HR teams train everyone including new hires, existing employees, managers, and contractors — and they do it constantly. Every software rollout, policy change, and compliance cycle means more training to deliver to more people with no additional headcount to do it. The tools most HR teams use for this weren't built for it: PDFs go stale, video recordings go unwatched, and live training sessions don't scale.
iorad gives HR teams a faster path. Create interactive step-by-step tutorials for any HR process, system, or policy, then organize everything into a branded, searchable Library that employees access on demand. One recording produces a click-through tutorial, a step-by-step article, a PDF, and a video — automatically. When something changes, update only the steps that changed. The rest stays intact.
What HR Teams Use iorad to Train
New hire onboarding
The first week of onboarding is dense with systems and steps: setting up an HRIS profile, enrolling in benefits, completing tax paperwork, accessing payroll platforms, and navigating the company intranet. Each process is multi-step, varies by role or location, and is almost impossible to explain clearly in a PDF.
iorad lets HR record each onboarding workflow once and organize the tutorials into a new hire Library. Instead of scheduling individual walkthroughs with an HR coordinator or sending a 12-page instruction document, HR sends the Library link. New hires click through the actual steps at their own pace, complete each process correctly the first time, and move on without waiting for someone to guide them.
Compliance training
Annual compliance training — harassment prevention, data privacy, security awareness, code of conduct — needs to reach every employee and be documented. iorad creates click-through tutorials for compliance policies that employees work through step by step. Combined with iorad's built-in analytics, HR can track who completed which tutorial and when, creating a clear record without a separate LMS or manual sign-off process.
For jurisdiction-specific requirements, tutorials can be organized into separate collections within the Library so employees in different locations see only the training that applies to them.
HRIS and software training
Most HR software is underutilized because employees don't know how to use it correctly. PTO requests go in the wrong system. Expense reports come in with missing fields. Performance reviews are completed late because the submission process is unclear.
iorad solves this by putting a click-through tutorial for every HR system workflow exactly where employees need it: linked in an onboarding email, embedded in an intranet page, or organized in the HR Library. Employees complete the steps themselves the first time rather than guessing or submitting incomplete records that HR has to fix.
Common HRIS tutorials HR teams build with iorad:
- Benefits enrollment step by step
- Direct deposit and payroll setup
- PTO request submission and approval
- Expense report entry and receipt upload
- Performance review submission
- Internal job posting and referral process
Policy and process updates
When a policy changes or a system gets updated, HR has to reach the entire organization with new information. With screenshot-based documentation, that means rebuilding every affected article from scratch — new screenshots, new annotations, new formatting. With iorad, HR updates only the steps that changed. The tutorial republishes to the same link immediately. Employees who bookmarked it or accessed it through the Library always see the current version without HR sending a "please use the new link" announcement.
Organizing HR Training with the iorad Library
The iorad Library feature is where individual tutorials become a cohesive HR training resource. Create a branded Library, organize tutorials into collections by topic or audience, and share one link that employees bookmark and return to whenever they need it.
A well-organized HR Library typically includes four collections:
Onboarding — Everything a new hire needs in their first two weeks: profile setup, benefits enrollment, IT access, payroll configuration, and the key systems they'll use day to day.
Compliance — Annual and role-specific required training organized so employees know exactly what applies to them and HR has a record of who completed it.
Systems — Tutorials for every HR tool in the stack: the HRIS, the ATS, the expense platform, and the performance management system. Organized by tool so employees can find the specific process they need without contacting HR.
Policies — Step-by-step walkthroughs for policies that have a process attached: how to request remote work approval, how to submit a grievance, how to report a safety issue.
The Library is shareable via a single link with no login required for employees. It can be embedded in a new hire welcome email, linked from the company intranet, pinned in a Slack channel, or dropped into an onboarding task in your HRIS. For teams using an LMS, individual tutorials export as SCORM and track completion inside the existing system.
Example: HR Training Library Built with iorad
Here's a free HR training Library put together with iorad. Browse the tutorials to see how onboarding, compliance, and HRIS content can be organized into a single, navigable resource — then build your own.