GENERAL INFORMATION
Registrations will not be confirmed until payment is received in full. Payments may be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or cheque. Please be advised that each course fee includes tuition and course binder.
All ORFA members receive preferred course fees. Further, those members who hold an ORFA professional designation receive an additional $50.00 course discount. Please reference your valid professional designation certificate number on the registration form.
The ORFA registration desk will be located at the Delta Hotel. Please check-in at the desk for your identification badge and course binder.
If you are flying into Pearson International Airport, there is an airport transfer service that operates on a 24-hour basis between Guelph and Toronto. Please make your own arrangements in advance by calling Red Car Service at (519) 824-9344.
Parking for the ORFA Annual Professional Development Program is available on-campus to commuters at the weekly rate of $55.00.
If you have any special dietary requirements, are physically challenged or need literacy assistance, please indicate on the registration form and we will endeavour to provide assistance, where possible. All seminar rooms are accessible by wheelchair.
A complete refund, less a $50.00 administrative fee, will be issued provided written notification of cancellation is received by the ORFA office by no later than Friday, April 9, 2010. No refunds will be issued after this date. Those who register but do not attend will not receive a refund. If you are unable to attend, you may send a colleague in your place, if written notification is forwarded in advance. Registrants will receive a full refund should a course be cancelled. In the event of a N.S.F. cheque, a $35.00 service charge will be applied to the registration fee.
We reserve the right to cancel any course. In the event of a cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances, any costs incurred by registrants will not be covered by the ORFA.
All courses listed in this program brochure include examinations. Participants will write an examination on the last day of class. In addition, participants are required to attend 100% of the classes (including Wednesday afternoon attendance at the tradeshow) in order to write the exam. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the examinations or attendance policy, please contact the ORFA office at 416-426-7062 or info@orfa.com.
Registrants may be required to supply and/or wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in some training courses. Adequate safety foot wear (CSA Approved Green Patch) if so required must be brought and worn by the participant. This footwear must be in good condition and suitable for the learning environment. Other PPE may be made available to participants by the ORFA course instructors to those who take an active role in demonstrating the use of a piece of equipment or who must take part in equipment use as part of the learning experience. All participants are expected to identify any concern in their personal lack of ability to demonstrate or use any piece of equipment if called upon to do so. Further, the ORFA instructors or sub-instructors reserve the right to limit participation of any participant for the lack of or improper use of any piece of equipment or PPE.
No participant is to use any piece of equipment or attend any classes if under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The ORFA has a zero tolerance policy on such activities. Any person who breaches this policy may be asked to immediately leave the program. Participants who are under the care of a medical professional must identify their condition in confidence to the primary ORFA course instructor.
Some courses undertake a visit to a working facility to observe operational equipment or activities. Travel to such areas may be coordinated by the course instructor and failing to meet at the predetermined location and time will require the participant find his/her own way to the site, at his/her own cost. Failing to attend may reflect on the set attendance requirement. Further, participants are reminded that such facility areas can be noisy, with equipment that may start or stop at anytime, and that various noxious gases may be emitted on-site. It is the responsibility of each participant to observe a heightened sense of safety in such environments. Pranks, horseplay or other acts of unprofessional conduct will not be tolerated. Any person who breaches this policy may be asked to immediately leave the program.
