Turning onboarding into continuous learning: From day 1 to long-term retention

How people data, peer learning, and continuous development can help organisations build connection, competence, and belonging beyond the first few months of onboarding.

About the event

You spent 2 months finding the person, 1 month hiring them, and 3 months onboarding. But what happens next?

Most teams assume they just get down to the job. But they may be missing a crucial element that keeps these hires for years, not just months.

The first 6–12 months are a critical period for building connection, competence and belonging. Yet onboarding and learning are often treated as two separate processes: structured support is concentrated into the first few weeks or months, while ongoing learning and development comes later.

Join 360Learning and Personio for a practical fireside discussion exploring how People teams can bridge that gap and turn onboarding into a continuous learning journey that supports employees beyond their first 30, 60 or 90 days.

We’ll explore how People teams can use data and employee insight to better understand where employees need support, identify learning and development gaps and connect the onboarding experience with the wider employee journey.

We’ll also look at how People teams can make better use of the knowledge already within their teams: through peer learning, mentoring, internal expertise and learning in the flow of work. End result? Employees become more confident, connected and effective in their roles.

Attendees will log off with practical ideas for connecting onboarding, learning and retention, and creating a stronger employee journey throughout the first 12 months and beyond.

The session will cover

🔄 How to bridge the gap between formal onboarding and ongoing learning

📊 Using people data and employee insight to identify learning and development needs

🧠 How to make better use of knowledge and expertise already within your organisation

🤝 The role of managers, peers and mentors in building competence and belonging

⚡ How peer-driven and contextual learning can support employees in the flow of work

📈 Connecting onboarding and learning with the wider employee journey and retention

🚀 Practical ways to build a more continuous learning journey beyond the first 30, 60 or 90 days