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QAVAC First 90 Days™ Programme pilots are designed for organisations that want to support early-career talent beyond role specific onboarding without committing to a full programme upfront.
The pilot explores how structured guidance and mentoring can support graduates
as they build confidence, clarity and contribution in the early stages of work. a way to explore fit, relevance, and impact before deciding whether a wider rollout makes sense.
The pilot is suitable for organisations supporting graduates and early-career professionals, including:
Preparing finalists or recent graduates for the transition into professional work
Onboarding graduates or early-career hires
Placing graduates into client organisations
Pilots are delivered to small cohorts to ensure quality, reflection, and
meaningful participation. This allows organisations to explore the QAVAC First 90 Days™ Programme approach in a focused and practical way before considering wider implementation.
The QAVAC First 90 Days™ Programme pilot introduces organisations to the principles of the QAVAC Confidence Framework™, a structured framework designed to support graduates as they navigate the transition into professional environments.
The framework focuses on the behavioural and professional dynamics that shape
how new graduates integrate into teams, communicate effectively, and contribute
within organisations.
The QAVAC First 90 Days programme translates these principles into practical guidance, reflection, and mentoring during the early stages of employment.
The pilot focuses on three areas that consistently emerge during early-career transitions.
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This includes:
Unspoken norms and ways of working
Clarity around role expectations and priorities
How performance is really assessed in practice
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Supporting graduates to settle faster and contribute with clarity without overstepping or second-guessing themselves.
This includes:
Understanding where they add value
Building confidence through contribution, not bravado
Learning how to show initiative appropriately
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Developing practical communication skills for everyday workplace situations.
This includes:
Asking questions with confidence
Receiving and responding to feedback
Communicating clearly with colleagues, managers, and clients.
Organisations can indicate which of these areas matter most for their cohort, and emphasis can be adjusted accordingly.
The pilot is designed to be light- touch for employers and flexible for graduates.
Delivered through QAVAC’s online learning platform
Graduates complete sessions alongside their work schedule
Guided reflection and mentoring conversations and support included
Delivered as a guided introduction to QAVAC’s mentoring-led methodology, helping organisations explore how the approach works in practice.
The pilot draws from the broader QAVAC First 90 Days™ programme, providing a focused introduction to its core principles.
Learning is structured, reflective, and mentoring-led, allowing graduates to apply insights as they navigate early work experiences.
Designed to complement existing onboarding or employability support, not replace technical or role-specific training.
Real Insights
The QAVAC First 90 Days™ Programme was not built on guesswork. It was shaped through:
Conversations with employers across sectors about early-career expectations.
Focus groups with graduates navigating their first roles.
Llistening to where confidence dips, expectations feel unclear, and support is often missing
The pilot reflects these shared insights from both sides of the transition.
A practical introduction to QAVAC’s approach
Focused on real early-career transition challenges
Suitable to small, reflective cohorts
The full QAVAC First 90 Days™ programme
A generic employability programme
A replacement for technical or role-specific training
Next Steps
Following the pilot, organizations can:
Reflect on engagement and outcomes
Decide whether to extend into the full QAVAC First 90 Days™ programme
Explore broader early-career support with QAVAC
Organisations can also explore how QAVAC may complement their broader early-career development strategy.
There is no obligation to proceed beyond the pilot
