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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.

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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

  1. 01Why onboarding drives retention
  2. 02The ninety day onboarding journey
  3. 03Pre boarding and the offer to start gap
  4. 04Designing induction content and delivery
  5. 05Buddy and mentor systems
  6. 06Manager and cross functional checklists
  7. 07Onboarding for remote and shift workers
  8. 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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Maseru2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register

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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