I think this really boils down to what the training is, and if it is "mandatory" such as operator training, then the tech MUST be paid for his time. if it is optional, then this is a gray area... so if the tech is required by EPA and the Factory to take a test online to prove he knows how to repair a computer controlled system, he MUST be paid for that time. I think you skate on thin ice to pay a tech for his time at a rate other than his agreed to rate for 40 hours, and time and half for more than fourty hours, if it is not at his "convenience".