Please review this email for some important reminders and updates.

STUDENTS: You're invited to attend JA Company Program's Virtual Student Management Training! We encourage ALL students to attend and it is MANDATORY for all those who plan to run for an executive role in their company.

1. Go to the link above and select "student" ticket.

2. You will receive a confirmation email where you can add the event to your calendar. You can also create your profile ahead of time on Hopin.

3. Hopin will send you an email one hour before the event start time with the link to join.

EVENT GUIDE: Information about the event including the agenda and user guide for our platform, Hopin, can be found here.

At virtual Student Management Training, students are invited to learn more about departmental roles and responsibilities. During the event, students will have the opportunity to network with each other and ask questions to alumni, advisors and industry experts.

Whether you're interested in running for an executive role or not and whether you are elected into a role or not, this is a great opportunity for you to hear from an engaging keynote speaker (Tam Pham), industry experts and learn more about a particular executive department. You will also have an opportunity to work with your team on a challenge for the chance to win Team Challenge points!

10:00 - 10:25 Welcome & Keynote (Location: Stage)

10:25 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:25 Department Breakout Sessions (Location: Sessions)

11:25 - 11:30 Break

11:30 - 11:45 Networking (Location: Networking)

11:45 - 12:00 Wrap Up & Team Challenge Intro (Location: Stage)

12:00 - 2:00 Working Lunch & Team Challenge (Location: Hopin)

As you get into your product pitches and selection, here are two documents for your reference:

Please note that the Product and Service Approval Form is due no later than Friday, January 8, 2021. The form can be submitted anytime before then. If you submit after December 17, you will not hear back from us until the week of January 4th.

STUDENTS: Please note that as a student you were required to read and agree to the Student Policies & Guidelines document that outlines the expectations regarding your behaviour and conduct in Company Program. If you have not read the document, please ensure you do so.

If you missed this event, you can review the recording here. 

The handout and overview slides can be found here.

ATTENDANCE: This is a reminder that weekly attendance is MANDATORY and students are required to attend at a minimum 80% of their weekly meetings.

If you need to be absent for any reason, please reach out to your Lead Advisors in advance to let them know.

If a student has missed three meetings with no communication/response to Advisors or has provided no excuses, these students may be removed from the program.

CAMERA: We encourage you to put your camera on when possible and when interacting and meeting with your team. In a regular CP year, you would be meeting in person and we want to try and reflect that environment as much as possible. Your advisors and your fellow colleagues in the program want to meet you and get to know you face-to-face! As a team, you will also decide on what are the expectations to be on camera for everyone - this might mean every meeting, or some meetings or part of some meetings.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding being on camera for any reason, please feel free to reach out to JA or your advisors in confidence.

PARTICIPATION: We know that participation in a virtual environment may be challenging! We are all getting used to this new normal. If you are feeling like you aren't able to participate fully, we encourage you to reach out to your advisors and let them know ways they may be able to help you or maybe they can suggest ways to help you as well. Your advisors and JA are here to support you and to help you make the best out of your Company Program experience.

Students and Advisors have access to two areas for information:

The JA Campus includes the JA Company Program Curriculum Resources.

The JACO Page includes information specific to JA Central Ontario including upcoming dates/deadlines, calendar, communications, advisor corner and awards & team challenge details.

STUDENTS: In order to view the JA Company Program resources on the JA Campus, please follow the following step-by-step instructions:

NOTE TO ADVISORS: The students can see everything on the resource portal with the exception of the folder marked "JACO CP Advisor Files". These files are also saved on the JACO Resource Page.

Throughout the Company Program year, teams can collect points for participating in various activities, and challenges, having high attendance and for meeting deadlines.

Example of points that will be awarded are outlined here. As well, JA has the right to add in additional challenges throughout the year that will be communicated through email to advisors and students.

The team with the highest point score at the conclusion of the program will be awarded the Team Challenge Award.

To learn more about how to submit for points, please visit this page.

If you were unable to attend Virtual Student Orientation on November 4, you can review the recording here. The videos on working remotely won't share in the recording so if you want to watch them, they can be found here and here.

The slides from the session can be viewed here.

Students: Make sure you complete the goal sheet and getting to know you sheet by your first meeting. These sheets can be found on the resource portal and below.

To view the full CP Calendar including upcoming deadlines, click here.

Virtual Student Management Training (open to all students)

Winter Holiday Break (no meetings)

Product/Service Approval Form Due

Should you have questions or concerns regarding any of the above information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at companyprogram@jacentralontario.org

Thank you!

Lucia & Lesley

The Company Program Team