Prof Jennelle Kyd - Swinburne Uni of Technology - Building collaborative partnerships between industry and the education sector

Building collaborative partnerships between industry and the education sector

Professor Jennelle Kyd Swinburne University of Technology

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SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN

Overview

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Outline of presentation

- Context of industry and university collaborations - Outline types of relationships

- Approaches to improving effectiveness - Demonstrating some examples and outcomes

- Future opportunities and developments - Managing relationships - Broadening opportunities - Meeting expectations

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Context of Industry and University collaborations

! Continuing demand for higher levels of skill is a reality. ! Response to technology induced change, structural adjustment, and

a progressive shift to services-based industries. ! Increasing globalisation and growing Asian economy Challenge How do we build generic skills and theoretical knowledge into our education system and produce graduates who have the practical skills that enable them to be ‘job ready’ Are employers ‘graduate ready’ and have expectations changed?

Skilling Australians across AQF levels 1-10

“Australian skills and workforce development needs” 2012 Discussion paper. Aust Workforce & Productivity Agency

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Complex matrix of relationships

Industry

University Staff

Creating value

Vocational and Higher Education Students

Industry Meeting its needs for • Skilled workforce • R&D "ROI and ↑profitability

University Projects and work placements • Authentic learning • Research projects "Student experience and ↑research measures

Students • Relevant knowledge &

employment skills • Jobs/career network "qualification with employment outcomes

Understanding the stakeholders

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! Allows industry staff to develop leadership and mentoring skills ! Brings new perspectives and fresh ideas ! Provides a convenient pathway to recruitment ! Creates exposure for the business ! Provides a student with a lifelong learning experience ! Offers education, development and learning to future industry professionals

Student placement options developed in consultation with industry partners Offering a variety of flexible and cost effective ways to employ students can suit business needs and capacity. They include:

# Industry-based Learning (IBL) Placements # Industry Placements # Internships and apprenticeships # Capstone Projects # Research projects

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What is in it for Industry?

Knowing your Industry Partners

Building strong and mutually beneficial partnerships with industry.

From multi-national corporations to small businesses and not-for-profit organisations.

Flexibility in programs means we are able to offer something to industries across a variety of sectors.

Recognition is important.

Ability to manage multiple relationships is complex.

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! Opportunity to apply classroom theory to a real work situation.

! Gain work experience relevant to their studies.

! Understand how organisations operate.

! Helps create a clear career and work plan.

! Establishes key contacts within the professional area.

! Establishes work confidence for graduating students.

How industry-linked experience strengthen student’s skills

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A case study

An innovative approach for industry-university collaboration

And Student skills development

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Industry-University collaboration - global

• A collaborative, multi-disciplinary platform for applied research and industry engagement

Aalto University, Finland Tongji University, Shanghai Swinburne University Duoc UC, Santiago, Chile Stanford University, USA

• Students from across design, engineering, ICT and business working on applied research projects for industry

• Collaborative teams of students managed by academic staff from across the University and across the world

Design Factor

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/design-factory/

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Faculty of Design

- Design Factory offers unique opportunities to form and participate in open-ended research initiatives challenging the industry status quo.

- Design Factory facilitates projects that collect empirical data, study different methods and phenomena related to innovation, design, business and education.

Design Factory

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Approaches to improving effectiveness

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Projects that develop skills and make a difference

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Approaches to improving effectiveness

Overcoming the Challenges

! Meeting each others expectations

! Managing multiple relationships across multiple engagement activities

! Trust and respect

! Tapping into the talent of the students and graduates

! Utilizing the expertise of the academic workforce

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Common Goals

! Mechanisms to improve cooperation to enable industry, educators and governments to work more effectively together

! Qualifications that develop skills to a standard desired by industry and builds a stronger Australian skilled workforce.

! Better evidence-based policy formation based on economic and social impacts and aimed at improving productivity and participation levels.

! Flexible and nationally consistent funding and regulation that supports innovative training and tertiary education.

! A system that can be more agile in responding to emerging workforce and skills trends

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What are we all working towards

Thank you

Professor Jennelle Kyd Senior DVC and Provost

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Prof Jennelle Kyd - Swinburne Uni of Technology - Building collaborative partnerships between industry and the education sector