Onboarding
A Strong Foundation for New Hires
ACF designs and delivers onboarding programs for analysts, associates and other new hires across banking and financial services.
ACF has trained tens of thousands of analysts and associates at leading investment and commercial banks around the world.
We work closely with clients to design onboarding programs around their business, their people and the knowledge and skills new hires need to develop.
No two programs are exactly alike. Content, structure and delivery are tailored to the priorities and constraints of each client, with program design highly collaborative and firmly focused on clear goals and results.
Pre-boarding – Starting at the Right Level
Where appropriate, ACF can support new hires before the formal onboarding program begins.
Digital assessment can identify existing knowledge and highlight areas requiring additional preparation. The results can help shape the program and, where useful, direct participants to adaptive digital learning before live training begins.
This can help establish a stronger common starting point across the cohort and allow valuable classroom time to be used more effectively.
Pre-boarding is entirely configurable and is used where it supports the objectives of the program.
Practical from the Start
Our active and highly practical approach to learning is ideal for new hires. Entry-level programs provide the foundation of knowledge and skills on which to build.
ACF is committed to ensuring that knowledge is retained and applied, and that skills are acquired.
We aim to deliver well-rounded, technically able and desk-ready people able to make an immediate contribution.
Designed Around the Business
Onboarding should reflect the roles participants are joining and the environment in which they will work.
ACF can combine technical instruction with exercises, modelling, cases, scenarios and simulation to help participants connect financial concepts with real situations.
Programs can be designed for individual business areas or for broader cohorts requiring a common foundation before moving into more specialised training.
Digital Support and Reinforcement
Digital learning can support participants before, during and after the live program.
Adaptive digital learning, structured online content and assessment can be used to reinforce important concepts, provide additional support where needed and help participants consolidate what they have learned.
Digital learning is integrated where it adds value rather than treated as a substitute for expert instruction.
Meaningful Analytics
ACF reporting goes well beyond attendance and completion.
We analyse assessment performance, knowledge retention, participation, practical application and simulation results to identify strengths, weaknesses and patterns across the cohort.
Comprehensive Performance Reporting
Clients receive a clear picture of how individuals and groups are progressing, where additional support may be required and which areas of the program are having the greatest impact.
For major programs, ACF provides detailed performance reporting that gives L&D, Early Careers and business stakeholders the evidence they need to evaluate outcomes, refine future programs and demonstrate the return on the firm’s investment in training.
Areas of Special Expertise
ACF has particular expertise in:
- Securities & Traded Products
- Derivatives
- Asset Management
- Investment Management
- Wealth Management
- Risk Management
- Investment Banking
- Corporate Finance
- Commercial Banking
Programs can provide broad foundations across several areas or focus in depth on the requirements of a particular business or cohort.