Toolkit

Maine Employers' Initiative

A Toolkit for Maine Employers – Implementing Workplace Supports to Encourage Employee Training and Education

The easy-to-use toolkit shares ideas, step-by-step instructions for implementation, and real life examples of policies and practices used by Maine organizations to support their employees.

MEI Benefits Handout (to distribute to employees)

Download the full Toolkit for Maine Employers [PDF 143KB]

Below are links to the resources listed in the toolkit.

Mentoring Resources
Maine College Transition Program
Maine Education Opportunity Center (MEOC)
Maine Colleges & Universities
Maine Adult Education

Example Policy for Mentoring Employees on Education
Maine Development Foundation (MDF) Performance Policy Review

Flexible Scheduling Resources
Flex Options Guide

Example Policy for Flexible Scheduling
TD Bank Alternative Work Schedule Policy

Financing Resources
Maine Competitive Skills Scholarship Program
Maine Apprenticeship Program
Scholarship Search (sponsored by the Finance Authority of Maine)

Educational Assistance Resources
LiLa - Lifelong Learning Accounts
NextGen - College Savings Accounts
FAME - Finance Authority of Maine

Example Tuition Assistance Policies
Society for Human Resource Management – educational assistance policy
Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice – includes a sample application form
L.L. Bean
Madison Paper Company – includes a sample payroll deduction form
MEMIC
Maine Oxy – LiLa account policy
St. Mary’s Hospital
TD Bank
City of Waterville

Recognition Resources
Press Release Guidelines & Example