, example, the County contracted with <br />New Horizons Learning Center for computer training of its 600 employees <br />at a cost per employee of $70. If an individual employee were to register <br />for the same computer training class, the cost to the department would be <br />$145. Recently Purchasing and Personnel rebid the contract for computer <br />training and the proposed rate for 1999-00 will be even lower. <br />2. Higher quality and ,consistency - By managing County training centrally <br />through the Personnel Department, the training coordinator can provide <br />ongoing assessment of both the County and employee's needs. The <br />coordinator' can contract for training programs and providers that best, <br />meet the overall needs of County employees. The training offered can <br />also be tailored to take account of the County's goals, needs and desires. <br />3. Support for Countywide initiatives — There are County objectives and <br />initiatives applicable to all employees such as customer service, work <br />place violence prevention, cultural diversity, among others. By providing <br />this training centrally, the County can assure that all employees receive <br />training in these areas. <br />H:Xe\train.doc <br />June 10, 1999 <br />--J/, — 41 <br />