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Training Strategy
Training Strategy
There are five key goals for the training:
Deliver introductory training for all staff to support the uptake of the new IT system
Identify early-adopter staff to support ongoing training and mentoring
Ensure key staff in each facility have sufficient skill level to continue training and onboarding new staff
Monitor the effectiveness of the training programme via a staff survey
Track staff training with capacity to deliver upskilling when required
Training Location
Training Location
Team members at Chatswood and Strathdale will be visting Google Headquaters to participate in face-to-face training. Training for Oberon team members will be taking place at the facility! Additional support will be made available for all staff including:
this website
webinars
updates via email with tips and tricks
chrome support 'hubs' setup in each facility around the time of the upgrade; and
a new IT helpdesk!
Product Champions
Product Champions
Product Champions are Columbia team members who have shown leadership qualities, enhanced IT skills and/or a willingness to help others!
Product Champions will be rostered onto as many shifts as possible and are available to support staff who have questions or who are having any trouble with the new computer system.
Product Champions are easily identifiable by looking out for their Columbia Project Chrome badge!
Where is Training?
Where is Training?
The final week of training is in a different Google building, but still in the same area:
From 28 February to 2 March
Google Building Workplace 6
48 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW
Click here to open the location for the final week of training in Google Maps
Where is the Nearest Train Station?
Where is the Nearest Train Station?
The nearest light rail station is The Star railway station from The Star, Pyrmont to Google (Workplace 6) at 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont.
It's a 3 to 5 minutes, mostly flat, walk (290 metres) via Jones Bay Rd and Pirrama Rd.
Here are some written directions to try and help you there:
Head north-east on Jones Bay Rd for 70 metres
Slight right to stay on Jones Bay Rd for 27 metres
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Pirrama Rd and walk 120 metres
Arrive at 48 Pirrama Road (on your left)
Where is the Nearest Car Park?
Where is the Nearest Car Park?
Park at Wilson Parking - Jones Bay Wharf Car Park
19/21 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont.
It's a 5 minute walk (400 metres) via Pirrama Rd.
Here are some written directions to try and help you there:
Head south on Pirrama Rd for 230 metres
Slight left to stay on Pirrama Rd for 31 metres
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit to continue on Pirrama Rd and walk 160 metres
Arrive at 48 Pirrama Road (on your left)
Please note, it is not possible to leave training to 'feed the meter', please park at a car park where you can stay as long as you need, such as Wilson Parking.
What does the entrance look like?
What does the entrance look like?
Here is an example photo of where you need to be for training at 48 Pirrama Road. This is the location of computer training for the final week, starting Tuesday 28 February to Thursday 2 March.
Walk down the path to the building and you will see a rotating glass door, go into the foyer to meet your colleagues and the wonderful Google Staff!
What is expected of me?
What is expected of me?
We are guests in someone else's workplace, and we need to follow their rules
Please arrive early! Employees at Google have been specially scheduled to let you in and out of the building at specific times.
If you are late, you cannot be let in and you cannot attend training.
We must stay in the training room except for restroom breaks - we cannot wander around the building.
There is no access outside of the building for cigarette breaks or to 'feed the parking meter' during training, you will have to wait until the scheduled finish time.
We must all please be respectful of Google staff, the trainers, and each other.
Why do we have to go all the way to Google?
Why do we have to go all the way to Google?
Columbia is adopting Google as its core IT system, to give you faster computers, and to make your life just a little bit easier at work every day.
Google has been kind enough to partner with Columbia and Honestally, to provide a great training facility, large enough to host our staff with everything we need.
Staff at Google are going above and beyond to help Columbia and you!
We understand attending the training requires extra effort and organisation, but we really hope you can make the most of a great experience at Google and learn about the computers and systems we'll be using in the near future.
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