Azerbaijan, Baku, April 1 / Trend K. Zarbaliyeva /
The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers adopted Regulations of Financial Maintenance and Kinds, Forms and Terms of Additional Professional Education of State Employee.
The regulations aim to increase effectiveness in state employees' activity, give and increase their theoretical and practical knowledge, develop skills and professional knowledge on fulfillment of office functions, increase common intellectual level of state employees, Vuqar Askerov, legal sector head of the commission on state service under the Azerbaijani President told Trend on April 1.
The regulations in accordance with 22-1.8 article of the law State Service stipulate regulations of financial maintenance and kinds, forms and terms of additional professional education of state employees, the head of the sector said. These regulations will take effort from January 1, 2010.
Additional professional education of state employees includes practice, retraining and raising skill level of state employees.
State employees are retrained and raise their qualification upon state order. State agencies in accordance with funds allocated from state budget for professional education must submit data about number of state employees who must get additional professional education to the commission on state service by late May annually, as well as specialties and positions on which professional education should be organized.
Upon this information, the commission designs state order and submits to the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers for approval.
Getting additional professional education abroad by state employees is also stipulated by the regulations.
State employees can get additional professional education abroad given requirements of the Azerbaijani legislation, in accordance with regulations (requirements) of corresponding state or international organization, Askerov said.
It is possible to get additional professional education abroad owing to state budget or other unbarred sources.
A competition is being held upon the regulations stipulated by the Commission while passing retraining or raising skill level courses owing to state budget abroad.
Responsible state agencies in accordance with the legislation must produce official data about state employees having additional professional education to the Executive Office of the Azerbaijani President and the Commission.
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