Civil Service Training and Continuing Education Act Article 12

Matters of approval and subsidies for civil servants chosen to, or themselves choosing, to apply for continuing education programs are stipulated as follows:1. Civil servants chosen by the employing agency or school to participate in full-time continuing education programs shall receive a salary, the necessary subsidies, and shall be considered to be on-the-job during the approved period for continuing education.2. Civil servants chosen to participate in off-duty or part-time continuing education programs may receive related subsidies during the approved period of continuing education.3. Civil servants voluntarily choosing to apply for full-time continuing education programs may be offered leave without pay for a maximum of one year provided that the employing agency or school recognizes the content of the program as having workplace application and agrees to the participation; following approval from the various competent authorities, the period can be extended for a maximum of one year; if the civil servant has superior performance in the continuing education program, the competent authority may offer to subsidize part of the tuition.4. Civil servants voluntarily choosing to apply for an off-duty or part-time continuing education program may be offered a partial tuition subsidy when the employing agency or school recognizes the content of the program as having workplace application and agrees to the participation and if the civil servant performs well in the continuing education program.Civil servants participating in full-time continuing education programs as referred to in subparagraph 1 or 3 of the previous paragraph shall provide their employing agency with a study report in accordance with the relevant regulations.