enrolment

Definition

The process of officially signing someone up to participate in a program, class, or organization—the bureaucratic moment when you become a statistic. It's the headcount that justifies the program's existence in spreadsheets everywhere.

Example Usage

Our new benefits program had fantastic enrolment numbers in the first month, then absolutely nobody actually used it.

Source: Common HR terminology

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