Orientation

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Program	Date	Time	Location
Academic Upgrading – with Student Success Advocates (Option 1)	Monday, August 30	9:00 to 9:30 am	Civic Employees Legacy Tower, Room 4-207 or attend online
Academic Upgrading – with Student Success Advocates (Option 2)	Monday, August 30	12:30 to 1:00 pm	Civic Employees Legacy Tower, Room 4-207 or attend online
Academic Upgrading (In-person classes)	Monday, August 30	9:30 to 10:30 am	Civic Employees Legacy Tower, Room 4-207 or attend online
Academic Upgrading (Online real-time classes)	Monday, August 30	10:30 to 11:30 am	Civic Employees Legacy Tower, Room 4-207 or attend online
Academic Upgrading (Online anytime courses)	Monday, August 30	11:30 am to 12:30 pm	Attend online
Accounting Technician	Thursday, August 26	9:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071 or attend online
Addictions Recovery Practitioner	Tuesday, August 31	6:00 to 8:00 pm	Attend online
Administrative Professional	Thursday, August 26	9:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071 or attend online
Allied Health Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant Pharmacy Technician Therapeutic Recreation	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 to 10:00 am	Civic Employees Legacy Tower, Room 2-205
Arts & Sciences	Thursday, August 26	11:00 am to 12:00 pm	Centre 106, Room E228
Business Analysis	Friday, August 27	8:00 to 8:30 am	Attend online
Business Administration	Thursday, August 26	9:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071 or attend online
Community Studies Child and Youth Care Community Support Worker Disability Studies Early Learning and Child Care Educational Assistant	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Attend online
Dental Office Assistant	Wednesday, October 15	10:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-175 or attend online
Energy Management	Wednesday, August 25	10:00 to 12:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-091 or attend online
Environmental Protection Technology	Thursday, August 26	10:00 to 12:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-091 or
ESL Intensive	Monday, August 30	9:45 to 11:00 am	Attend online
Health Care Aide	Thursday, September 2	1:00 to 3:00 pm	Attend online
Hospital Unit Clerk	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 to 10:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071
Medical Office Assistant	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 to 10:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071
Medical Device Reprocessing Technician	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 to 10:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-071
Indigenous Studies	Wednesday, August 25	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Indigenous Student Centre (Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 1-151)
Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant	Wednesday, August 25	10:00 to 11:45 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-166
Justice	Wednesday, August 25	6:00 to 7:30 pm	Attend online
Pharmacy Technician	Wednesday, August 25	10:00 am to 12:45 pm	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-160
Practical Nurse (Downtown Campus Group 1)	Friday, August 27	8:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 2-027
Practical Nurse (Downtown Campus Group 2)	Friday, August 27	1:00 to 4:00 pm	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 2-027
Practical Nurse (Online)	Thursday, August 26	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Attend online
Practical Nurse (Wetaskiwin)	Friday, August 27	9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Multipurpose Room 103 and Health Lab Room 103A, Wetaskiwin Campus
Settlement Studies	Friday, September 3	1:00 to 2:00 pm	Attend online
Social Work	Friday, August 27	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Attend online
Supply Chain Professional Certificate	Monday, August 30	1:00 to 1:30 pm	Attend online
Therapeutic Recreation	Wednesday, August 25	10:00 to 11:45 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-172
Veterinary Office Assistant	Wednesday, October 15	10:00 to 11:00 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 3-175 or attend online

Our virtual program orientations use the Blackboard Ultra platform. Ensure you have a laptop or computer with reliable internet access, camera, and microphone. Access the sessions using an updated version of Chrome, or Microsoft Edge version 80 or higher.

All orientation times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST).

Service area information sessions

Service Area	Date	Time	Location
Accessibility Services	Monday, August 16	10:00 to 11:30 am	Singhmar Centre for Learning, Room 2-013
Accessibility Services	Tuesday, August 24	2:00 to 3:30 pm	Attend online
Accessibility Services	Wednesday, September 1	10:00 to 11:30 am	Attend online
Accessibility Services	Thursday, September 9	2:00 to 3:30 pm	Attend online

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