New employee orientation - Welcome course and live kickoff
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 45 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 35 min
- Lessons
- 5 lessons
- Frequency
- Self-paced new employee orientation plus a live kickoff
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Scenarios, sorting activities and quizzes with feedback on every answer.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 5 lessons, about 35 minutes
- Accordion, tabs, flashcards, process and quizzes
- 6-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 9 slides
- Word cloud, quiz, poll, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed and what to change next time.
- Feedback survey: 5 questions
- Check-in survey: 4 questions
- Questions written for this session
- Results feed your next session
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 464.0 | Complete the course and its final check | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 464.1 | Explain in a few sentences what we do and who we serve | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 464.2 | Use our everyday words and know who to ask when you are stuck | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 464.3 | Describe what a typical week looks like here | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 464.4 | Work through your first-week checklist with your buddy | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 464.5 | Arrive at the live kickoff with your questions ready | Best practice | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 45 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
5 lessons, about 35 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Welcome
2 pages
6 min
Welcome
2 pages
2Who we are
3 pages
8 min
Who we are
3 pages
3How we work
3 pages
8 min
How we work
3 pages
4Your first week
3 pages
8 min
Your first week
3 pages
5Check yourself
2 pages
5 min
Check yourself
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
9 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Every survey question is listed below.
Feedback survey: 5 questions
- Overall, how useful was your welcome? 5 stars
- How clear is what happens next? 1-5 scale
- I know where to find the policies I need. 1-5 scale
- What worked best? multiple choice
- What is one thing we should change next time? open text
Check-in survey: 4 questions
- Do you know who to ask when you are stuck? multiple choice
- How well did onboarding prepare you for your first month? 1-5 scale
- What would have helped most? ranking
- What should we change for the next cohort? open text
Make it yours
45 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Team intro
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- Course URL
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{{POLICY_3_LINK}} - Policy links
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FAQ
Common questions
Can I run New employee orientation - Welcome course and live kickoff training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
Self-paced new employee orientation plus a live kickoff.
Who needs this training?
New starters (self-paced before or on day one); run by HR or the hiring manager.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.