Buzz words: Completion, Youth, Participation, Career Counselling, Success Cycle...

1. Buzz words: Completion, Youth, Participation, Career Counselling, Success Cycle... SUPPORTING STUDENT OUTCOMES ….Chris Lee

2. OUTCOMES Course Attrition Rates for 8798 Diploma in Business Studies:

3. COUNSELLING & CAREERS SERVICES SURVEYS (Withdrawal factors) • Stress • Workload • Finance • Wrong Course • Study Skills • Career Paths • Class Problems • Language Problems • STATE-WIDE EVALUATION OF BUSINESS COURSE • Career Planning • Work Experience • Business Contacts • Motivation • Time Management Skills • Study Skills • Teachers\ • Administration R e s e a r c h T a r g e t i n g : A T T R I T I O N • LOCAL AND STATE TEACHER SURVEYS • Motivation / Goals • Study Skills • Learning Styles • Teaching Styles • Classroom Management • Difficult Subjects • ACADEMIC RESEARCH • Motivation/Self-Esteem/Early Success • Academic Factors (Study skills, absenteeism, goals, pre-requisites) • Social Factors (clubs, campus life, peer support, faculty interactions) • Institutional Factors (administration, teachers, course, exam difficulty, support services, class size) • Personal Factors (health, finance, family, employment, age, gender)

4. Step Three: Pinpoint Main Factors See the handout: ‘Research targeting attrition’ • Lack of Career goals • Interest in Real business experience • Need for Study skills

5. The Secrets: • Team • Motivation • Ownership • Grass roots • Innovation • Integration into course • Meeting pedagogical/psychological needs

6. And other things ... • Students felt empowered • Classes drawn together as a social group • Personal interest shown in them • They were treated seriously and responsibly

7. Things we did: Career Counselling • Motivation & goal-formation ...

8. Real business experiences… Industry Visits

9. Study Skills …Mind Maps

10. Study Skills… Physical Learning Styles

11. Group Involvement: collaboration between students, as well as individual approaches

12. …create team spirit and purpose