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The Auckland University of Technology Business and Community Partnership Strategy |
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The Auckland University of Technology has established a Community and Business Partnerships programme which involves a four-pronged approach.
Firstly, enhanced partnerships are established with selected decile one to five Auckland secondary schools, Private Training Establishments and community organisations. Designated Relationship Managers for Māori, Pasifika and People with a Disability have been employed to forge and manage these mutually beneficial relationships.
AUT Equity Relationship Managers then work with the schools and organisations to identify prospective students who demonstrate achievement (academic, leadership, sporting or cultural) and would benefit from a university education, but lack support and resources. Scholarships are then awarded to these students.
AUT has committed an annual award fund of $350,000 for Community Partnership scholarships to increase participation of core target equity groups. Partnership strategies will enable students to explore and plan study and career pathways. In 2001, the inaugural year, 85 full-fee paying scholarships were awarded. Students commit to a ‘partnership contract’ with AUT’s Student Support Services and are linked to a comprehensive range of academic and pastoral services. Finally, the University establishes partnerships with business/industry to provide career pathways and employment opportunities for students during and beyond their study.
The identifying and promoting of seamless career pathways from university to employment necessitates a range of business partnerships to enhance the employability of targeted equity groups. AUT has established a diverse range of business partnerships from faculty industry advisory committees to local businesses. These enable students to have meaningful employment while studying. It also provides a pathway into employment and possible careers when the students complete their studies, thus enhancing success in both the tertiary and business world.
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Governance These partnerships assist the work of school management and Boards of Trustees (BOT), particularly in areas where schools cannot easily access the services, advice and support that tend to be more readily available in other communities. Partners from the company are likely to join a school’s BOT or serve on a foundation that empowers local people. more »Mentoring Partnerships of this type have developed to help students reach their full potential if they happen to come from backgrounds that might not have provided them with the insight into their potential for further study and career opportunities that mentoring can offer. Mentor relationships are often associated with some other form of partnership. more »Education Enhancement The school benefits from such a partnership through an additional teaching programme which enhances the existing curriculum. This programme may be delivered by teachers through business support, or businesses may fund delivery by specialist instructors working in partnership with the school. Businesses can form a generic education enhancement programme with a partner school, or they can become involved with one of the six existing specific programmes: • Kiwi Can • Project K • Books in Homes • Young Enterprise Scheme • Enterprise Studies • Primary Enterprise Programme • Sea and Learn more »Vocational In this type of partnership the business and a local school seek to find common ground where they can work together on areas of mutual benefit. Often this involves a project where students gain measurable outcomes in a curriculum area, while working in an authentic business environment with hands-on support from the partner business. more »Scholarship Businesses can award scholarships to individual students. Their future is supported by an investment in their tertiary education as well as holiday work, plus career and study guidance from the partnering business. more »Sponsorship This type of partnership looks at how firms can offer financial support to a school, particularly those in remote or low-decile areas, via the goods and services that a business can offer in order to improve a school’s resource base. more » |
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