Recently an insurance carrier wanted to decrease the time it took to for a temporary employee to be fully productive. The company’s 18-month process went something like this:
Hire a temp employee and provide on-the-job training from one of the senior analysts.
After some weeks of watching and learning, give more complex tasks with the understanding that the temp would solicit help from senior analysts if he needed it.
After a few months determine the temp’s ability to be fully productive unsupported.