9 Ways To Improve Student Experience in Career Education

Ask anyone who works at a school what they love about their job, and often, the answer is the same: “Working with students and helping them succeed.”  While student success is a top priority for career education programs, student experience is a close second.  When students enjoy your school and have a good experience, they’re… Continue reading 9 Ways To Improve Student Experience in Career Education

6 Ways Career Education Programs Are Leveraging Automation 

What do you think of when you hear the word “automation”? Robots on an assembly line? A high-tech, Fortune 500 company? In reality, we’ve come far enough with technology that automation is for everyone, and it’s becoming more accessible and easier to use. Unfortunately, many automation tools are built for more general audiences. Your marketing… Continue reading 6 Ways Career Education Programs Are Leveraging Automation 

Checking Their Way To Graduation: Creative Ways To Use CourseKey’s Skills Tracker Tool

Making a list and checking it twice isn’t only for Santa. In vocational education, students often have a checklist of skills or competencies they must complete before graduation, including haircuts/colors, blood draws, welds, or other career-specific skills. To streamline the process, we built Skills Tracker, a digital, mobile-based tool for tracking student skills and competencies.… Continue reading Checking Their Way To Graduation: Creative Ways To Use CourseKey’s Skills Tracker Tool

Early Indicators That A Student May Not Pass Licensing Exams—And How To Address Them

After honing their skills in school, vocational education students don’t get to kick their feet up and rest upon graduation. Instead, many must show their stuff in a licensing/credentialing examination. Whether it’s the nursing NCLEX or beauty and wellness state boards, school reputations can hinge on their student pass rates. While many students will pass… Continue reading Early Indicators That A Student May Not Pass Licensing Exams—And How To Address Them

Why Vocational Education Programs Are Switching To CourseKey 

If you’re running a vocational education program, you’re likely using a SIS to house student data. Chances are, you also use technology like a CRM, LMS, externship solution, surveying tool, or communication tool to make your program run smoothly. However, not all solutions are created equal. Often, vocational education programs are stuck, fitting a square… Continue reading Why Vocational Education Programs Are Switching To CourseKey 

[Guide] Leveraging Data Segmentation To Improve Student Outcomes

Do you ever see advertisements that are so relevant to you that it’s almost scary? Digital advertising engines are constantly collecting data based on the websites we visit, the purchase we make, and more. But what makes the advertising extra creepy is how they use data segmentation to serve you the most custom, hyper-relevant ads.… Continue reading [Guide] Leveraging Data Segmentation To Improve Student Outcomes

Where CourseKey Fits In Your Tech Stack

You probably have an LMS, SIS, CRM, and a few other technology tools to solve your school’s top challenges, but odds are, there’s still something missing.  That’s where we come in.  We built CourseKey in partnership with leading career education programs to address the challenges that your other tools don’t solve. We work with your… Continue reading Where CourseKey Fits In Your Tech Stack

The Importance of Consolidating Your Technology Stack in Career Education

In this day and age, chances are, if you have a problem, there’s a tech solution out there to solve it.  Unfortunately, when you seek out a tech solution to solve problem after problem, you may end up with 20 different solutions—each with a fee, contract, and learning curve—to solve 20 different problems. Plus, they… Continue reading The Importance of Consolidating Your Technology Stack in Career Education

4 Ways To Measure Instructor Performance

What’s happening inside your classroom right now? Are your instructors following your policies?  Are there areas your instructors could improve? Measuring instructor performance in vocational education is critical for student success and compliance. Unfortunately, for many schools, evaluating instructor performance over time proves challenging. For example, direct observation only measures a point in time—when instructors… Continue reading 4 Ways To Measure Instructor Performance

Five Ways To Get More Out Of Your Student Feedback Surveys

In the ever-evolving landscape of career education, the key to success lies in understanding the needs and expectations of the very individuals it serves—students. Organizations increasingly recognize the immense value of student feedback as a catalyst for positive change. By actively collecting and leveraging student satisfaction feedback, these institutions can pave the way for an… Continue reading Five Ways To Get More Out Of Your Student Feedback Surveys