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Placement Requests - (PA) - Orientation Dates Feature for Instructor Led Groups

Placing Agency Related Guide (PARG)

Summary:
Identifying Orientation dates enables you to add an extra date at the beginning of a practicum that can be included or excluded in the course hours and schedule for instructor led groups.

To turn Orientation Dates on:

  1. Click: Maintenance/Setup/Lookup/
  2. Departments. 
  1. Select the edit icon for the department where you wish to activate Orientation dates. edit grey.png 
  1. Click to place a check mark in front of "Use Orientation Dates (Instructor Led Groups)."

     5. Save the changes with the green check mark. save green.PNG 

Enter the Orientation date in Placement Request Details on the Placement Information tab.

All Placement Requests will now show an "Orientation date" in placement details, under start date.

The orientation date can be filled in on the placement information tab by opening the details icon ibubble.png for the placement request in the outbox and selecting the placement information tab:

    6. Select the date from the select a datecalendar.png calendar icon

  1. Save the changes with the green check mark. save green.PNG 

The orientation date can also be entered on the group shift schedule:

  • Open the group shift schedule gss.png or  icon .
  • Click on a date and the edit icon appears edit grey.png
  • Click the edit icon edit grey.png to open the edit screen.
  1. Change or enter the date if needed.
  2. Select the desired shift length.
  3. Enter a start time.
  4. From shift type, select "Orientation" from the drop down list.
  5. Shift Details: select Mandatory or Optional.
  6. Click to place a check mark in all the boxes you wish to apply.
  7. Save the changes with the green check mark. save green.PNG




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