Higher Education

Increasing engagement with universities careers teams after students graduate.

 

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We empower universities to connect with graduates to help drive positive outcomes
We increase the ability of University careers teams to engage learners straight after they graduate and before the 15 months graduates outcomes survey.

We decrease the manual work involved in trying to connect to them, by removing ineffective methods of communications like email and phone.

Student on Higher Education
Benefits

Improve engagement

Engage with hard-to-reach individuals through WhatsApp, a platform they already use. Purlos on average captures 55%-80% of total destinations.

Reduce Work

We fully automate destinations tracking. Simplify data collection by using WhatsApp, eliminating the need for manual follow-ups and paperwork.

Support Graduate Outcomes Survey

Gain valuable data on student destinations to improve decision making and measure the impact of your programs accurately.

We work with…

Purlos has helped increase engagement with our graduates, enabling them to gain further support from our team. Our most recent campaign was successful, with responders requesting assistance with exploring career options and/or with job search.
 
We were also given insights on how to improve our and even what time of the day has the best response rate! This and many other highlights lead to a 5/5 customer satisfaction score from us.
 
The onboarding has been smooth, and we hope the future experience will continuously match what we have experienced so far.
Susanna Davis

Careers Consultant Project Officer (Early Careers Support), University of Westminster

Customer Stories

Bath Spa Case Study

"Working with Purlos has enabled us to gain insight into the early destinations of our graduates, allowing us to tailor and target our graduate support activity. Their team have been supportive in helping us deliver engaging campaigns to our graduates” Introduction to...

SCL Education Case Study

"Partnering with Purlos has given us a deeper understanding of our learners' next steps. Their innovative approach has streamlined our data collection and provided valuable insights that help shape our future curriculum and learner support strategies." Introduction to...

Stoke on Trent College Case Study

With 91% of destinations being captured seamlessly, and an impressive 92% positive destinations rate, Stoke on Trent College has successfully addressed its challenges and positioned itself as a leader in leveraging technology for enhanced student outcomes.

Wigan & Leigh College Case Study

Wigan & Leigh College’s partnership with Purlos has yielded outstanding results in solving their critical challenges.

Bath College Case Study

Bath College partnered with Purlos to streamline data collection and boost engagement resulting in a significant increase in known student destinations, reaching 83%, and a notable rise in Net Promoter Score, showcasing the success of their collaboration.

Plumpton College Case Study

By embracing a data-driven approach to destinations tracking, Plumpton College has not only saved valuable resources but also gained the ability to make informed decisions for its students’ futures.

College of West Anglia Case Study

The successful implementation of Purlos Destinations captured over 84% of student destinations, streamlined data collection and sharing and provided actionable insights into student destinations. 

North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College Case Study

NWSLC uses Purlos Destinations and Purlos Engage to collect over 73% of student destinations and enhance student engagement.

Bedford College Group Case Study

Bedford College Group partnered with Purlos to enhance student destinations tracking and streamline admissions, achieving improved data capture on student destinations and significant enhancements in the admissions process, resulting in increased enrolments, resource optimisation, and enriched student experiences across their campuses.

North Hertfordshire College Case Study

North Hertfordshire College partnered with Purlos to address the challenge of effectively tracking graduate destinations, utilising WhatsApp automation to significantly enhance response rates and collect valuable data for curriculum planning and resource allocation.

Windsor Forest College Case Study

Windsor Forest College collaborated with Purlos to address data collection challenges and boost alumni engagement, achieving a remarkable 92% of total captured destinations.

Eastern Colleges Group Case Study

The Eastern Colleges Group achieved significant improvements in tracking student destinations and optimising curriculum planning through their partnership with Purlos, streamlining data collection and enhancing career support.

Walsall College Case Study

By leveraging Purlos Destinations, Walsall College successfully navigated challenges in tracking short-course student destinations and efficiently verifying outcomes, revolutionising their data-driven decision-making process.

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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Case Study

Purlos partners with the CPCA to improve their destinations data and insights. The CPCA were able to track the individual progress of each college that is funded by the Adult Education Budget showing that between 89% – 94% of students across their four colleges achieved positive destinations.

Shrewsbury College Case Study

Shattering Enrolment Records: Shrewsbury College Group & Purlos combine to spark action through conversation The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it unprecedented communications challenges for colleges across the country. At Shrewsbury College, it soon became clear...

The RNN Group Case Study

Purlos and The RNN Group join forces to deliver a winning combination of human interaction, WhatsApp engagement and student insights to help the group exceed its student recruitment goals.

Barking & Dagenham Case Study

Student engagement skyrocketed once students had access to Purlos. Whereas engagement rates had been declining over the preceding years, students engaged with our outreach 85% of the time.

Hopwood Hall College Case Study

Hopwood Hall combines strategy and AI to solve an admissions year like no other. Enlisting the help of Purlos to reduce traditional enrolment barriers and keep their students engaged.

NESCOT Case Study

For NESCOT, a large further and higher education college in Surrey, 2020 was the first year that Purlos had been used to support admissions. The impact of COVID-19 and the unprecedented use of teacher assessment

What our customers say

“The Purlos platform is one that the students use regularly, allow the college to communicate effectively with our applicants The platform has meant that more applicant have decided to enroll with us.”

Mike Needham
Director of Admissions, Communications & Marketing, Shrewsbury College

“Purlos has been amazing… it has been extremely useful to highlight which students could drop-out! Our KPI for early drop-out (those who started but then withdrew) has reduced from 6.8% to 4.3%.”

Dario Stevens
Vice Principal, NESCOT

“Purlos has been a great support, and helped us collect better destinations insight for improved curriculum design. We achieved 83% known destinations”

Jon Domaille
Assistant Principal of the Learner Journey, Bath College

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