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22 proficiency the employee had at the time of the interruption, prior to the resumption of the remaining allotted training time. The employee's evaluations and/or training reports shall be used by the Employer to determine when the employee's former level of proficiency has been re-attained. Section 4. Remedial training shall only be administered to correct documented deficiencies in an employee's performance. When an employee is to be given remedial training, the employee shall be notified, in writing, of the specific subject areas to be covered and the reasons for the training. The training shall be confined to those specific areas. Only the specific subject areas shall be entered into the training record. Section 5. Employees may voluntarily enroll in educational courses designed to improve their work performance, expand their capabilities and increase their utility to the employer. Section 6. Employer required training normally should take place during the employee's normal duty hours. If necessary, the Employer may adjust the employee's schedule to maximize their training for the purpose of enhancing the training process. Section 7. Employer required training away from the facility more than two hours beyond the average commuting area shall entitle the employee to travel, lodging, per diem allowance and any other regular compensation the employee would be entitled, not including premium pay. Section 8. Operational requirements permitting, the employer will allow employees duty time to visit other ATC facilities to familiarize employees with the operations of other facilities. Contract personnel are not authorized to participate in the FAA familiarization travel program as outlined in FAA Order 3120.29. Section 9. The Employer will provide an employee with a copy of their training records/reports upon request. Section 10. In the event that an FAA/FCT Flight Deck Training program becomes available, the parties agree to pursue a similar training program and make such training available to Company employees covered by this agreement. ARTICLE 20 OPERATIONAL ERROR/DEVIATION Section 1. Employees believed to be involved shall be relieved from position as soon as operationally possible when the occurrence of an operational error/deviation is known or suspected. If the Employer determines that an operational error/deviation (OE/OD) may have occurred and any unit employee is to be interviewed, the facility Union representative or his or her designee may be present. However, if the Union's representative is not readily available the interview shall not be delayed. In the event of any operational error/deviation, the facility Union representative shall be promptly notified.

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