Employee Orientation

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Our employee orientation education is about supporting a positive employee and supervisor experience as they move through the onboarding journey.

It advocates for the shared responsibility between employee and supervisor for onboarding and fosters a consistent, coherent experience. Programming provides timely information, tools and hands-on learning that sets employees up for success and helps supervisors lead the onboarding process with confidence and clarity.

Orientation Curriculum

海角社区 Employee Orientation Course for Employees: Prepare, Discover, Learn

The 海角社区 Employee Orientation Course is designed to help you copilot your onboarding journey and set you on a path where you can thrive and grow in your role. Combined with the 海角社区 Onboarding Program, this self-paced, multimodal and interactive course provides you with a structured overview of the community expectations at the 海角社区 along with education about our current priorities. Throughout the course, you will be equipped with tools and resources to support your onboarding journey.

Learners also have access to optional modules that deepen their understanding of the 海角社区 and how you can set yourself up for success.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the components of a 90-Day Plan
  2. Recall important elements from 海角社区 policies and procedures that guide our behaviour
  3. Recognize your role and responsibility in creating a safe and healthy work environment
  4. Match employee categories at the 海角社区 and the associated collective agreements
  5. Outline key components of Indigenous Initiatives and Access, Community + Belonging at the 海角社区
  6. Define the seven service excellence principles and six service competencies

Audience

This course is intended for FTE Support Staff, MAPS, APOs, and TLAPOs. There are employee categories excluded from this orientation course.1  Employees who are required to complete the orientation will automatically be enrolled in this course. Any 海角社区 employee can also . To support your success, employees are required to complete this course within 30 days of beginning their appointment.

Estimated time for completion

2.5 hours 

No sessions currently scheduled.

海角社区 Orientation Course For Casual Employees

Recognizing the diverse needs of employees, the 海角社区 Employee Orientation Course for Casual Staff is a streamlined version of the course completed by employees. It covers mandatory topics about the expectations at the university and our service cultures. Throughout the course, you will be equipped with tools and resources to support your onboarding journey.

Learners also have access to optional modules that deepen their understanding of the 海角社区, its history and current priorities,and how you can set yourself up for success.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the components of a 90-day plan
  • Recall important elements from 海角社区 policies and procedures that guide our behaviour
  • Outline what your role and responsibility is in creating a safe and healthy work environment
  • Match employee categories at the 海角社区 with the associated collective agreements
  • Define the seven service excellence principles and six service competencies

Audience

This course is intended for all casual staff, including Casual 1 FT Students. Casual staff will automatically be enrolled in this course. Any 海角社区 employee can also . To support your success, employees are required to complete this course within 30 days of beginning their appointment.

Estimated time for completion

1.5 hours

No sessions currently scheduled.

Learn more about Employee Types + Funding Sources

Staff In-Person Orientation Event

The Staff In-Person Orientation Event is an optional complement to the self-paced, online 海角社区 Orientation Course. In this event you will have the opportunity to build your sense of belonging through opportunities to network with other members of the campus community. You will also connect your learnings from the orientation course to your work by thinking about how you will create impact in your role and Lead with Purpose. Begin to build your connection to the 海角社区 community by meeting other new employees during this 1.5 hour interactive event.

Learning Outcomes

  • Review the 海角社区 for Tomorrow (UAT) model
  • Critically reflect on how you will contribute to the university and Lead with Purpose
  • Connect with other 海角社区 employees and build a sense of belonging

This session builds on the knowledge developed in the self-paced Employee Orientation Course. It is strongly recommended all session participants complete the online orientation course prior to attending this session.

Note: This session previously included both faculty and staff. To better support the diverse needs of staff and faculty, the session has been streamlined to support staff, MAPS, APOs, and TLAPOs. 

What's Not Covered

  • Employment questions such as access to payroll, benefits, pension, etc. If you have questions about these aspects of your onboarding, reach out to the Staff Service Centre.
  • Orientation to your specific role and work area (i.e. job-specific orientation) is not covered in this session and is the responsibility of your supervisor, manager or leader.

View upcoming sessions

Workshops that address the curriculum are offered and added throughout the year. Visit the 海角社区 Events hub to find available courses. If you're interested in offering a workshop to your team that currently has no availability, contact org.learning@ualberta.ca to discuss options.