Hiring new staff is exciting, but it also comes with a challenge: training. In most trade businesses, getting apprentices and technicians up to speed can take weeks of hands-on guidance, shadowing, and repeated explanations. That’s time business owners and senior staff often don’t have.

Burdi solves this problem by embedding structured processes and providing training resources that cut onboarding time dramatically. New staff get the right information quickly, and owners spend less time babysitting — more time running the business.

The Cost of Traditional Training

Without clear systems, training usually looks like this:

• A senior team member explains tasks on-site, often more than once.

• New staff learn by trial and error, which risks costly mistakes.

• Business owners get pulled into constant supervision.

It’s inconsistent, time-consuming, and drains productivity.

The Passport Training Approach

Burdi’s Passport feature training videos are designed to fix this. They’re short, principle-based videos covering the most common and critical trade tasks.

• Task-specific: Topics like “switchboard upgrades” or “replacement and installation” are broken down into bite-sized lessons.

• Accessible anywhere: Videos are hosted on a dedicated page, which means staff don’t even need a Burdi account to access them.

• Principle-based learning: Instead of rote instructions, videos teach the “why” behind tasks, helping staff apply knowledge in different scenarios.

The result? New staff get clear, consistent guidance without needing constant oversight.

Training Without Disruption

Because the training is digital, it doesn’t pull senior staff off the job. Apprentices and technicians can learn at their own pace, review videos as needed, and arrive on-site better prepared.

For business owners, this means less interruption and faster onboarding. For field staff, it means less confusion and more confidence.

Getting It Right the First Time

The real benefit of Passport training is that it teaches the right information the first time. Staff don’t form bad habits, and owners don’t waste time re-teaching the same processes.

That consistency flows directly into better work quality, fewer errors, and more reliable outcomes for customers.

Faster Ramp-Up, Less Downtime

When new staff are trained consistently and quickly, they start contributing faster. Burdi’s embedded processes and Passport resources mean:

• Less downtime for the business during onboarding

• Faster transition from apprentice to productive team member

• Confidence that every staff member is trained to the same standard

Burdi as a Training Partner

Think of Burdi as more than just a system for admin — it’s also a training partner. By reducing the time and effort it takes to onboard staff, Burdi helps owners grow their teams without the usual headaches.

It’s not just about saving hours; it’s about building a stronger, more capable workforce from day one.