ED201 - Hiring the Right Faculty for Your School

Facilitator: Mary Jefferson

This course shows you how to hire high-quality career school instructors and orient them to your school. The skills also apply to hiring staff. It's easy to hire someone to do a job. But it can be difficult to hire the right person. You want instructors who are top notch. They represent your school and interact with the most people at your campus and particularly your students. This course starts with how to determine exactly what type of people you need as your instructors. Then it shows you how to recruit and hire them. Once hired, you'll learn how to introduce them to the working environment at your school. By the time you finish this course, you'll be recruiting, hiring, and orienting quality instructors. You'll see results in improved enrollments, student achievement, retention, and completion.


 

Facilitator Bios


Mary Jefferson

Mary is Vice President of Education Excellence, a consulting firm that works exclusively with career schools. With over 25 years business management experience, her career education experience spans over 10 years and includes Instructor, Program Chair, Dean/Faculty Manager, Director of Student Records, Director of Education, and Campus Director. She routinely achieved above 90% student satisfaction ratings which helped in achieving high retention and completion rates. Mary's experience includes school populations from 100 to 2400 in both single and multi-campus settings.

Mary's consulting work includes start-up schools, operations management, faculty hiring and development, student retention strategies, and regulatory compliance. She has served as the Financial Aid and Management expert for reaccreditation evaluations. Her career training background includes acting as a management development coordinator for NASA. Mary has a B.A. in English from Colorado State University and completed coursework for an M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She has also completed Education Therapy courses at the University of California-Berkeley.

Course Format


Course Structure

  • Can Start Anytime
  • Modular Structure (with online content, quizzes and forums)
  • Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
  • Faculty Support (facilitator/coach)

Course Length

  • 4 Modules
  • 4 Hours of Activities (about 1 hour per module)
  • 4 Weeks to Complete the Course (1 module/week)
  • Can Finish Faster

Completion Requirements

  • Study All Modules
  • Participate in Module Forum Discussions *
  • Achieve 70% on Module Quizzes
  • Achieve 70% on Final Quiz (one attempt only)
  • Complete Online Course Survey

* You are required to participate in at least one of the module forums. We will assess the level of your discussion activity in the forum(s) in which you participate and may request an additional opportunity to engage you further in the discussion process prior to your certificate being awarded.

Course Outline


Module 1: Job Analysis

  • What is Job Analysis?
  • KSAOs
  • Defining KSAOs
  • Incumbent Observations
  • Incumbent Interviews
  • Preparing The KSAOs
  • Which KSAOs To Focus On
  • Budget/Cost For Development
  • Evaluations
  • Learning Activity

Module 2: Recruitment

  • Sources of Applicants
  • Using Your Network
  • Advertising In Newspapers
  • The Internet
  • Employment Agencies
  • Professional Bodies
  • Writing A Successful Help Wanted Ad
  • Recruiting is Marketing
  • Recruit Effectively
  • Learning Activity

Module 3: Selection

  • Application Forms
  • Structured Interview
  • Evaluate Applications
  • Conduct Interviews
  • Observe Their Skills
  • Realistic Job Preview
  • Process Interview Data
  • Use The Multiple-Hurdle Method
  • Make A Decision
  • Interview and RJP Examples
  • Learning Activity

Module 4: Job Offer and Orientation

  • Setting The Stage
  • Start Date and Work Schedule
  • Compensation and Other Perks
  • Email Offers
  • Telephone and In-Person Offers
  • Informal Orientation
  • Tour/Lunch
  • Formal Orientation
  • Continuing Education and Training
  • Learning Activity

Certificate/CEUs


Completion of this Course:

  • Certificate of Completion
  • 4 Hours of Continuing Education

Completion of Three Courses:

  • Certificate of Knowledge in Career College Teaching
  • Eligible for MaxPrize*

*MaxKnowledge conducts an annual prize drawing to sponsor a Certificate of Knowledge holder to attend CCA's Annual Convention. U.S. residents are automatically entered in the drawing.

How to Enroll

  1. Buy Enrollment Keys

  2. Enter an enrollment key in the field above.

  3. Click "Enroll".