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knowledge is key

Knowing what your school has to offer insure a quality match for the student.

does renewal involve training?

Specific state-approved agent training is required only once. However, the school or Ohio Board may require that the agent or admissions representative also complete continuing education periodically.

Internal Training Programs

Does your school have an internal training program for new agents/admissions reps? If so, how much of the training program is focused on compliance with state/federal/accreditation regulations governing admissions?

Additional Training Opportunities

What other areas of the recruiting/admissions process do you feel would be of interest to you as future training opportunities?

Additional Training Opportunities

What other areas of the recruiting/admissions process do you feel would be of interest to you as future training opportunities?

Some Schools are beginning to offer externships to entice students

Some Schools are beginning to offer externships to entice students. The problem I have with this is that an "externship is defined as "An externship is an opportunity for a student to engage in practice based learning". I think this is a deceptive practice give the impression of job placement after-school. Do you think schools shold be allowed to offer externships in their marketing material?

School Advertising and Marketing Materials

It is important to review your school's advertising and marketing material to become more informed about your institution. Advertising and Marketing are how many potential students become aware or your school, therefore knowing what materials your school provides is important in case someone refers to such materials or poses a question about them.

Enrollment Agreement Questions

Do you find that students ask many questions during the admissions process about the policies or statements contained in your school's enrollment agreement?

Student Questions

Does your school provide you with answers to "frequently asked questions" that prospective students often ask during the admissions process?

Student Questions

We do offer a most frequently asked questions that is published in our admissions training manual as well as sent at time of registering a student for class as an email template.

Social Networking Sites

How has the popularity of social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, etc., affected communications with prospective students? Does your school have a marketing plan that includes the use of social networking sites?

Social Networking Sites

How has the popularity of social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, etc., affected communications with prospective students? Does your school have a marketing plan that includes the use of social networking sites?

Weekly Meetings

Weekly meeting are a "Continuing Education" process that keeps the Agent Admissions Representative up to date on Program knowledge.

Integrity of Information given by the Representative

How does the integrity of the Representative affect the prospective student's perception of the institution?

Weekly meetings

I require my staff meet every Tuesday and both dept. meet every Wed. of each month to review student application.

I give tests

Each month my Dept. takes a Product knowledge tests, and If they do not get a 95% or better they are taken off phones for a week.

Look twice

Incorporated is the “second look.” No completed paperwork’s get turned in till I have signed-off on the content, and accuracy of the file.

Monthly Meetings

One of the things I have incorporated into our weekly meetings, is a section on the rules and regulations to continue reinforce the importance.

Resource Notebook

How often should we be seeking information for changes to be updated in our Resource Notebook?