Workplace Accessibility Training

Accessible Onboarding and Induction

Helping every employee feel welcomed, supported and set up for success

A successful employee experience starts before the first day at work.

Traditional onboarding processes can unintentionally create barriers through inaccessible information, overwhelming induction schedules, unclear expectations, unsuitable environments or delays in putting the right support in place.

Accessible Onboarding and Induction: Helping Every Employee Start Well helps managers, HR and Learning and Development teams create more accessible, inclusive and effective onboarding experiences from the very beginning.

Participants explore the complete onboarding journey: from pre-start communication and preparing for Day 1 through to induction, workplace adjustments, manager support, belonging and the employee’s first 90 days.

The course focuses on designing accessible onboarding processes from the outset, while recognising when individual support and reasonable adjustments are needed to help every employee succeed.

About this course

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for:

HR and People Professionals
Learning and Development Teams
Line Managers and Team Leaders
Recruitment and Talent Teams
Onboarding and Employee Experience Teams
HR Business Partners
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leads
Occupational Health and Wellbeing Teams
Organisational Development Professionals
Managers responsible for new starters

What will the course cover?

Accessible and inclusive onboarding
Pre-boarding and preparing for new starters
Designing an accessible first day
Accessible induction and learning
Disability and neurodivergence during onboarding
Workplace adjustments from the start
Accessible communication
Clear expectations and manager support
Buddies, mentoring and workplace relationships
Psychological safety and belonging
The first 30, 60 and 90 days
Accessible probation and early performance conversations
Reviewing the complete onboarding journey

What will you learn?

Participants will leave the course better equipped to:

Recognise barriers within traditional onboarding processes
Create clearer and more accessible pre-start communication
Prepare effectively for individual workplace needs
Design more accessible first-day and induction experiences
Make learning and information easier to access
Support disabled and neurodivergent new starters without making assumptions
Put reasonable adjustments in place earlier
Communicate expectations and priorities more clearly
Build psychological safety and belonging
Provide effective support throughout the first weeks and months
Review and improve their organisation’s complete onboarding process

Delivery

We understand that finding time for training can be challenging. That is why we offer flexible delivery options designed to fit your organisation’s schedule and ways of working.

This course is available in person, live online, or as a bespoke programme tailored to your organisation’s specific needs and objectives.

Duration

Full day (9.00am – 4.30pm)

Tailored to your organisation

Every workplace is different, which is why we tailor our training to your needs.

The course can be personalised to your organisation, sector and workforce. We will incorporate relevant workplace scenarios and challenges, welcome materials, induction programmes, new starter checklists, and learning content to help managers apply their learning to situations they are likely to encounter in practice.

This course is suitable for healthcare, social care, professional services, financial services, technology, education, public sector organisations and employers across the wider corporate market.

Ready to give new employees the opportunity to start well?