approaches to employer engagement a partnership approach to employer engagement
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Approaches to Employer Engagement A Partnership Approach to Employer Engagement. A Partnership Approach to Employer Engagement. Helen Dewhurst, Leap Ahead Lifelong Learning Network for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Partnership. fdf Employers – TUI UK, BIA and over 50 others 8 (5) HEIs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Approaches to Employer Engagement
A Partnership Approach to Employer Engagement
Helen Dewhurst, Leap Ahead Lifelong Learning Network for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
A Partnership Approach to Employer Engagement
Partnership fdf Employers – TUI UK, BIA and over 50 others 8 (5) HEIs
Bedfordshire University University College Birmingham University of Brighton Coventry University University of Derby University of Greenwich (Orpington College) University of Sunderland University of Wolverhampton
4 LLNs Other HEIs - ULCC The SSC, People 1st
ABTA, ITT, Tourism Society
Product National product: FdA Travel Operations
Management. Pilot 60 learners, full launch March 09.
Collaboration on development and delivery Development: curriculum design, materials,
platform Delivery: common documentation, admissions,
management and reform of processes (APEL) – efficiency and transparency
Further funding bids
Platform
Achieving sustainable employer responsive HE through partnerships
Why? Challenges• Sector wide product • Resource efficiencies• Transparent HE offer to business• Networking gains• Pooling of specialisms• Innovation
• Trust “… collaboration in curriculum development involves working with friends while cavorting with the enemy!” (Weaver et al, 1987:2) • QA• Competition v partnership• “We can do that” v reality• Timescales• Group work!• Resources• Culture change
Does it/should it look like this?
Learner
ProviderEmployer
Bibliography
Foskett, R. (2005) Collaborative partnership between HE and employers: a study of workforce development. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 29(3): 251-264.
Harvey, M. (2007) “The changing power balance between learners, universities and work contexts”. 28-35. IN D. Young and J. Garnett (2007) Work Based Learning Futures. Proceedings from the Work Based Learning Conference, Buxton, April.
HEFCE (2008) “Quality assurance and employer engagement in HE learning”. Bristol: HEFCE. September.
Weaver, R.A., Coester, R.J. and McInosh, D. (1987) Collaboration in curriculum development: a case study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Washington DC.
Approaches to Employer Engagement
A Partnership Approach to Employer Engagement