Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) - Anguilla

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report received in May 2009. The Government indicates that it has a training policy that provides guiding principles and procedures for the continuous professional development of public servants. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that the policy takes into consideration the present and future training needs of the private sector. A training needs survey is administered each year and a centralized training programme is determined. The Training Policy Committee advises on training needs and priorities, as they affect the public service and welfare of the country. The Committee invites the Government to provide further information on the measures taken, within the framework of a national policy on paid educational leave for workers in all sectors of the economy in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 of the Convention, and coordinated with the general policies enumerated in Article 4. It also invites the Government to include in its next report a general assessment of the manner in which the Convention is applied, including extracts of reports, studies and inquiries covering both the public and private sectors (Part V of the report form).