Staff PD funds exhausted for Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants employee group

There is no further funding available for the 2025/26 fiscal year for Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants.

The annual Professional Development (PD) funding pool for the Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants employee group has been exhausted as of June 27, 2025 due to a high volume of PD fund claims submitted during the first quarter of the current funding year. 

This means that the PD Fund for Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants is now closed for submissions and no further PD fund claims (expense reports or request forms) will be accepted or reimbursed through Workday for the reminder of the current funding year, i.e., from June 27, 2025 through to March 31, 2026. 

The PD Fund for Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants will refresh and open again in the new funding year, on April 1, 2026. At that time, staff may submit claims in Workday for PD Fund expenses incurred within 90 days of their claim submission date.   

This early PD fund closure notice applies only to the Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants employee group. To learn more about the PD funds for all other staff employee groups, visit the staff professional development funding page.  

Questions? 

If you have questions, please contact the Central HR PD Funds team at pd.funds@ubc.ca.