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ROI CalculatorThe compliance guidelines established by regulatory agencies such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are designed to enable businesses to implement best practices. Quality control is a major component of these compliance standards. Trained professionals are necessary to manage quality-related processes and ensure compliance with regard to quality requirements. Thus, it is crucial to train new employees in the shortest possible time for everybody involved to be qualified and competent enough.
The establishment of a robust and well-organized system for new employees is therefore important. It will not just ensure proper training for employees but will also help them get used to their responsibilities.
As a rule, companies use QMS to manage quality activities. New employees have to be trained to use company’s QMS devices to understand how to follow the correct procedures and requirements. Each company employs its QMS in its own way. Even if an employee has experience of using a QMS, he or she should go to a new hire training program, because different companies apply different systems and processes.
Training new employees engaged in activities relating to quality management has two purposes. Firstly, it is a mandatory activity to achieve ISO certification. Secondly, it is important for continuous improvement. This can be justified by the fact that some ISO standards indicate requirements for the training of new employees. For instance, according to the ISO: 9004 standard that seeks to make improvements, it is stated that, “the aspect of quality should be a subject of some awareness course which includes introduction and basic course for newly employed personnel, regular refresher training for employees working at the company for a long period of time and training aimed at enabling personnel to conduct preventive and corrective actions.” Thus, it is important to develop an onboarding program for all newly employed personnel who are involved in the QMS.
Training of new employees plays an important role in preventing safety hazards in various industries, especially in manufacturing. Training of new employees is regulated by OSHA, FDA, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and it is mandatory to carry out formal training of new employees.
Traditional new employee training includes three stages: orientation organized by HR, a mentor who guides new employees on the job, and documentation. However, these training methods are not effective. Productivity of new employees is delayed because it takes time for them to learn how to accomplish their tasks.
When having an organized onboarding process in place with a software that takes care of your training operations, many processes involved in training your new hires become automated. An organized onboarding process leads to well-established knowledge flow across various training methods and a decrease in ramp-up time.
Training of new employees is important for the organization to maintain equal level of productivity among its employees. A well-organized onboarding program results in reduced ramp-up time, maintenance of quality assurance system in the organization and timely compliance with best practices. Further use of training management system will boost total productivity metrics.
