Training Onboarding

A new colleague on their first day. An empty desk. A laptop that doesn’t work yet. A buddy who forgot they were the buddy. Questions left hanging.

At the end of the day, the new colleague thinks: was this the right choice?

That isn’t down to the colleagues. It comes from an onboarding process that was never set up properly. People who say yes to your organisation deserve more than an empty desk and figuring everything out alone.

One question: how would your newest colleague score their first week, from 0 to 10?

In one day of onboarding training, your team builds a process that changes that answer. Time for onboarding that makes newcomers stay. In English, at your office or online. Plan a 30-minute call and we’ll shape the day around your organisation.

What does this onboarding training give your team?

1. An onboarding strategy that fits your organisation
2. A pre-boarding approach that strengthens the first working day
3. Insight into successful onboarding programmes, as inspiration and as a mirror
4. An approach that works across several locations or teams, without everything landing on one person

Onboarding training programme

1. Onboarding as a strategy

Onboarding is a process, not an event. Treat it as one moment, and new colleagues drop out before they are up to speed.

• Critical success factors for a good start as a new employee
• Common disappointments and how to prevent them
• The power of pre-boarding: how to exceed expectations of the first day
• How a buddy or mentor system supports a newcomer
• How to keep raising engagement, productivity and retention through feedback

2. Creating a strong start

Strategy alone changes nothing. In this block, your team puts together its own onboarding programme, with a workshop and an action plan.

• Setting up and optimising an onboarding programme that sticks
• Checklists for pre-boarding, the first working day, (virtual) onboarding and buddy programmes
• Inspiration from successful introduction and onboarding programmes
• Using AI for pre-boarding emails, introduction questions and buddy instructions

Who is this onboarding training for?

For everyone who onboards new colleagues, from HR to managers. No prior knowledge needed. What it takes: an organisation where new people join regularly, and the wish to do that well.

Frequently asked questions

Some of us do onboarding on the side, next to other work. Is this onboarding training for them?
Yes. Many participants don’t have onboarding as their main task. Office managers, marketing specialists, HR support: they often see most clearly what is missing, and gain the most from a structure that holds.

How do we know whether this training adds something for us?
Ask yourself: how would your newest colleague score their first week, from 0 to 10? Participants often score their onboarding around a 5 or 6 at the start. Lower? Then there is the most to gain. Higher? Then your team discovers the final refinements.

We already have an onboarding system or app. What does this training add?
The training is not about a tool, but about what goes into it. Which system you use doesn’t matter. What counts is the content: pre-boarding, rhythm, feedback, checklists. We go through those hands-on.

How do we get management and colleagues on board?
Your team goes home with an onboarding plan to present internally, plus arguments and examples to build support. Onboarding is not something you do alone.

Our managers have no time for this. How do we get them involved?
A recurring theme among participants. Onboarding stands or falls with how managers take on their role. Your team goes home with arguments and a plan to build their involvement, not to force it.