Onboarding and Probation for Education
A first day that is the same for the fifth joiner as the first.
What this looks like in education
The parts of onboarding and probation that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Joining on the Academic Calendar
A teacher joining mid-term needs something different.
What this coversHide
Joining on the Academic Calendar
A teacher joining mid-term needs something different.
What this coversHideAcademic onboarding is timed to terms rather than months, and a faculty member joining after a term has started inherits a class already in progress.
Academic staff
- Qualification and accreditation records verified at joining
- Syllabus, timetable and assessment handover
- Class and section allocation before the first day
- Mentor assignment within the department
- Institutional academic standards and policies
Administrative and support
- Systems, records and process induction
- Admission and examination cycle orientation
- Statutory and audit record responsibilities
Verifying qualification records at joining rather than at accreditation time is the practice that prevents an avoidable scramble, since these are requested periodically and reconstructing them later is difficult.
The general method — what onboarding and probation covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee onboarding and induction page. What is above is the part that differs for education.
Other HR topics for education
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.