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Welcoming Students into your Organization: Tools, Tips, and Resources

  • The Kahanoff Centre- Former Calgary Reads Space First Floor 105 – 12 Avenue Southeast Calgary, AB, T2G 5A5 Canada (map)

Join TalentED YYC and CCVO for an activity-based workshop with ideas and resources on creating a quality student onboarding experience.

Outcomes include the ability to:

  • Describe the importance of onboarding and considerations in how student onboarding differs from onboarding other employees

  • Identify different onboarding components that affect your organization, including the level of interaction and support you will receive from a post-secondary partner via different Work Integrated Learning options

  • Determine onboarding essentials and timelines that work best for your organization

  • Create a high-level orientation plan to introduce a student to your workplace culture, management style, and expectations

  • Network with human resources representatives, post-secondary partners, and the TalentED YYC team, available to further support you with referrals, assessing student-based opportunities, and funding application processes

  • Gain early access to TalentED YYC’s Employer Resource Hub - an employer tool to help you navigate various employer student onboarding resources


Agenda

11:30 am Introduction & Overview of WIL Types and Student Preparation in Onboarding

11:50 am Onboarding components and resources

12:10 pm Expert Panel: Key Considerations in Successful Student Onboarding

12:50 pm Evaluation and Feedback