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Description

Onboarding New Hires: Preparing, Supporting and Securing the Probation Period

Two days to turn a new employee's arrival into a written onboarding journey that is genuinely delivered

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

The contract is signed, yet the welcome often amounts to an access badge, a laptop that has not arrived and a quick tour of the office. The new joiner spends weeks working out the boundaries of the role. The line manager improvises for lack of a written pathway, and a departure during the probation period sends the recruitment process back to square one.

These 14 hours are designed for those who already recruit and now want to structure what happens next. Participants build an onboarding journey shared between human resources, the line manager and the team. They define each stage, from preparing for the arrival through to the end-of-probation review. Each participant leaves with a template pathway adapted to their own job families and a tracking sheet for new arrivals.

Learning objectives

  • Allocate roles between human resources, the line manager and the receiving team
  • Prepare the equipment and administrative set-up before day one
  • Build an onboarding pathway with clear milestones across the first weeks
  • Conduct follow-up meetings and the end-of-probation review
  • Identify the signals of an onboarding that is failing and act before the person leaves

What makes this programme different

A written onboarding pathway, with roles allocated, for one of the participant's own job families
The onboarding buddy role explored through role-play, including its limits
A new-arrival tracking sheet ready to be adopted by the department

Programme

1Preparing for the Arrival

What is decided before day one

  • Keeping in contact between offer acceptance and the start date
  • Preparing equipment and application access rights
  • Briefing the team and internal contacts
  • Designing the programme for the first day

2Welcoming and Passing On Knowledge

First days and first weeks

  • What genuinely belongs in an induction day and what can wait
  • Conveying internal rules and unwritten working practices
  • Appointing an onboarding buddy and framing the role
  • Balancing autonomy with close support

3Setting Milestones for Skills Development

Objectives, learning steps and review points

  • Defining achievable first objectives
  • Sequencing role-specific learning
  • Frequency and content of follow-up meetings
  • Useful written records for the end-of-probation review

4Assessing Onboarding and Making Corrections

Probation period, retention and feedback

  • Early warning signs of disengagement during onboarding
  • Conducting the end-of-probation review meeting
  • Confirming the appointment and communicating a non-confirmation
  • Gathering the new joiner's own view of their onboarding

Who is it for

Recruitment officers, human resources managers and line managers who regularly welcome new team members.

Prerequisites

Experience of recruiting or welcoming new employees.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.