How To

Strategies for Successful Partnerships

Culled from interviews with educators who have successfully established and maintained industry and business relationships, the practices below have proven effective in fostering supportive, impactful industry-education relationships that verify program alignment with workforce needs, ensure technological currency and increase student success.

Initiating Partnerships

Sustaining Partnerships

Establish personal contact with industry members
Make it clear "what's in it for them"
Leverage the networks and connections of your existing partners
Utilize personal and staff industry networks
Provide program access and outreach
Invite potential partners to provide industry input
Be active in professional associations, organizations and societies
Formalize the partnership
Research companies, and individuals within companies
Allocate staff for building partnerships

initiating PARTNERSHIPS

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SUSTAINING PARTNerships

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The Working Partners team is based at Bellevue College and the Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support from an advisory committee made up of education, industry, and professional association experts. The project was originally funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program, under DUE 1501176 and continues under DUE 1931215. The material on this site and any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.