Professional Development Opportunities
We offer an extensive calendar of events, webinars and training courses to help you succeed as an independent school enrollment leader.
Online Courses
Beyond Zoom
This course is designed to help you learn ways to go 'Beyond Zoom' to ensure your school's first impression on families, is its best impression.
Introduction to Digital Marketing
A course for anyone tasked with digital marketing strategy and implementation.
Rethinking Enrollment Due to COVID-19
It's fair to say COVID-19 has upended everything we knew about enrollment management. This course will help you move forward!
Admissions Best Practices Certificate Course: East Asia
This online course will help admission leaders, heads of school, and deputy heads of school at international schools in East Asia learn best practices in admission.
Board Reports, Board Presentations & Managing Up
This course is for everyone seeking ways to create compelling board reports, board presentations, in addition to ways to effectively manage up.
Advanced Enrollment Management: Partnership with Communications
The goal of this ADI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ADI course, with a focus on the importance of the communications partnership.
Advanced Enrollment Management: Partnership with Finance
The goal of this ADI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ADI course, with a focus on the importance of the partnership with the finance department.
Advanced Enrollment Management: Partnership with Advancement
The goal of this ADI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ADI course, with a focus on the importance of the partnership with the office of advancement.
Advanced Enrollment Management: Partnership with Head of School
The goal of this ADI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ADI course, with a focus on the importance of the relationship with your Head of School.
Enrollment 101: Interviewing and Assessments
Conducting interviews can be a productive, but sometimes a challenging or frustrating experience. This mini-course will explore interviewing and assessments, and ways each school can think differently about its process.
Enrollment 101: Boarding and Day Schools
The goal of this ATI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ATI course, with a focus on events and outreach at boarding and day schools.
Enrollment 101: Retention
The goal of this ATI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ATI course, with a focus on retention.
Enrollment 101: Cultural Competency
This mini-course will explore how admission and enrollment professionals can influence cultural norms to create inclusive communities.
Enrollment 101: Marketing and Events
The goal of this ATI mini-course is to provide a snapshot from the full ATI course, with a focus on marketing and events.
Retention is a Team Effort
How do you bridge the gap between the admissions office and the classroom? This mini-course offers enrollment leaders the tools to articulate your mission to faculty and staff, and the practical tools to get them involved in as little as 30 minutes.
It's Go Time: Winter Enrollment Planning Guide
This mini-course features content from other courses that are part of the Learning Pass. This course will help enrollment leaders during this critical time as they read files, make financial aid decisions, and yield great families!
The Double-Edged Sword of Diversity: Reframing Diversity for the 21st Century
Live Sessions for this course were held on February 8, 2022, & February 10, 2022. Look out for more live sessions throughout the year.
Do you have the right DEI strategy in place? Does your school foster an environment where students (and staff) feel that they belong? Led by Dr. Derrick Gay, this course is designed to help you rethink diversity in today's environment and foster a culture of belonging.
Attracting and Retaining Your Students With Intention
Retention is key to enrollment success. We know nurturing students through the education journey is crucial. This course will help enrollment professionals identify best practices to connect with families and put their best 'marketing' foot forward.
Video Production Bootcamp: 7 Videos You Can Make Right Now
Impactful videos can help you connect with your audience and stand out from the competition—take it from today's YouTubers and TikTokers! We've designed this course to teach you how to make seven videos to support your school's admission and marketing efforts. Also included are gear lists, production guides, and royalty-free music.
Enrollment 101: The Application and Financial Aid
No issue has been more challenging to admission offices in the current economy than managing financial aid/tuition assistance. This session provides a new look at old ideas for the management and distribution of financial aid/tuition assistance.
Financial Aid Certificate Course
Know what’s right for your school. The goal of this course is to provide information to navigate today’s education landscape, understand the financial aid cycle, and take a family-centric approach to financial aid decision-making.
Anti-Bias & Retention Symposium Recordings
School leaders understand retention and anti-bias are both critical topics for the whole school. Did you miss our live symposiums? We've got you covered. Purchase immediate access to recordings from both events for your whole school!
Character Skills Snapshot: Making the Snapshot Work for You
On-going
Join us to learn more about The Character Skills Snapshot. You'll learn about how the assessment works, explore how to integrate it into your process, and take a trial assessment yourself. Earn a certificate for completion of this course!
International Schools: Rethinking Admission Due to COVID-19
Rethinking Admission Due to COVID-19 an updated verison of our popular course redesigned specifically for international schools.
EMA’s Anti-Bias Symposium: Continuing the Conversation
Are you ready to increase access and equity in your school? By embracing our understanding of and appreciation for the biases all around us; considering our current admission practices; and learning about tangible, actionable strategies, we can create more equity in the admission process.
EMA events help you Yield Your Best.
Connect in Person.
Attend exclusive events and trainings, and receive discounts to the EMA Annual Conference, the largest independent school enrollment management conference in the country.
Enhance Your Skill Set.
EMA’s professional development programs not only help you discover new ways to solve the daily problems you face, but also ensure you’re constantly building your own portfolio of skills.
Build Stronger Networks.
Connect with a community of peers, gain insights from others in your network, and access specialized thought-leader articles and resources.
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We have a variety of opportunities for sponsors to participate with EMA. Options include, one of our virtual or in-person events, our podcasts, and other high-visibility opportunities.
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