Training Employees + Creating An Internal Wiki/Knowledgebase

seiux

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hey dudes,

I'm looking for something like a wiki or knowledgebase script that I can use to setup training materials for new employees.

anyone use anything like that in their business/with training new employees? I've found a couple of options -- if anyone has had any personal experience with these let me know, would love to get some second opinions:

PBworks: Online Collaboration -- I am waiting to get a demo from them. It looks the most legit so far...

MediaWiki -- this is the script that wikipedia uses, apparently, but I'm not too thrilled with using it for business purposes.

Knowledge Base Software Demo - PHP Knowledge Base Script looks ok...

PHP Knowledge Base Software - 68KB is free and also looks ok, but seems very feature limited.

anyway -- maybe I'm thinking about this the wrong way -- maybe it's not a knowledgebase I'm looking for. It seems to be the closest thing, so far.

I'm looking for something where I can:
Put and organize training materials for new employees (including videos), and be able to order them in a way that makes sense.
Create a reference for employees to refer back to when they have questions about specific subjects (i.e. questions about a specific business process)
Put up documentation for all business processes
Upload files/documents (I would use this for contract templates and other assorted randomness that employees would need)

I do use basecamp for project management, and I like it a lot so far. But what I'm looking for extends way beyond what basecamp can offer, I think (and is more than what backpack can offer, as well).
 


could just put a subdomain off your site with a little login feature then organize it how you please on a page where they can access it all
 
I've used mediawiki for documentation. Really nice for web apps because you can link from terms right in the apps. It can be a little bit of a pain but in the end it pays off when employees don't bother you as much.