Examples of Roles and Responsibilities

The following checklist outlines key roles and responsibilities related to Orientation for New Students and Training Plan Development. You may use this list to check off the ones that apply to your teaching situation and to add other ones.

• communicate regularly with the staff person(s) delivering orientation; ensure you are notified of any changes in course content or direction
• be aware of entrance requirements for different goals; liaise with post secondary, apprenticeship and the community
• talk to your employment office and other departments in the college to discover alternative routes to goals
• link classroom activities to key information and learning activities covered in the orientation course
• provide important feedback to the staff person responsible for orientation, e.g., how well the training plans work in the classroom, what orientation topics might require additional emphasis
• continue to work with learners on the goal-setting process to help them set realistic short and long-term goals, in co-operation with sponsors
• help learners develop and update their training plans
• ensure that the training plan itself is current and relevant, and adjust as necessary in consultation with others