25 NCAC 01K .0105         CENTERS OF RESPONSIBILITY

(a)  Adequate training and development of state employees shall be accomplished through the combined efforts of employees, supervisors on the job, departmental management, and the Office of State Human Resources in cooperation with the state's institutions of higher education.

(b)  Human resource development programs shall recognize the following roles:

(1)           Employees.  State employees at all levels ultimately retain an obligation to advance their own careers by pursuing appropriate opportunities for development and education.

(2)           Managers and Supervisors.  Managers and supervisors have the initial responsibility for ensuring access to job-related training and development for their employees.  In fulfilling this responsibility, managers and supervisors shall identify the individual training needs of their employees and work with employees to prepare and effect plans for their development.

(3)           State Agencies.  State agencies are responsible for planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluating training for employees consistent with organizational needs and state policy.  In addition, each agency shall work closely with other agencies and the Office of State Human Resources to promote the use of interagency training programs and resources wherever possible.

(4)           Office of State Human Resources.  The Office of State Human Resources shall be responsible for statewide planning, coordination and review of human resource development programs, as well as for direct delivery of some specified interagency training

(5)           State Universities, the Community College System, and Public Instruction.  The Office of State Human Resources and state agencies are responsible for utilizing the state's universities, Community College System, and public instruction to the fullest degree possible in securing professional, management, and vocational education to meet their human resource development needs.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. January 1, 1979;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 4, 2016.