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　Each level of Job Training costs 1 point per two template skills it affects, rounded up.

　Example: For a template with 24 skills, Job Training costs 12 points/level.
Each level gives +1 to all 24 skills.
A PC built on that template could buy up to Job Training 4 [48], gaining +4 to its skills.

　If you learn Job Training in play, you do so at exactly the same speed as individual skills – that is, at 200 hours/point, modified for the type of training (see pp. B292- 293).
To qualify for Job Training 1, you must first spend at least one point on each of the skills it covers.
In some cases, you won’t receive any further training in those areas – all your added expertise will come from Job Training.
In other cases, you may receive little Job Training and be expected to learn your skills the hard way.

　Job Training relies on daily skill use and regular updates.
You must work at your job for a significant portion of each day; this is up to the GM, but eight hours a day is a bare minimum.
Even when you’re not working, this kind of job almost always requires you to be on call 24/7.
Moreover, you must be subject to drills, exams, and refresher courses at least monthly.

　Should it be impossible for you to meet these requirements – due to prolonged leave, adventuring, disciplinary action, retirement, etc. – you’ll soon lose your edge, dropping a level of Job Training per six months off the job.
Points spent on lost Job Training are gone. If you have the opportunity to retrain at a future date, though, you’ll earn back the advantage at double the usual learning speed until you’ve reached your former level.

　Job Training is inexpensive next to Talent, but has several significant drawbacks:

　1. As already explained, learning and maintaining Job Training imposes harsh job requirements. There’s a real risk of loss for adventurers who can’t make “adventuring” the same thing as “working.”

　2. The skill bonus only benefits skills you know – never defaults.
Since you must put a point in each skill in the first place, this isn’t a huge drawback, but it does affect skills outside the template that default to ones in it.

　3. Job Training only teaches the subset of each skill necessary to do your job.
Should you encounter an unfamiliar situation or piece of gear, you lose your bonus in addition to suffering the standard unfamiliarity penalty (see Familiarity, p. B169).
The GM may also deny the bonus for tasks that wouldn’t be a believable part of your training.
In effect, the bonus is always qualified; see Counting Your Blessings (p. 5).

　4. Those with Job Training have a recognizable way of doing things.
Whenever you benefit from its bonus, anyone trying to track you down by examining your handiwork receives the same bonus on all rolls against information - gathering skills (Criminology, Intelligence Analysis, Observation, Search, etc.) to find clues or proof.
In a sense, Job Training includes a Trademark disadvantage (p. B159).

　Like Talent, Job Training gives a limited reaction bonus. When dealing with someone in your organization or a closely allied one (GM’s decision) while on the job, if you have a higher level of Job Training, then add the difference in level to his reactions.
While Job Training is usually military, this bonus isn’t limited to armed services; in any workplace, someone who puts in long hours, holds extra certifications, and is known to possess the latest expertise will enjoy some leeway on professional matters.

　At the GM’s option, a minimum level of Job Training may be required to hold certain levels of Rank available on your template, or to qualify for certain lenses. If so, then you must maintain this level of Job Training in order to keep the applicable Rank and/or privileges (p. B30). Should you fall below that level, you also lose any associated social benefits. You get these back at no special cost if you restore your Job Training to its former level.

　Conversely, Job Training need not be freely purchasable at character creation or in play. It’s possible that only those of a certain Rank can avail themselves of the lavish instruction implied. In that case, losing Rank has no immediate effect but will deny you future refreshers and updates; thus, as implied by Maintaining Job Training (above), six months after you lose your Rank, your Job Training will start to decay until it reaches the level allowed for your lower Rank. If you manage to restore your old Rank, you can earn back your lost Job Training at double speed.