Mandatory TA Training

As employees of Queen’s University, SKHS Teaching Assistants are required to successfully complete training prior to performing any duties as a TA. Typically, training is done by all incoming SKHS students during their program Orientation in late August or early September. 

Mandatory training includes: 

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 

1. Accessible Customer Service
2. Access Forward
3. Human Rights 101
4. Accessible Instruction for Educators

TAs are paid 4 hours at the current TA pay rate for completion of these modules. 

Anti-Racism: Building a Foundation for Change at Queen’s 

TAs are paid 1 hour at the current TA pay rate for completion of this module.

It Takes All of Us, Sexual Violence Prevention Training 

TAs are paid 1 hour at the current TA pay rate for completion of this module.

Health and Safety Awareness 

TAs are paid 1 hour at the current TA pay rate for completion of this module.

Additional SKHS required training

In addition to the training mandated by Queen’s University, SKHS graduate students must complete the following department-specific TA training prior to starting work in courses: 

TA Roundtable Discussion -incoming students attend a 1-hour long roundtable presentation given by current graduate students about best practices. TAs are paid 1 hour at the current TA rate for this session. 

Laboratory Orientation – incoming students in the Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics research streams must attend a half-hour orientation to SKHS laboratories facilitated by the Lab Coordinator, Rob Watering. TAs are paid 0.5 hour at the current TA rate for their attendance.