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Wellington, May 20, 2021
Education New Zealand (ENZ) and Enroller are deepening their existing partnership to offer support to New Zealand schools.
ENZ is subsidising the cost of Enroller’s digital platform for schools for 2021 and 2022.
ENZ General Manager (Partnership & Marketing) Paul Irwin said that international student departments at schools are busier than ever, managing the increased pastoral care needs of students still in New Zealand.
In a state of flux
A report released by Edified in March showed that international recruitment and marketing in schools is in a state of flux. Due to a lack of travel, schools are relying more than ever on digital marketing, however, support and guidance are needed to support international departments to make the transition to digital.
“Our aim is to support more schools to continue digital marketing, managing enquiries and applications quickly and easily. This partnership will also help ensure that the schools sector is prepared for when international students return to New Zealand,” Mr Irwin said.
Joint Research
ENZ and Enroller have worked together before on a research project in 2019.
That research indicated Enroller was incredibly useful to both schools and agents. 90% of schools which participated said that it was a more efficient way of processing student enrolments, saving them between two and three hours’ of work per student enrolment. Of the education agencies surveyed, nearly 70% said that Enroller made it easier to submit and manage applications to NZ schools.
Continuing Partnership
The next step of that research project will continue with the 2021 partnership.
Enroller Co-Founder and Chief Executive Michael Barry said that his company was excited to offer additional support to schools and continue the work that began in 2018.
“The NZ school sector is hurting – It has been a long and uncertain 12 months for many. The extension of this research project will enable multi-tasking international departments, and their education agency partners, the additional digital capability and resource that they need to manage the rebuild of their international student roll, cost-effectively,” he said.
Representatives from ENZ and Enroller are looking forward to sharing more on the partnership at Enroller’s upcoming virtual roadshow for current Enroller clients. The webinars will take place at 2:00 pm on May 25 and at 11:30 am on May 26, 2021.
Register for the 2:00pm, 25 May session
Register for the 11:30am, 26 May session
For more information, please contact ENZ Business Development Manager Mary Camp by Email mary.camp@enz.govt.nz
Source: Education New Zealand
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