Rookie to Ridgeback
Orientation for employees and managers
Orientation is the formal process of familiarizing new employees with the organization, their job, and their work unit. Its purpose is to enable new employees from their first days at the university so that they become productive members of the organization right away. Ontario Tech has online sessions available for all employees.
New managers are encouraged to attend additional face to face orientation sessions to inform new managers in aspects of HR, LR, Risk and Finance and ensure their first experience is positive by providing an increased comfort level with specific topics.
Orientation sessions are available for new and existing employees and managers at the university.
Information about Teaching Assistant/Sessional Instructor training is now available on the Teaching and Learning Orientation Site.
October 2020
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All Employee Orientation - Welcome to the University
- Presented by: HR
- Facilitator: Jennifer Topping and Julie Day
- Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Target Audience: All new employees and managers
- Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
This session is for all new employees at the university.
The goals of the program are to:
- Welcome you to Ontario Technical University
- Highlight resources, benefits and perks available to you
- Provide you with context and tools to help you navigate your new environment
Learn about:
- Our history, leadership, mission, vision, values, priorities
- Our faculties and departments
- Understand how you fit into the organization
- Our socials
- Our policies
- Compliance
- EDI
- Campus Services
- How to engage on campus
- Pension and benefits
- Organizational development
- Employee and Labour Relations
- Health and Safety
- Health and Disability Management
- Recruitment and Compensation
- Parking
- Security
- Child Care
- Booking Spaces
- Service Desk
- IT Services
- Employee Perks
- Food Services
- And so much more..
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Human Resources (People Managers Only)
- Faculty/Department: Human Resources
- Facilitator: Jennifer Topping
- Duration: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- October 16, 2020
This course is for newly hired and existing Ontario Tech U managers
This session will provide an overview of:
Health and Disability Management
- identify and list the goals and objectives of the Attendance Management Program and the Disability Support Program
- understand the processes around employee sick leaves, accommodation and workplace injuries;
- identify your role and responsibilities in assisting your employees to record, improve and manage their attendance; and
- discuss key areas of concern and opportunities related to supporting time and attendance
Job Evaluation
- an overview of key concepts in job evaluation;
- documents and tools in how jobs are evaluated;
Recruitment and Compensation
- an overview of the Compensation Program and supporting salary administration guidelines
- an understanding of the process to initiate a position to Recruitment for posting; and
- Effectively plan and prepare for an interview by selecting the appropriate style and structure;
- Compose behavioural and competency-based interview questions and identify prohibited interview questions;
- Appropriately assess and select candidates while remaining compliant with legislation and collective agreements
Performance Development
- The Performance Development Cycle
- Timelines for Goal Setting, Check Ins, and year end performance reviews
- Rally2Gether and Limited Term Processes
- What’s in the collective agreement
Leadership Development
- Available programs, succession planning, and employee development
Professional Development
- How learning catalogues are developed
- Why your input is important
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Managing in a Unionized Environment (Managers Only)
- Company: The Soft Skills Group with LR
- Facilitator: Diana Kawarsky - LR
- Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Target Audience: Managers Only
- Date: October 26, 2020
This course is for newly hired and existing Ontario Tech U managers
It is the skills on display in day-to-day relationships that management determines the effectiveness of managers and unionized workers. It is the ongoing resolution of issues and problems that arise daily that will either create a culture of success or one of resistance. In this skills-building workshop you will learn new skills and have a unique opportunity to discuss the application of the collective agreement into a practical context.
Learning outcomes include:
- Understanding and managing the collective agreement with a guided Q&A session
- Managing conflict effectively with disgruntled and challenging employees
- Learning to leverage your communication skills to build trust and commitment
- Knowing when and how to provide constructive feedback that is different from discipline
- Providing the leadership skills that create a “can-do” environment
- Knowing when and how to engage employees to encourage ownership and accountability
January 2021
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All Employee Orientation - Welcome to Ontario Tech
- Company: HR
- Facilitator: Jennifer Topping and Julie Day
- Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Target Audience: All new employees and managers
- Date: Monday, January 18, 2021
This session is for all new employees at the university.
The goals of the program are to:
- Welcome you to Ontario Technical University
- Highlight resources, benefits and perks available to you
- Provide you with context and tools to help you navigate your new environment
Learn about:
- Our history, leadership, mission, vision, values, priorities
- Our faculties and departments
- Understand how you fit into the organization
- Our socials
- Our policies
- Compliance
- EDI
- Campus Services
- How to engage on campus
- Pension and benefits
- Organizational development
- Employee and Labour Relations
- Health and Safety
- Health and Disability Management
- Recruitment and Compensation
- Parking
- Security
- Child Care
- Booking Spaces
- Service Desk
- IT Services
- Employee Perks
- Food Services
- And so much more..
April 2021
-
All Employee Orientation - Welcome to Ontario Tech
- Facilitated by: HR
- Facilitator: Jennifer Topping and Julie Day
- Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Target Audience: All new employees and managers
- Date: Monday, April 19, 2021
This session is for all new employees at the university.
The goals of the program are to:
- Welcome you to Ontario Technical University
- Highlight resources, benefits and perks available to you
- Provide you with context and tools to help you navigate your new environment
Learn about:
- Our history, leadership, mission, vision, values, priorities
- Our faculties and departments
- Understand how you fit into the organization
- Our socials
- Our policies
- Compliance
- EDI
- Campus Services
- How to engage on campus
- Pension and benefits
- Organizational development
- Employee and Labour Relations
- Health and Safety
- Health and Disability Management
- Recruitment and Compensation
- Parking
- Security
- Child Care
- Booking Spaces
- Service Desk
- IT Services
- Employee Perks
- Food Services
- And so much more..