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Engaged with the employer and wedded to the student? Strategies for the sustainable recruitment of work-based learners.
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Engaged with the employer and wedded to the student? Strategies for the sustainable recruitment of work-based learners.
Anglia Ruskin University:Higher Skills @ Work- development of new programmes- recruitment to those new programmes- focus on full-time work based learners - begun in March 2009- SDF-support to end of 2011-12- sustainable beyond 2012
Recruiting Work Based LearnersKey decision-makers: Employer Potential Student A two-stage process?
Motivations, aspirations, fears & expectations? Employer Finance HR SMT Potential Student Line Manager
Potential dangers to:- recruited numbers- relationships with employers- retention of students- course viability- credibility
Key Activities:- Developing marketing & sales messages - Managing the recruitment process
Developing marketing & sales messages:- motivations, aspirations, fears and expectations- the value of the product- realistic- understandable at every stage- consistent but tailored - direct communication with all decision-makers- the first step of induction
Managing the process Employer University Potential Student
Sustainable recruitment of work-based learners- linking outreach and delivery- understanding the multiple customers- induction begins before application- value beyond the course
Tom TaylorHigher Skills @ WorkAnglia Ruskin Universitytom.taylor@anglia.ac.uk