Professional Development

Under the MOA, each Tenured, Probationary and Continuing Faculty member is allotted $1000 per year for eligible expenses relating to their professional development. In addition, Teaching Intensive Stream faculty and Permanent Technicians are also allotted $750 annually, for eligible professional development expenses. These amounts are prorated for workload and available per academic year. Eligible expenses are outlined under section 21.4.2 of the MOA. Only expenses incurred within the current fiscal year (June 1 - May 31) are eligible within any given year. Members may use the form below to request their allotment at any time prior to the end of the University’s fiscal year, May 31. 

Professional Development Expense Form

Faculty members should familiarize themselves with Policy 9002: Travel, Meal and Hospitality Policy, found under Administrative Policies, as it governs all claims made under the annual professional development amount.

Please note that currently CLTA, sessional and contract academic staff are NOT eligible for PD funding. The PD Expense Form is available on this website (as linked above). Paper copies can be obtained by request from the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Provost, by contacting vpap@ocadu.ca.