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Short Course Marketing Research Report Andrew Corcoran 24 th January 2007. Process. For full rationale see Proposal of 11.9.06 Online questionnaire through CP@W: 12 th Dec-5 th Jan Link emailed to 870 members of H&W Chamber of Commerce (818 got through)
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Short Course Marketing Research Report Andrew Corcoran 24th January 2007
Process • For full rationale see Proposal of 11.9.06 • Online questionnaire through CP@W: 12th Dec-5th Jan • Link emailed to 870 members of H&W Chamber of Commerce (818 got through) • 98 responses received (72 were complete) = 12% response • Yielded 67 business contacts willing to talk to us again • 19 weeks from Proposal to Report (11.9.06-24.1.07) • Cost £1,530 (63% of budgeted cost)
Q1: What is the highest education level you have achieved so far? 66% of our audience are graduates
Q2: What would be your main motivator for undertaking a short course? 77% have CPD objectives
Q3: Which of the following statements best describes your career stage? Our audience looks to develop incrementally
Q4: When do you expect the next change in your employment/career to take place? 35% anticipate changing roles in under 3 years
Q5: If your desired course is intended to enhance your career, what is the anticipated salary increase you would expect to receive over the next 12 months? £1,500 for each programme (33% of annual benefit)
Q6: When in the year would you prefer to go on short courses? Short courses can be programmed year-round
Q7: When during the week would you prefer to go on short courses? May be a clash with teaching commitments
Q8: How long would you expect a short course to last? Requiring modular short courses
Q9: Where would you expect the majority of the learning contact to take place? UW preferred as a base for a blended model
Q10: How would you best like to enquire, book and pay for the course? Strong demand for e-commerce
Q11: Who will pay for the course? Promotion needs to be differentiated for customer and consumer audiences
Q12: Would you want your short course to lead to a recognised academic award? 61% want course to be award-bearing
Q13: What next after your short course? We must provide accredited and unaccredited programmes
Q14: If you want to build up towards a formal academic qualification, how far would you want to go? 74% looking ultimately for academic progression
Q15: Please indicate which of the following short courses might interest you (top 21 responses) Varied demand from Chamber members for L&M
Q16: Which other University services would you use? Opportunities to provide other services
Q17: How do you know about UW? Good news and personal recommendation are the best promotional tools
Q18: Would UW be your first choice for career development and short course programmes? Need to develop our reputation
Q19: What other short course providers would you use? We have strong and established competition
Client Profiling • Post graduates requiring professional development and looking to progress but not necessarily towards a recognised award • Looking to develop incrementally over 2.8 years • Modular short courses of up to 4 months • Enquire, book and pay online • Costs shared between employer and student • May also use sports centre, library and catering facilities
Next Steps • Audit current UW L&M CPD offer • Pilot CPD programme over Summer break • Identify appropriate facilities