One of the most important aspects of starting a position in a new company is the onboarding process. Our current onboarding process is very basic and does not sufficiently set our employees up for the success we know they want to achieve at our organization. We want our onboarding process to promote our company culture to accelerate the learning curve of working for us and increase our employee retention. Our employees are the heart of our Centre and we want to ensure their onboarding is the best experience it can be. Our project requires the learners to:

• Discuss our onboarding practices with current employees to determine where improvements need to be made.
• Research our own as well as other organizations' in a similar industry current onboarding practices.
• Research which onboarding practices are best at reaching employees and making a lasting impact.
• Create a report detailing all research findings and a new onboarding plan for our company.
• Reporting on cost estimates and allocating funds in the most efficient way.

By the end of the project, students should complete the following list of activities:

• Speaking to employees to determine which areas of our onboarding are impactful, and which are unnecessary.
• Researching onboarding processes and what the most effective methods of onboarding are to make a lasting impact.
• Create a report detailing all research findings and a new onboarding plan for our company.
• Reporting on cost estimates and allocating funds in the most efficient way.
• Final deliverables should include a strategic, standardized, onboarding plan based on all research conducted, which is efficient, cost effective, and promotes our company culture and values.

The Movement Centre will ensure learners have access to necessary resources and tools. We will provide at least one staff member who will be available for regular feedback and guidance, and opportunities to communicate with other staff members as the learners need. Ongoing support and regular check-ins will be offered. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

• What values do we strive to uphold as a part of company culture?
• What are the current onboarding procedures and events for a new hire?
• Which areas of the current onboarding procedure work well? Which areas need the most improvement?
• Input on choices, problems or anything else you may encounter.