Conditions applying in common to all trades and services staff

This Part shall apply in common to all trades and services staff except where otherwise expressly provided.

Section 1 - Communication, Consultation and Dispute Resolution

10. Joint Consultative Committee

10.1 A Joint Consultative Committee(JCC) shall be established comprising a local representative from each of the unions signatory to this Agreement and no more than an equal number of nominees of the University. The purpose of the Committee is to establish consultative arrangements in a structured forum, examining issues covered in this clause. The Committee will be responsible for determining its own meeting times and formats but shall meet no more frequently t han two-monthly (except where otherwise required on an ad hoc basis).

The Committee will:

• ensure the smooth implementation of the matters covered by this Agreement;
• develop and recommend principles relating to flexible work arrangements to enable the introduction of such arrangements during the life of this Agreement; and
• develop a trades and services staff training programme and facilitate the implementation of that programme for the particular staff covered.

10.2 The training programme developed by the Committee shall be consistent with:

• the current and future skill needs of the University;
• the size, structure and nature of the operations of the University; and
• the need to develop vocational skills relevant to the University through courses condu cted by accredited educational institutions and providers.

In facilitating the implementation of that programme, the Committee shall be responsible for:

• dissemination of information on the training programme and availability of training courses and caree r opportunities to staff members;
• the recommendation of individual staff members for training; and
• monitoring and advising management and staff on the on-going effectiveness of the training programme.

10.3 Within a period of six months from the date of certification of this Agreement, any of the parties signatory to this Agreement shall be entitled to refer any existing local custom and practice arrangements to the Committee. Any existing local custom and practice arrangement so referred shall be docum ented and shall apply as University policy where the members of the Committee are agreed.