SPEC Kit 315: Leave and Professional Development Benefits · 15
Comparison of Job-related and Personal Development College Credit Courses
Expenses Covered
Job Related
N=72
Personal Development
N=72
Responses %Responses %
Full Registration 2 3% 2 3%
Full Registration, Full Books, etc. 6 8% 1 1%
Full Registration, Part Books, etc. 2 3% — —
Full Registration, No Books, etc. 6 8% 6 8%
Part Registration 3 4% — —
Part Registration, Part Books, etc. 6 8% 3 4%
Part Registration, No Books, etc. 10 14% 9 13%
No Registration 1 1% — —
No Registration, Full Books, etc. 1 1% — —
No Registration, No Books, etc. 35 49% 51 71%
Treatment of Time Away from Normal Duties
Job Related
N=68
Personal Development
N=63
Responses %Responses %
Counted as time worked 42 62% 9 14%
Employee uses personal time, e.g., vacation 24 35% 37 59%
Employee is allowed to make up the time 32 47% 37 59%
Not allowed during normal assignment hours 3 4% 12 19%
Other response 3 4% 1 2%
Maximum Number of Credit Hours Allowed per Session
Job Related
N=21
Personal Development
N=19
Range Mean Median Range Mean Median
Number of credit hours 3 – 16 6.7 6 3 – 16 6.3 6