Employee Onboarding and Induction Programme Design

First impressions decide whether a new hire stays or leaves within the first six months. This programme shows delegates how to build a structured onboarding journey that moves beyond a single day of form filling into a ninety day integration plan. Examples are drawn from South African employers managing high volume intakes across factory, branch and head office environments.

What you will be able to do

Map the full new employee journey from offer acceptance to the ninety day mark.
Design induction content that covers culture, compliance and role specific expectations.
Build a buddy or mentor system that speeds up practical integration.
Create onboarding checklists for line managers, HR and IT to follow.
Measure onboarding success through early retention and time to productivity.
Adapt the programme for remote, branch based and shift based workers.

Course outline

01Why onboarding drives retention
02The ninety day onboarding journey
03Pre boarding and the offer to start gap
04Designing induction content and delivery
05Buddy and mentor systems
06Manager and cross functional checklists
07Onboarding for remote and shift workers
08Measuring onboarding effectiveness

Who should attend

HR officers, HR generalists, learning and development staff and line managers responsible for welcoming and integrating new employees.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Online	2	US$900
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Employee Onboarding and Induction Programme Design privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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