Introduction to Onboarding Paths

What Are Onboarding Paths?

An onboarding path is a structured program for your new hires to help them quickly understand and get up to speed on all the knowledge that is essential for them to succeed at their job.

For example, you have hired a new software developer. Their onboarding path may consist of:

1. Introduction to company policies.

2. An information security training.

3. A front-end development boot camp.

4. A back-end development boot camp.

These four learning streams can be consolidated into a single onboarding path.

Path Structure

Paths are structured into weeks - which can have different themes. Structuring paths into weeks can help you plan coherent progressive paths, while also helping communicate what is expected of your new hires in the given time.

Path Content Types

Onboarding provides you with the following content types that serve unique purposes:

1. Tasks

2. Modules

3. Connects

You also have the ability to link content on Devpath directly into your paths:

1. Educative Courses and Lessons

2. Educative Assessments

3. Educative Answers

4. Educative Projects

5. Educative Skill Paths

You can also link the following internal content that you have created on Educative:

1. Skill Assessments

2. Modules

We’ll explore the details of all these content types in later sections.