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58 ARTICLE 40 ON - THE - JOB - TRAINING INSTRUCTION Sectio n 1. The Employer has the right to assign the duties of On - the - Job Training Instructors (OJTI), both as Training Team members and as OJTI position instructors. To the maximum extent possible and subject to operational duties, the Employer shall assign OJT I duties in a fair and equitable manner. Section 2. OJTIs shall be provided time to conduct debriefings and complete training evaluations as soon as possible following each training session. Section 3 . The evaluation of BUEs, outside of normal day - to - day position training evaluation, is a responsibility and function of the Employer. BUEs will not be required to participate on Controller Evaluation Boards (CEB). Section 4. If a BUEs developmental training is interrupted for thirty (30) days or more, the Employer will determine whether he/she shall be granted sufficient training time to attain the level of proficiency he/she had prior to the interruption, before resuming the remaining allotted training hours. The BUEs evaluations, training reports, and t he BUE's position instructor's written input, shall be used by the Employer to determine when the BUEs former level of proficiency has been re - attained. Section 5. Developmentals will be advised in advance of general topics that a developmental is schedu led to receive for OJT or classroom/study time. ARTICLE 41 MAINTAINING PROFICIENCY AND CURRENCY Section 1. The Employer holds the responsibility to ensure that each controller who holds position certifications in the facility is provided with suffici ent time in each facility where a certification is held to meet facility proficiency requirements. Section 2. Employee recertification shall be in accordance with the Employer's directives. Employees will be given written notice w ithin five (5) administ rative workdays of the specific reasons for decertification. Section 3. Upon request, the employee shall have an opportunity to review the

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