Eligible employees may submit requests to: DCTUprofdevfund@portlandoregon.gov via email.
Be sure to send documentation (details and costs) from the organization's webpage with your request and electronic signatures are accepted.
(Note: select Request a Delivery Receipt from the Options Tab in Outlook to confirm that your email request was received)

The DCTU Professional Development Fund (PDF) is established by Article 33 of the DCTU collective bargaining agreement (DCTU Labor Agreement) between DCTU and the City of Portland to promote professional development for DCTU represented employees. The DCTU Professional Development Committee is established in accordance with Article 33 of the DCTU CBA to review, approve and communicate funding requests for professional development as it pertains to an employee’s current position, for another City position in their classification series, or in reasonably related work. For details, please refer to the DCTU Professional Development Plan Document.

Only the current 2022-2023 form will be accepted. *Effective immediately, the CAP amount is $3000*.  The CAP amount will return to $2000.00 on 7/1/23. 

***To keep the fund in compliance with Accounting Rules, employees must pay for the request.
If your request will be paid for by your bureau, please do not submit a request for funding. This keeps the fund in compliance with Accounting Rules per the City Comptroller.***

If you have questions regarding a request that you have already submitted, please email  DCTUprofdevfund@portlandoregon.gov (Be sure to reference your original request number in the email subject line)

For questions, please contact a DCTU PDF Committee member:

 Kim Gates – kim.gates@portlandoregon.gov
 Bao Nguyen –  bnguyen@oregonafscme.org

 Mark Hinkle - mark@ibew48.com