Partnership Models

Eight partnership models used by the ATE community to incorporate industry expertise into higher education were identified by the Working Partners team using a mixed methods approach. Click on the icons below to learn more about each model.

Advisory Board

Curricular Development & Review

Faculty Professional Development

Incubation/
Entrepreneurship

Instructional Support

Program Support

Sponsored Research

Workplace-Based Learning

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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.