Exploring Strategies for effective experiences for education and industry

In 2019, a learning collaboration document between the DHB and Otago Polytechnic was signed, with the aim of enriching the educational and employment experiences of 25 second-year HRM students studying at Otago Polytechnic in the School of Business, and for strengthening the DHB’s staff induction experience. The focus of the shared learning experience was full participation in the actual induction training programme undertaken at the Southern DHB, Dunedin, as well as completing an eight-hour e-learning supplementary component. An induction programme describes the process taken by an organisation to familiarise new or existing employees to their new job roles and the overall workplace (Rudman, 1991). Additional aspects include supporting the new employees to feel a sense of belonging within the work team, to eliminate any ‘unknowns’ for new employees and for the company to successfully induct the new employee so they can be an effective staff member for the company (Stone, 2013).