An effective orientation program is a structured first-week experience that helps new joiners settle in, get set up and understand what the first 90 days require. It replaces slide-heavy induction with live touchpoints with HR, IT and finance, a buddy meeting and a 30-60-90 day plan. Bodhih co-delivers it with HR in one day.
- Delivered in person at your location or as live virtual sessions
- Designed with the ADDIE model and evaluated for behaviour change
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions
Where and how: effective orientation training as an in-person workshop in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Jaipur; as a live online course; or delivered overseas in Dubai, Singapore and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Last reviewed by Siddharthan VGJ, Founder · Bodhih Training, Bengaluru
Effective Orientation Program is about bringing new joiners into the fold by carefully crafted on-boarding programs. Effective orientation ensures employees are given access to basic information, programs, services and other relevant knowledge.
The intention of Effective Orientation Program is to encourage employees and provide them with tools and motivation to become active and settle.
There are substantial new hire costs that companies incur. Not to talk of the significant investments made in branding the recruiting systems. And so, it is imperative that as new hires choose to join your particular organization, all efforts (planning and execution) are made for a seamless new hire experience.
All new employees should complete a new employee orientation and training methods program that is designed to assist them in adjusting to their jobs and work environment and to instil a positive work attitude and motivation at the onset.
Most effective orientation and training methods programs take care of the administrative details (where and when to first meet), What to wear and what to bring for the orientation, finish paperwork (open bank accounts etc.), and sit through sessions that instructs how their job role supports the company mission.
However the edge in Bodhih’s Effective Orientation and training methods program – First things First is, that it comes from researched industry learnings, current best practices and academic insights that ensures differentiated elements of Effective New Hire Orientation and training methods program are grasped and applied at all levels within a company and its individuals. The long-term benefits are to enable new hires to assimilate into the company’s value structure, be proficient in the practiced cultural norms, set up new internal networks, get access to information databases, company intranet and familiarize themselves with company history, mission and future vision.
Bodhih’s Effective Orientation and training methods program focusses on multiple touchpoints to make a strong company first impression where in the group has sessions dedicated to “know your company”. The various touchpoints of Human Resources, Operations, Finance, Specific departmental matters are conducted with well-crafted presentations. Bodhih’s seasoned trainers through presentations and class discussions, point out ways to leverage global practices in the area of corporate etiquette and social norms to assist new employees to make a positive favourable impression.
How would you gain from Effective Orientation and training methods program workshops at Bodhih?
Bodhih customizes its effective orientation and training methods programs along the ADDIE model. Workshop experiences are analysed, designed, developed and delivered that are solution focused and include a range of blended training pedagogy such as role plays, group exercises, self-assessment tools, management games, individual activities, videos, case studies, facilitation, discussions and more.
In addition to the ADDIE model, the effective orientation and training methods programs takes advantage of the experiential adult-learning process of concrete experience – reflective observation – abstract conceptualization – active experimentation.
What is Bodhih’s promise on effective orientation and training methods Programs?
Managers across industries and functions and executive level participants who have attended Bodhih’s sessions on effective orientation and training methods programs talk of the following individual and team behaviours, namely, the ability to forge new partnerships and networks, quick to make progress in new assignments, understand the company structure to confidently approach situations, and demonstrate high energies in picking up ownership and secondary responsibilities.
Sample training plan: 1-day hands-on design
This one-day orientation design replaces slide-heavy induction with a day new joiners actually do. Lateral hires and freshers join a 'company quest': they meet HR, IT, finance and admin at live touchpoints, solve real first-week problems using the intranet and policies, decode the company's values through stories, meet their buddy and practise the first conversation with their manager. The day closes with teams presenting what they learned and each joiner building a 30-60-90 day plan. It makes a strong first impression and reduces the questions that clog the first month.
New joiners are set up, connected and clear on what the first 90 days should look like.
- 09:30–10:00Why I said yesEnergiser
- 10:00–10:45Our business in one mapGroup challenge
- 11:00–12:15Touchpoint circuitHands-on lab
- 12:15–13:00Values in real storiesCase clinic
- 13:45–14:45Company questBuild sprint
- 14:45–15:15Quest presentationsPresentation
- 15:30–16:15The first manager conversationRole-play
- 16:15–16:45Making the most of your buddyPeer coaching
- 16:45–17:30My 30-60-90 day planAction planning
Every session’s activity, timings, outputs and materials, plus pre-work, a 90-day reinforcement plan and how impact is measured. Free, emailed to you instantly.
Recommended: 1 day in person (09:30–17:30) in the new joiner's first week, co-delivered with your HR team, or 3 × 2-hour live virtual sessions for remote joiners, plus 30-, 60- and 90-day check-ins. A sample design: every Bodhih program is customised after a short needs analysis.
How long is an effective orientation program?
The recommended design is one day in person, from 09:30 to 17:30, in the new joiner's first week, co-delivered with your HR team and followed by check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days. Remote joiners can take it as three live virtual sessions of two hours each.
What activities are included in an effective orientation program?
New joiners assemble a business map with a leader, complete real setup tasks at HR, IT, finance and admin stations, match values to real stories, race through a company quest to build a survival guide, practise the first manager conversation, meet their buddy and build a 30-60-90 day plan.
Frequently asked questions
What is effective orientation program?
Who is the Effective Orientation program for?
HR, L&D and people managers. Bodhih tailors the examples, case studies and depth to your industry, culture and team level.
How long is the Effective Orientation program?
Bodhih recommends 1 day in person (09:30–17:30) in the new joiner's first week, co-delivered with your HR team, or 3 × 2-hour live virtual sessions for remote joiners, plus 30-, 60- and 90-day check-ins. The length can be shortened or extended after a needs analysis.
Can Effective Orientation be delivered online?
Yes. Effective Orientation can run in person at your location, as live virtual sessions for distributed or hybrid teams, or as a blended journey that adds self-paced learning on Bodhih.org between sessions.
How is the impact of Effective Orientation measured?
Success measures for Effective Orientation are agreed with you before design, as part of the ADDIE model. Bodhih can add pre- and post-program assessments on AssessAll and manager check-ins to track behaviour change.