Build a sales onboarding processyou can be proud of

This certification, built with sales enablement experts, provides you with everything you need to construct a successful, scalable sales onboarding process.
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Certification
overview 

Onboarding is one of the most important parts of any enablement professional’s role.

In this certification, you’ll learn how to create an efficient, effective onboarding program that will decrease rep ramp time and improve their revenue-generating ability - while also instilling a culture of growth and continuous learning.

Discover how to take onboarding from a tedious check-box exercise, to a strategic initiative.

Curriculum

Chapters

  • What is onboarding?
  • How is onboarding different from orientation?
  • Key players
  • Your new sales hires will come from diverse backgrounds
  • A framework for developing a comprehensive onboarding program: The onboarding timeline
  • A framework for developing a comprehensive onboarding program: The ‘Four Cs Model'

Chapters

  • Recruitment - Compliance
  • Recruitment - Clarification
  • Recruitment - Connection
  • Recruitment - Culture
  • Contracted
  • Metrics
  • Bonus: Tips for on-boarding success - Tas Hirani, Director Revenue Operations and Enablement at Aquant

Chapters

  • Day one
  • Role clarification model introduction
  • Role clarification model - learning content
  • Role clarification model - learner provider
  • Role clarification model - learning modality and mix
  • Role clarification model - learning mix
  • Fireside chat: Brooke Coletti, Senior Scaled Go-To-Market Enablement Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Chapters

  • Connection
  • Culture
  • Metrics and success momentum
  • Key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Bonus: Onboarding essentials for a remote workforce - Chelsey Groh, Director, Learning and Enablement at Motus

Chapters

  • First year: compliance and clarification
  • First year: building a learning sustainment strategy
  • Connection - culture
  • Metrics

Chapters

  • Audit
  • Build your own onboarding roadmap
  • Improve over time
  • Fireside chat: Cory Welsh, Senior Enablement Lead, New Hire Onboarding at LinkedIn
  • Bonus: From onboarding to everboarding - RingCentral, Sage Intacct, Cisco and Riskified

Chapters

Chapters

Chapters

Chapters

Introduction to sales onboarding

Chapters

  • What is onboarding?
  • How is onboarding different from orientation?
  • Key players
  • Your new sales hires will come from diverse backgrounds
  • A framework for developing a comprehensive onboarding program: The onboarding timeline
  • A framework for developing a comprehensive onboarding program: The ‘Four Cs Model'
Pre-boarding

Chapters

  • Recruitment - Compliance
  • Recruitment - Clarification
  • Recruitment - Connection
  • Recruitment - Culture
  • Contracted
  • Metrics
  • Bonus: Tips for on-boarding success - Tas Hirani, Director Revenue Operations and Enablement at Aquant
First 90 days

Chapters

  • Day one
  • Role clarification model introduction
  • Role clarification model - learning content
  • Role clarification model - learner provider
  • Role clarification model - learning modality and mix
  • Role clarification model - learning mix
  • Fireside chat: Brooke Coletti, Senior Scaled Go-To-Market Enablement Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
First 90 days: connection and culture

Chapters

  • Connection
  • Culture
  • Metrics and success momentum
  • Key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Bonus: Onboarding essentials for a remote workforce - Chelsey Groh, Director, Learning and Enablement at Motus
First year

Chapters

  • First year: compliance and clarification
  • First year: building a learning sustainment strategy
  • Connection - culture
  • Metrics
Implementing your onboarding program

Chapters

  • Audit
  • Build your own onboarding roadmap
  • Improve over time
  • Fireside chat: Cory Welsh, Senior Enablement Lead, New Hire Onboarding at LinkedIn
  • Bonus: From onboarding to everboarding - RingCentral, Sage Intacct, Cisco and Riskified

Chapters

Modules

Modules

Modules

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6
Hours of content
6
Modules
60
Exam questions
9
Templates & frameworks
3
Coursework tasks

"There’s a lot of good content that can help navigate the emotional and mental state of a new hire. Additionally, there’s ways to put ourselves in their shoes to understand what they might be feeling and how we can get ahead of potential problems later on by offering support and fostering a learning environment."

Paul Dean

Program Manager, ACS Onboarding Programs

"It was a great course! I wish I had this when I started my journey of building delightful, strategic and impactful sales onboarding programs."

Yvonne Anders

Senior GTM Enablement Program Manager

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By the end of the certification
‍‍you'll be able to...

Understand the core principles of onboarding

From the purpose and scope, to the execution and measurement, you’ll come away with a firm grasp on why onboarding is so important and how to maximize its effectiveness.

Generate innovative onboarding ideas

Whatever situation you’re in, you’ll learn how to use a creative approach to designing every aspect of your onboarding process, ensuring that it’s engaging for new hires.

Develop a comprehensive onboarding plan

You’ll acquire every skill necessary to design, implement, and execute an onboarding program that will put new sales reps in the best position to win deals. Reduce ramp times and reap the rewards of your program.

What's
‍‍included  

01
Content

Industry-leading, community-led curriculum that covers the core pillars of sales onboarding from every angle - with nothing but expert intel throughout.

02
Interviews

Cutting-edge insights from world-leading sales enablement experts from Equifax, Aquant, LinkedIn, and more on how they've achieved success - so you can tap into their learnings.

03
Exams

Exam questions throughout to consolidate your learning, challenge your way of thinking and ensure what you learn in the course is taken out into the real world.

04
Templates

Tried, tested, and vetted templates and frameworks ready to use right away to streamline your processes and work with peace of mind.

05
Coursework

Create your own bank of tangible takeaways, bring them back to your boss, implement them right away, demonstrate instant ROI, and grow your career.

06
Bonus

Access fireside chats, and extra footage, plus apply practical tools and resources to implement cutting-edge onboarding strategies.

07
Certification

Get officially Sales Onboarding Certified and access the entire library of content for life.

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With every single one of our certifications, you can get your hands on templates, frameworks, and toolkits. All are designed with the cumulative knowledge of our community to help you implement your newfound knowledge the very next day.

Sales interview toolkit

Sales competency frameworks by role

Sales onboarding matrix

Sales onboarding KPIs

Brainstorming activity template

Onboarding program audit tool

Onboarding planning template

45 day ramp-time planner

The SEC onboarding playbook

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Official certification if you pass the exams

Certification
benefits

Revolutionize your org’s onboarding

Prepare new sales reps quicker

Analyze your program’s effectiveness

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Our certifications can be taken in three different ways. Discover each of their unique benefits and learn in a way that suits you.

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Comprehensive curriculum
19+ hours of on-demand content, with fireside chats, templates & frameworks, coursework & exams.
Official certification
Official CPD & CIM accredited certification.
Real-time interaction
Interact with peers and the instructor live with real-time feedback.
Instructor-led
Direct support to guide you through the curriculum from a PMM expert.
Role play
Hands-on activities and tangible exercises.
Networking opportunities
Build your network with PMMs near you and bond over drinks.

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FAQS

Who’s this sales onboarding course for?

If you’re new to sales onboarding and need to learn the fundamentals, or are a seasoned professional looking for some fresh new ideas that have been tested and have proven results, then Sales Onboarding: Certified is for you.

How does the sales onboarding certification work?

The certification is 100% online and entirely self-paced. Once you enroll, you’ll work through the modules in chronological order and be invited to take part in activities. At the end of each module, you’ll be presented with mandatory exam questions and if you pass all these, you’ll become Sales Onboarding Certified!

How long will the sales onboarding certification take to complete?

The certification content, activities, and exams will take approximately 4+ hours to complete. However, as the certification is entirely self-paced, you can take as long as you need.

What happens if I don’t pass the exams?

If you fail the first time around you'll be given the option to retake the exam. If you fail the second attempt, unfortunately, it means you won’t get the certificate. However, all’s not lost, you’ll have still learned LOTS and you’ll be given access to the certification materials for life - so you can brush up on the bits you slipped up on forevermore.

How long will I have access to the certification content?

For life! One, one-off payment gives you unlimited to all the certification's content forevermore.

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