I wish there were more trainings from advisory boards about the fields of employment we have programs for.
For our school and other agents I think transitioning a student from the enrollment process to a successful start and how to have a successful career at our institution would be a great training opportunity. It's very important that after a student enroll's that he/she is properly brought through the entire process.
I will like to know in more detailed the job placement department process, how the do an exit interview and what asssitance they offer to graduates.
I would like to know about all of the positions the Admissions Representative works with.
I think that we all need to know each part of the various departments in our office. Registrar, Financial aid, etc. This would be very helpful to us even though we can't go into detail about every little thing, we will at least have the knowledge to answer some of the students questions that they may have about these things. It doesn't help the students if we can't answer their questions.
I would really like to explore the employment opportunities that are open to our graduates after graduation. Not just the obvious career paths, but secondary or creative applications of what they have learned while in school.
This seemed very informative but possibly in mass email powerpoints.
I agree. I'd like to have more of an opportunity to network with the other admissions counselors at my school.
The training I receive from the school about the school is extremely valuable, but sometimes we can learn the most from other people who actually do the job. How do they word their answer to a particular question? What part of their presentation (anecdotes, statistics, etc.) seems to spark the most interest in the students' minds? How do they adapt their presentation to reflect the changing demographics of our potential student population?
As the Community Relations person at our school, I have a workign knowledge of the programs we offer and can explain them to prospective students well. I would be interested in learning more about regulatory specifics and defined do's/don't's when it comes to what can and cannot de said.
I would like to see "hands-on" examples of things that have been done to be avoided...perhaps in a case study format.
This course had been wonderful, during the course I wrote down question and plan on using all the resources available to me to get my answers. I work with a great staff who is always willing to help.
As discussed in previous threads we do several trainings each week at a variety of times so that each rep has an opportunity to attend. These are extremely interactive with role playing and compliance Jeopardy on a computer that changes up from week to week.
Our school has a program that allows an employee to request a 30 minute training session with any other department. Employees are encourage to take advantage of the program and it has been very successful.
I feel that having more information of certification exams and their value in the field would be extremely useful. To have data on hiring percentages and wage differences in certified vs. non-certified graduates would be helpful. In the programs we offer you have to graduate from an accredited institution to take certification exams. I think this is a huge point and more information could only be helpful.
Learning the exact process and procedures of other departments. Their timelines and their issues. This helps with how I can relate to them.
I think agents and prospective students would benefit from meeting to different academic department chairs either when they first join the school or periodiacally. In the past, this has helped me gain valuable and useful information about specifics of each program. Information like differing schedules for certain classes, extra tutoring, feildwork and feildtrip opportunities, the backgrounds of some of our instructors and other things. Many times I've learned of wonderful resources that our students have or participate in that are very specific to a certain program.
On the High School Admissions side, it would be nice to get some tips on how to close with a student & their parent. It's sometimes difficult to get them back in to complete the enrollment paperwork.
Meeting with the teachers on a more often basis to understand the courses and challenges the students may face which helps them prepare for what they are going to be doing while enrolled
Continuely understand other departments because it takes every department to get the student have a successful experience in futhering their education.
I would say that every aspect of the recruiting and admissions process is essential. It is better to be familiar with each process, rather than not know. If you don't know or unsure of the processess you should raise your hand immediately and ask for help.
Knowing academic policies in regards attendance policies, taking leave or absences, is important as I have had some student ask about this. Sometimes they have a planned vacation a few months into their program and they want to know if they are allowed to miss class. Sometimes, this determines if they will apply for the program or not.
