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Virtual Training

To support rapid adoption of MS Teams during the COVID-19 crisis, Microsoft is hosting online training sessions in both English and French. The sessions are intended for for GC employees and aims to help with building the skills to support the adoption of Teams and M365. Topics to be covered will include:

  • intro to Teams
  • using Chat, Channels, Activity, Meetings
  • coordination of meetings, activities and more

The sessions will be offered in two formats, pre-recorded and live. However, both feature live moderation to answer your questions in real-time. Find a date and time below that works for you.

Pre-recorded Training Sessions

These pre-recorded training sessions are offered with a live moderator to answer questions from participants. Hosted by Microsoft, the sessions will be delivered online for a duration of 90 minutes. Registration is required and is limited is 2,500 participants.

English sessions
May 21 at 1:30 pm EST – Click here to register
June 18 at 1:30 pm EST – Click here to register
French sessions
May 21 at 9:30 am EST – Click here to register
June 18 at 9:30 am EST – Click here to register

Live Training Sessions

Hosted by Microsoft, these session are delivered by both online moderators and a team responding to questions received via chat in real-time throughout the lesson. Up to 10,000 participants can join per session but NO registration is required. All sessions are 90 minutes unless otherwise indicated. Please remember to stay off the VPN and join using your personal device. Note the session will be recorded and your name and/or phone number will be visible during the call to other participants who attend.

How to participate:
To join, simply click on the link and allow it to launch in your web browser (please use Firefox, Chrome or EDGE)

  • Be sure you've got the time blocked on your calendar to join us.
  • Simply select one of the following dates to join the session that works for you.
  • If you have the Teams application installed → click on “Open in Microsoft Teams” in the pop-up window or “Launch it Now”.
  • If you do not have the Teams application installed → click “Join on the Web Instead”.
English sessions
April 21 at 1:00 pm EST
April 22 at 3:00 pm EST
April 28 at 1:00 pm EST
April 29 at 3:00 pm EST
May 5 at 1:00 pm EST
May 6 at 3:00 pm EST
May 12 at 1:00 pm EST
May 13 at 3:00 pm EST
May 19 at 1:00 pm EST
May 20 at 3:00 pm EST
May 26 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
April 21 at 2:00 pm EST (only 60 minutes)
April 22 at 1:00 pm EST
April 28 at 2:00 pm EST (only 60 minutes)
April 29 at 1:00 pm EST
May 6 at 1:00 pm EST
May 13 at 1:00 pm EST
May 20 at 1:00 pm EST
May 27 at 1:00 pm EST