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- Title
Recruitment Strategies for Industrial Technology Programs.
- Authors
O'Meara, Ron; Carmichael, Mindy
- Abstract
The article focuses on several recruitment strategies meant for students enrollment in the industrial technology programs for better career opportunities at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. In order to meet the challenging demands of student recruitment, industrial technology educators must leverage their recruitment strategies that specifically highlight industrial technology disciplines. To examine the enrollment trends of industrial technology programs within the state of Iowa, data contained in the "Industrial Teacher Education Directories," were analyzed. Educational institutions have many strategies for recruiting students, but awareness of the program seems to be a key factor for industrial technology. Department of Industrial Technology at the University focuses on bringing prospective students to the campus to highlight the department and programs. One of the department's largest recruiting tools is the Industrial Technology Day. There are many aspects impacting enrollment figures at the start of the 21st century. The tightening labor supply, new workplace skills and increases in starting salaries for shortage areas influence students' choice of programs and the resulting enrollment numbers. A commitment to perform continuous recruiting to provide growth in enrollment figures and fully utilizing the resources at hand is a key component of a successful recruitment strategy.
- Subjects
CEDAR Falls (Iowa); IOWA; SCHOOL enrollment; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY education; EDUCATORS; UNIVERSITY of Northern Iowa
- Publication
Journal of Technology Studies, 2004, Vol 30, Issue 4, p13
- ISSN
1071-6084
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21061/jots.v30i4.a.3