What should an induction program include and who should conduct it?
An induction program can be divided into the following three levels: • Organization-level induction • Department-level training • Job-specific training Organization-level induction Typically, the key people in the organization, either from the training or human resources group conduct this program. Such senior managers can imbibe the vision and mission of the organization into the inductees. On the other hand, they can in turn, gain valuable input from the new employees through their comments and fresh ideas. Department-level training The department head or immediate manager of the employee (Technical Writer) imparts this training. The manager can identity the training needs, based on discussions during the recruitment process. This will also give the manager an opportunity to assess the knowledge base of the technical writer. These observations can be used to plan the training requirements and assign the appropriate project. Some of the following points can be covered in this part of
