Best practices

Buddy & cohort onboarding to reduce dropout and increase re-enrolment

Users: Training Providers (Public), Training Providers (Private) | Theme: Reskilling and upskilling |

Action: Toolkit | Beneficiaries: Learners in modular ADS pathways

Infineon Technologies / CHIPS of Europe

CHIPS of Europe

Daniel Lichtblau – Infineon Technologies / CHIPS of Europe (industry partner; experience shared in context of EU ADS discussions)

Ensuring continuity across modular learning pathways in Advanced Digital Skills programmes

The challenge?

The challenge involves overcoming dropouts, which drivers include low confidence, lack of belonging and unclear support channels. Overall continuity across modules is often weak.

Our solution

  1. Introduce buddy pairing and cohort kick-off
  2. Describe and explain support channels and “how to succeed”
  3. Schedule regular check-ins
  4. Enable peer Q&A channel

Outcomes

Qualitative outcomes:

  • higher engagement and earlier issue resolution

Expected outcomes:

  • Reduced dropout and increased re-enrolment (to be measured)

Key takeaways

The introduction of retention measures protects the recruitment pipeline. Ensuring a sense of belonging and support is critical.

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