What’s New?
Don’t have a lot of time and just want to get updates regarding things related TA Training quickly? Then this is the spot for you! The news is separated out into broad categories, with an update date in parentheses at the end.
What’s the latest information on…
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- Want to complete your Compliance Training? Login to Carleton Central, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on “Online Courses.” The first five online modules you see (3 on AODA, 1 on Workplace Violence and Harassment, and 1 on Worker Health and Safety) are the workshops you need to do to complete your Compliance Training. (Sept. 1 / 2016)
- New to Carleton and have questions about “paid training” for TAs? We’ve got you covered! Check out our TA Training Starter Kit! Still have more questions? Read this blog and this blog, and consult these FAQs. (Aug. 25/ 2015)
- Check out our blog that provides the latest information we have regarding the tracking and payment of Compliance Training! (Oct. 10 / 2014)
- Did you know that you can keep track of your progress towards completing Compliance Training via Carleton Central? After you login, click on the “Employee Services” tab, then click on “Learning and Professional Development,” and finally click on “Completed Workshops.” All completed Compliance Training modules are displayed here. For modules hosted in Carleton Central, completion is captured instantly; for modules hosted in cuLearn, completion will be recorded manually in approximately 1 week’s time. While the list of mandatory training sessions will evolve as the Province of Ontario rolls out its modules, for the Fall of 2014, Compliance Training for TAs currently consists of five online modules:
- Three modules on AODA (one on Carleton Central, two on cuLearn)
- One module on Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention (Carleton Central)
- One module on Environmental Health and Safety (cuLearn)
- –> Click here for more information on each of these modules, including how to access them
If you review your Compliance Training history and you have completed all five of these, then you have done everything you need to do to earn your five hours of paid Compliance Training. (Oct. 3 / 2014)
- Still have questions about what the “paid TA training” stuff in the CUPE 4600 collective agreement means for you? Check out our this blog as well as our updated FAQs section. (Aug. 22 / 2014)
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- The EDC’s winter TA Training workshop schedule is now available! (Dec. 22 / 2017)
- Try our new fully online TA Training workshop, “An Introduction to cuLearn”! (Sept.1 / 2016)
- Have questions about the new Collective Agreement and what it means for you? Check out our latest blog. (May 30 / 2014)
- Don’t know where to go to explore options for Compliance Training, Pedagogical Training, and other paid professional development opportunities? Check out our updated Training page. (May 30 / 2014)
- Have you read the *new* CUPE 4600 (unit 1) Bargaining Agreement? Access it here. Articles 14, 15, & 23 all contain important information on TA Training at Carleton. There have been some significant changes to paid training on campus, so you’ll want to be familiar with what they mean for you. (May 16 / 2014)
- Don’t want to read the legalize of the Bargaining Agreement? No worries — check out section 3 of our updated FAQs section instead. The first four FAQs in section 3 in particular explain the difference between Compliance and Pedagogical Training, and all the FAQs have been updated to reflect changes made in the new BA. (May 16 / 2014)
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- The EDC’s winter 2018 “TA Training Day” event will take place on Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, on the 3rd floor of Richcraft Hall. The full programme is available here.
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- Details and invitations for Certificate Ceremony for 2017-2018 graduates will be available in late September / early October. The event will take place during the Fall 2018 Reading Week. (Jan. 5 / 2018)
- Registration for the fall 2018 cohort of “Preparing to Teach” will open in August 2018. Note that there is no Winter 2018 cohort for the program. (Jan. 5 / 2018)
- We’ve made some significant changes to the Certificate in TA Skills program. For details, click here and here. (May 2015)
- Want to bolster your teaching credentials? Sign up for one or both of the EDC’s certificate programs — Preparing to Teach (open to upper-year PhD students) and the Certificate in Teaching Assistant Skills (open to all TAs, graduate or undergraduate). (Aug. 22 / 2014)
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- Is your department Mentor-supported this year? Click here to find out! (Sept. 1 / 2017)
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- Seven universities recently combined to form the Ontario Consortium for Graduate Professional Skills and have produced 18 free online training modules on a variety of topics for grad students (some academic or research oriented, other oriented towards pedagogy, and still others oriented towards preparing for the non-academic job market). While these training options aren’t currently part of paid training on campus, you should definitely check them out. (Sept. 5 / 2014)
- Interested in the future of the PhD in the humanities? Check out the MLA’s new Report and SSHRCC’s White Paper on reforming the Doctoral program. How important is it for doctoral students to get involved in pedagogical training and professional development? If these reports are any indication, then it is becoming increasingly crucial. (May 30 / 2014)