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Confident from the start
Everything ready on day one, with a first week that starts real work, helps new people feel they made the right choice.
Camderson Academy · CA-WH-003
Welcome well. Help people thrive. Build a team they stay with.
A practical, self-paced course for managers, HR teams and colleagues. Prepare everything before day one, plan a warm first week, write clear goals, share the unwritten rules, build connection, teach in small steps, check in often and measure what helps.
About 4 hours · 9 lessons · Beginner · For every team and department · Self-paced · Tools you keep · 30-day money-back guarantee
A good welcome helps every new person do well.
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Clear and connected
Goals, shared norms, a prepared buddy and regular check-ins help people understand the job and find their place.
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Learning that improves
A few measures and small tests turn each new hire's experience into a better welcome for the next one.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
Practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Describe onboarding as a process from the offer to the first year.
- Prepare people, tools, forms and a first week that welcome a new hire.
- Clarify goals and culture and build connection with a plan and a buddy.
- Teach the job in small steps and give regular check-ins and feedback.
- Measure onboarding with a few outcomes and improve it in small steps.
- Assemble a 90-day onboarding plan for a role you know.
The Camderson method
Simple tools for a welcome that works
Onboarding Map
Phases · Owners · Aims
See every phase from offer to one year.
Pre-Day-One Checklist
People · Tools · Place · Plan · Paper
Make everything ready before arrival.
First Week Plan
Welcome · Setup · Task · Forms · Check-in
Plan a warm first day and week.
30-60-90 Plan
Goal · Measures · Check-in
Make success visible.
Unwritten Rules Guide
Communication · Decisions · Meetings · Time
Say the unwritten rules kindly.
Connection Map
Buddy · People · Rituals · Thanks
Plan buddies, introductions and rituals.
Learning Path
See · Try · Do · Teach
Teach the job in small steps.
Check-In Guide
Listen · Strength · Try · Support · Next step
Hold short, regular check-ins.
Onboarding Scorecard
Measures · Counts · Comments · Test
Measure and improve in small steps.
Prepare. Welcome. Guide. Learn.
Curriculum
Inside the course
3 modules, 9 lessons with worked examples
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Planning a Great Start
See why onboarding matters, prepare before day one and plan a warm first day and week.
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Clarity, Culture and Connection
Clarify goals, make the unwritten rules visible and build connection with a buddy and rituals.
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Learning, Feedback and Retention
Teach in small steps, check in regularly and measure and improve onboarding.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 9 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, at your own pace
- A running example from Lindenhall Credit Union, a fictional organization where people in every team put these skills to work
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Onboarding Templates (Word) for every teaching tool
- A practice tracker with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable template
- Quick Reference Cards and the Case Pack
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson figure
- Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
- A capstone you can build for your own team or a fictional case, reviewed by a person
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You manage, support or welcome new colleagues, in any department
- You want a clear plan from offer to first year
- You want simple tools that help new people succeed and stay
It is not the right fit if
- You need a recruiting or interviewing course (CA-WH-002 covers that)
- You need legal advice on a specific employment question
- You want to design a full HR system
Your instructor
Meet your instructor
Taught by Camderson Advisory
Strategic advisor and organizational leader
Your instructor is a strategic advisor and organizational leader whose career spans healthcare, public service, human resources, operations, and learning and development. Years of building and facilitating workplace trainings for hundreds of employees and leaders have shown that new habits stick when they are simple, practical and welcome in every role. In this course, your instructor helps you welcome new colleagues clearly and warmly, from the offer to the first year.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to build the same skills. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite and no HR background is needed. If you welcome or manage new colleagues, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Managers, HR teams, buddies and team members in any department. The example is a community credit union, and the tools fit offices, clinics, schools, nonprofits and businesses of every size.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. We review the course on a regular cycle, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 4 hours in total, including the written lessons, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. You are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the course is not right for you, email connect@camderson.com within 30 days of purchase and we will refund you in full. No questions asked. Your course access ends when the refund is issued. (Guarantee wording identical to earlier courses.)
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers or LibreOffice Calc), a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Do I have to use my own organization for the capstone?
No. You can build your plan for the fictional Ravenscar Animal Clinic included in the course. If you use your own organization, use roles instead of names and leave out anything confidential.
Does the course recommend products or give professional advice?
No. It names no products or vendors, and it is general education, not legal or HR advice. It teaches you the questions to ask and points you to real sources. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any vendor.
Is the certificate accredited, or does it carry professional credit?
Neither. You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and the capstone, which a person reviews. It is not an academic credential and does not carry continuing education or other professional credit.
Welcome well. Help people thrive. Build a team they stay with.
Self-paced, about 4 hours, with a Workbook, templates, Quick Reference Cards and a practice tracker.
Backed by our 30-day money-back guarantee.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. It is not an academic credential and does not carry continuing education or other professional credit. This course is general education about welcoming and supporting new employees. It is not legal, HR or compliance advice and does not guarantee any retention result. Employment, eligibility-verification, pay, privacy and accommodation rules differ by place and situation, so check your organization's policies and the official sources named in each lesson, and ask HR or qualified counsel for legal questions. Examples and numbers are illustrative. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any software vendor and does not endorse any product.