Faculty Professional Development Partnership Model
Definition:      Industry partner provides educators with occupational and industry experience and training.

Examples:    Job shadows, externships, mentoring, equipment access, process or equipment demonstrations, training.

Implementation Strategies
  • Ensure alignment of faculty-industry interests, areas of concentration
  • Provide clear expectations, goals for industry-faculty interactions
  • Utilize board, industry contacts to generate instructor PD opportunities
  • Provide support for industry-faculty participation (orientations, forms, etc.)
  • Navigate institutional requirements for faculty- industry PD
  • Encourage instructors to take advantage of opportunities

Reported Impacts
  • Updated faculty knowledge of industry practices, trends
  • Connected industry and faculty
  • Improved course, curriculum relevance, effectiveness
  • Provided faculty access to equipment, tools
  • Addressed specific faculty skill gap(s) by providing additional training

Reported Challenges
  • Budgeting for fees, stipends
  • Locating, allocating resources for coordinating logistics
  • Navigating institutional requirements for licensing, liability insurance, etc.
  • Finding and securing partners, opportunities, or sites for faculty development
  • Facilitating a good match between faculty and industry partner
  • Ensuring faculty receive credit for participation
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