Study Leave without Pay may be granted for the following types of courses:

1. Courses which will equip the officer with additional skills which will enable an increased level of performance within his/her present post.
2. Courses which will equip the officer with additional skills which will enable him/her to fill a clearly anticipated identified vacancy elsewhere within the Public Service for which no other training arrangements has been made.

PROCEDURAL PROCESS

Officers applying for Study Leave without Pay must complete the prescribed application form.

Requests for Study Leave without Pay should be submitted by officers to the Permanent Secretary, Labour Relations, through the Head of their Ministry/Department. There is no deadline date for submission of Study Leave without Pay applications.

The requests are screened by the staff of the Training Division to ensure that all required information is received and is valid.

Requests are processed and sent to the Permanent Secretary, Labour Relations, for approval.

Agencies are informed of approvals or non-approvals of requests. Applicants are subsequently informed of the outcome of their requests by their respective Agencies.

ELIBIBILITY

See Training Policy

AREA OF STUDY

A public officer who wishes to pursue a course of studies which is on the Approved list for National Training and the (dedicated training) award is over and above those awarded to Government by External Agencies, may be granted Study Leave without Pay.

Study Leave without Pay may not be granted to an officer who wishes to pursue training in an area which will equip him/her with skills which are not required within the Public Service.

LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

A letter of acceptance from the Institution of training along with information from the institution on the content of the program or course to be pursued must be provided by the officer before Study Leave without Pay can be granted.

YEARS OF SERVICE

Officers with less than one (1) year of continuous service on the Permanent establishment are not eligible for consideration for Study Leave without Pay.

An officer’s period of temporary employment (appointments sanctioned by the relevant Service Commission) may be included for the purpose of determining the length of his/her service so that he/she may become eligible to receive Study Leave without Pay, provided that there has been no break in continuity of the service between temporary and permanent employment.

• Temporary Appointment is an appointment to an established position in the structure of a Ministry/Department. Such appointments are made by the relevant Service Commissions.

• A public officer’s period of employment under Delegated Authority is included for the purpose of determining the length of his/her service so that he/she may become eligible to receive Study Leave without Pay.

• Delegated Authority is the authority delegated to Permanent Secretary by the relevant Service Commission to effect appointments to established positions within the structure of Ministries.

OFFICERS ON CONTRACT

Officers employed in a contractual position, or employed on contract are not eligible for consideration for Study Leave without Pay.