All too often, onboarding is treated as a “set it and forget it” training experience: a series of activities that help employees navigate their first days on the job. But onboarding is also an employee’s introduction to an organization’s learning culture, expectations and growth opportunities. When organizations reduce onboarding to little more than orientation, they miss an opportunity to strengthen engagement, build capability and lay the foundation for long-term success.
According to Training Industry research, only 22% of organizations describe their onboarding programs as highly effective.
Effective onboarding goes beyond information transfer, compliance and first-week logistics. When organizations provide role-relevant learning, foster social connections, reinforce learning over time and establish growth opportunities, onboarding becomes part of a continuous learning journey connected to long-term talent development. This approach strengthens employee engagement, accelerates proficiency and better aligns employee development with long-term business goals.
In this Research Spotlight, Training Industry’s director of research, Tom Whelan, Ph.D., will examine how leading organizations are transforming onboarding into a driver of learning, engagement and career growth. Drawing on exclusive Training Industry research, he’ll explore the state of onboarding today, the barriers limiting its impact and the practices that produce stronger outcomes. You’ll leave with actionable insights to help you build an onboarding experience that starts employees on the right path and supports learning well beyond their first day.
In this session, you’ll be able to answer questions such as:
- How can organizations design onboarding programs that support employee development beyond the first few weeks?
- Which onboarding practices help establish a culture of continuous learning from day one?
- How can managers, peers and learning leaders coordinate to improve onboarding outcomes?
Included with this session, you’ll gain access to these exclusive, data-driven Training Industry research products:
- [Infographic] Building Culture at Hire: Modern Employee Onboarding That Drives Performance
- [E-Book] Modern Approaches to Employee Onboarding
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