The Department of Education and Training is committed to providing new employees with sufficient information to enable them to understand their responsibilities and entitlements as an employee and to support their understanding of their intended work outcomes in a timely fashion. Induction is an essential element of professional development opportunities for employees.
Statement of intent
The Department of Education and Training is committed to ensuring that all newly appointed employees receive a timely induction that is appropriate to their needs.
Induction refers to the process of assisting an employee adapt to a new work situation and providing them with the initial information they require to contribute effectively to the work unit. Induction is not an in-depth training program. It is primarily intended to ensure new employees have a working knowledge of their responsibilities and entitlements and to indicate where they might find further information that they may need to do their job well.
Appropriate forms of induction apply to newly appointed, transferred or relieving employees and those returning to work after extended absences. Induction involves all permanent, temporary, casual and part-time staff from entry level to senior management. Induction reduces an employee's anxiety about starting in a new work situation or environment. The content of an induction process will vary according to the individual's level of knowledge and experience with the:
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duties and responsibilities of the job;
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conditions of employment;
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work unit;
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location;
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Department of Education and Training; and
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public sector.
Right to Information (RTI) and Information Privacy (IP) training is mandated for all DET employees and should be included in all induction programs. The time taken to complete induction will also vary between individuals, positions, work units and local contexts. The first two months of employment would be an appropriate timeframe for new employees without prior knowledge and experience to complete an induction program. Local information is ideally provided prior to starting or in the first few days of employment.
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