to provide certain selected personnel with an opportunity to gain additional 

 training and experience in different areas of the province and in new work 

 assignments. In most cases involving the transfer of personnel, a promotion 

 to a higher classification occurred. 



Training and Development 



On-the-Job Training - In addition to the on-the-job training which 

 normally takes place, certain personnel were selected for special training 

 cotarses - both in-service and outside courses. This training program 

 included: 



1) Short term outside courses such as university extension 

 courses, orientation seminars and workshops with such organ- 

 izations as the American Management Association, safety and 

 first-aid courses. 



2) Short term in-service courses included scaling courses, 

 the special fish and wildlife course at the Ranger School, 

 the executive development course and a familiarization meet- 

 ing for new foresters and biologists. 



3) Head Office Assignment Training Program: Selected 

 personnel were brought into head office from the field 

 offices for special assignments in the various branch pro- 

 jects during the winter of 1960-61. The purpose of this 

 plan was to assist the branch concerned and to provide add- 

 itional training and experience to the individuals concerned. 



Educational Leave 



The program of educational leave was continued. Each request was ra- 

 viewed by the Committee on Educational Leave on the basis of the purpose 

 and need for the training proposed as well as the value of such training to 

 both the Department and the individual concerned. Seven employees were 

 granted educational leave. 



Three types of educational leave were considered, depending on the cir- 

 ciunstances involved with each request: 



a) Leave with full pay, 



b) Leave iid.th half pay, 



c) Leave without pay. 



Most of the leaves granted were to professional personnel to return to 



