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Induct, Train & Develop

>Inducting employees / Training employees / Developing employees

It makes good business sense to invest in your employees’ inductions, training and development. Your business is likely to be more innovative, productive and profitable if your employees are provided with training and development opportunities and if you encourage them to keep learning new skills.

Checklist

Induct, Train & Develop checklist This checklist summarises key information about the induction, training and development process.

Flowchart

Essential Human Resource Management process flowchart This flowchart provides a logical guide for the induction, training and development process.

Inducting employees

Inductions help new employees to settle into your business more easily. A good induction will provide all the information about the business a new person needs: your expectations of them, their role and where they fit into your organisation. This will decrease their anxiety about their new job and allow them to be more efficient and productive.

Template

Induction checklist This template provides an example of what to include in an induction. You can adjust this document to suit your own needs.

Template

Policy template This template assists in documenting policies. You can adjust this document to suit your own needs.

Induction tips

Here are some tips to help with inductions.

• Prepare for arrival – inform staff and organise the employee’s work area.
• Set up a buddy system – appoint a mentor to show the new employee the ropes.
• Follow-up afterwards – determine whether the induction was a success.
• Tailor inductions for different types of employees – some groups might need different information. Think about what these people will need to know, for example school leavers, career changers/mature workers, graduates, employees with special needs, and existing employees in new roles.

>Inducting employees / Training employees / Developing employees

* Lawson, M 2007, ‘New ways to find and keep the best’, Australian Financial Review, Human Capital Management Special Feature, 2 February

* Workcover Tasmania 2006, Injuries on the rise for new Tasmanian workers, media release, 8 February 2006, http://www.workcover.tas.gov.au/resource/wpsmedia8-2-.htm