The Top 6 Ways to Create Successful Online Work Site Orientations in 2020
In hazardous industries like construction, oil and gas, and transportation, holding effective work site orientations is critical to the safety and success of an organization. Designing and hosting employee training sounds simple, but in reality, it takes strong design and execution for it to be effective. Because your workforce is constantly changing, and your employees will likely have a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge, a one-size-fits-all training cannot meet the needs of every person. That is why millions of companies have moved their job site orientations online.
If you are ready to elevate your on-boarding process, follow these steps to make your online work site orientation successful in 2020!
1. Make It Available Anywhere
In recent years, many companies have moved to mobile-friendly, digital work site orientations. Not only does an online orientation make training available in all locations on many devices, it is also more engaging, tailored to all of your participants, and easier to manage while still engaging your participants.
2. Have Self-Registration
Registration for orientation can be a hassle. Some companies have new employees call in to register while others require that registration be completed in person. One easy change that will eliminate many headaches is to allow participants to self-register online. The convenience of self-registration results in more timely registration and less logistical and administrative work for the company.
3. Update the Leadership Messaging
Leaders such as the CEO, president, and safety manager can easily add messages to new hires and visitors when you have online employee orientations. The digital format also makes it simple to update and change messages as time goes on.
4. Keep It Simple and Clear
The goal of your training material is to provide clear guidance to new hires that transfers knowledge while being friendly to participants of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds.
For most of your content, simple slides and photos will suffice. Do not feel like you need costly videos to produce high-quality training. Avoid too many acronyms and too much jargon, as this can alienate the audience. Separate the material into topics and be clear on what the employee should learn in each section.
5. Integrate Digital Forms into the Orientation
One of the biggest pain points of orientation is the paperwork because it can be tedious and time-consuming. Luckily for you, online training includes digital forms that make the paperwork part of on-boarding easy for employees to complete and easy for Human Resources to organize.
6. Verify Participation
The newest digital technology allows you to verify the identity and engagement of your training participants. Virtual proctoring ensures the orientation is completed by the actual participant with fewer incidents of the participant just playing videos or subbing in a relative or friend.
Thorough work site orientations are critical to the successful on-boarding of your new hires and to the safety of all of your employees. Putting that training online makes the process more effective. By following these six steps, your job site orientations will be more successful.
