One month to go! Our bloggers talk about training

This weekend marked a milestone for Admissions and Project Transform! It is now less than one month to go before the launch of Campus Solutions for Direct Admissions on Monday 23 October. In the next few weeks, colleagues from across Admissions, and those in Student Services working with Admissions, will have their final training sessions. These will be the role-specific “In-Depth” …

Building the training – Christina Harrison

When people pay me a compliment I’m always a little suspicious, so when my manager referred to my experience and strong relationships within the team I had an inkling that what came next would be less pleasant…. Some months on, I am officially running the new system training for Admissions staff alongside my lovely colleague …

Reflecting on the Fundamentals training – Sarah Matthews

Reporting in after my second training session on Campus Solutions… How it felt… At the beginning, I felt there was a little more trepidation in the room than the last session. Alistair, our trainer, expected us to have remembered what he taught us last time and he has a habit of re-phrasing your questions and …

How Campus Solutions will change my role – Laura Dovey

I joined Admissions at the University of Nottingham as an Admissions Officer in September 2016, having previously worked in Admissions in a much smaller university. Here at UoN I am based within the Postgraduate team in the Faculty of Science as Decision Maker for UK Direct Science. My previous experience in Admissions was mainly working …

Starting next week – July roadshows

Next week, our July Student Services and Admissions roadshows kick off with two events at University Park. The roadshows will continue throughout July, with sessions held on six UK campuses including Derby Royal Hospital and Sutton Bonington.

Introduction to Campus Solutions training

It’s mid-June and over 470 colleagues have completed the Introduction to Campus Solutions training course. That’s nearly all of the Admissions and Student Services teams. Whilst a lot of people have already been on the course, there are still some Student Services staff who will be attending the course in the next week. There are …