ELEV-HD 003: Employee Onboarding

The following is the course description for the Employee Onboarding Course:

Employee Onboarding is an important and vital part of any companies hiring procedure. Hiring, training, and bringing new employees on board cost a lot of money and are major investments. Onboarding is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing and keeping their skills, knowledge, and value within the company. It will stop highly skilled workers from being lured to a competitor, which makes your company stronger within the market.

Through Employee Onboarding you will find it lowers costs related to employee turnover. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the employee and company and having a structured set of procedures will make this time run smoother and produce a greater chance of success.

Course Objectives:

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today.  

You Will:

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: 

• Define onboarding.
• Understanding the benefits and purpose of onboarding.
• Recognize how to prepare for an onboarding program.
• Identify ways to engage and follow up with employees.
• Create expectations.
• Discover the importance of resiliency and flexibility.

 

Target Student:

Course Core Competencies:

Module 1: Purpose of Onboarding

Topic A: Start-Up Cost

Topic B: Anxiety

Topic C: Employee Turnover

Topic D: Realistic Expectations

Module 2: Introduction

Topic A: What is Onboarding?

Topic B: The Importance of Onboarding

Topic C: Making Employees Feel Welcome

Topic D: First Day Checklist

Module 3: Onboarding Preparation

Topic A: Professionalism

Topic B: Clarity

Topic C: Designating a Mentor

Topic D: Training

Module 4: Onboarding Checklist

Topic A: Pre-Arrival

Topic B: Arrival

Topic C: First Week

Topic D: First Month

Module 5: Creating an Engaging Program

Topic A: Getting Off on the Right Track

Topic B: Role of Human Resources

Topic C: Role of Managers

Topic D: Characteristics

Module 6: Following Up with New Employees

Topic A: Initial Check In

Topic B: Following Up

Topic C: Setting Schedules

Topic D: Mentor’s Responsibility

Module 7: Setting Expectations

Topic A: Defining Requirements

Topic B: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement and Growth

Topic C: Setting Verbal Expectations

Topic D: Putting It in Writing

Module 8: Resiliency and Flexibility

Topic A: What is Resiliency?

Topic B: Why is it Important?

Topic C: Five Steps

Topic D: What is Flexibility?

Topic E: Why is it Important?

Topic F: Five Steps

Module 9: Assigning Work

Topic A: General Principles

Topic B: The Dictatorial Approach

Topic C: The Apple Picking Approach

Topic D: The Collaborative Approach

Module 10: Providing Feedback

Topic A: Characteristics of Good Feedback

Topic B: Feedback Delivery Tools

Topic C: Informal Feedback

Topic D: Formal Feedback