ATS provides professional development and tuition for all regular part-time and full-time employees who are working towards a degree, certification, or taking training in a language or other subject area to further their development.
Professional Development Request Forms
Full-Time Employees – $7000 eligible benefit
Part-Time Employees – $3500 eligible benefit
Professional Development – Employee Presentation
Professional Development
ATS will support employees pursuing professional development courses and/or certification programs that specifically relate to an employee’s job responsibilities. Employees must receive approval before any coursework or training begins and will only be reimbursed after providing receipts of expenses and providing proof of completion (where applicable).
Calendar year maximum benefit:
- Full-Time Employees: Up to $7000
- Part-Time Employees: Up to $3500
To begin:
- Complete a Professional Development Request form, attach supporting documentation to the request form, and submit it to your manager.
- Upon manager approval/signature, the employee or manager will email the Professional Development Request Form with supporting documentation attached to the Division’s HR Generalist for review and approval.
- Upon approval, the employee may enroll in the professional development.
When your courses end:
- Submit proof of expense/payment and proof of any certificate earned/completion within 30 days of training completion to your Division’s HR Generalist for processing.
Documents must be submitted within 30 days of course completion for reimbursement processing. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of professional development reimbursement. It is the employee’s responsibility to submit the final documents before the deadline.
Requests for professional development reimbursement expenses must adhere to eligible criteria and exclude courses covered by tuition reimbursement. Funds allocated for each program (tuition reimbursement vs. professional development) are distinct and cannot be shared or combined.
Tuition Reimbursement
ATS will support employees taking an undergraduate and graduate degree program in any field without a degree as well as a job-related degree for any employee who already has a degree. Employees must seek approval before any coursework begins and will get reimbursed following grade and receipt submittal.
Calendar year maximum benefit:
- Full-Time Employees: Up to $5250
- Part-Time Employees: Up to $2625
To begin (before courses begin):
- Complete and submit a Tuition Reimbursement Request form with proof of enrollment to your supervisor for their approval/signature;
- Upon supervisor approval/signature, send your request to your Division’s HR Generalist.
When your courses end:
- Submit proof of payment and proof of satisfactory completion (grade report) within 30 days of course completion to your Division’s HR Generalist for processing.
Satisfactory completion of each course includes C or better undergraduate, B or better for graduate. ATS reimburses 100% out-of-pocket tuition, fees, required course materials, and parking expenses.
Expenses for tuition reimbursement must adhere to eligible criteria and exclude paid training time, pass/fail courses, and requests covered by professional development. Funds allocated for each program (tuition reimbursement vs. professional development) are distinct and cannot be shared or combined.
