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BUSINESS LEADING

COMMUNITY LEARNING

PARTNERSHIPS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY BACKGROUNDE C E FLOGO

This proposal outlines the process and principles underpinningan approach to developing a dynamic partnership between the business, education and community sectors.

Most Australian communities, outside the central business district areas of each capital city, are made up of complex smallto medium enterprise environments which can be quite fragmentedand competitive.

Leadership from the business sector would be most effectivelyprovided by a local corporate enterprise that could act as a rallyingpoint for surrounding SMEs.

This would provide a role for Australia’s top 100 or so corporateleaders who could encourage the business sector investment in local young people and the existing workforce that communitiesurgently require.

TOWARDS A MOREHIGHLY SKILLED AUSTRALIA

Skill formation is the major supply/demand issue on the horizon for Australian commerce and industry

Traditional organisational frameworks and pathways for learning and transition to employment need to be challenged

Strong links are needed between business and education to meet vocational education and training needs

Corporate leadership is needed in a business landscape dominated by SMEs lacking capacity for such leadership

Education and training institutions respond more quickly to change at a local level when in partnership with business and community sectors

AIMS

Development of a highly skilled and more flexible workforce

Increased levels of social capital developed through strong local community partnerships

Improved awareness of transition and career issues through active involvement of all stakeholders

Broader engagement of commerce and industry in the skills formation and transition agenda

Integrated systems of vocational learning experiences incorporating service provision and holistic support

Footprints to the Future:– Strengthening pathways for learning and transition– Early engagement of disconnected and at risk people– Building community and family support structures– Expanding opportunities for full participation in social and economic make-up of

communities

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OUTCOMES

Corporate business and industry seen as ‘socially responsible community citizens’

Improved vocational skills and employability options

Greater levels of economic and transition literacy

Employment and business growth supporting regional economic development

Commitment to ongoing learning through business-community partnerships

Integrated Action Plans providing local solutions for local issues

Sustainable model of business and community working together to improve quality of life

Socially inclusive communities that respond to diverse community needs

Cross age participation in each community learning partnership

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BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY

LIFELONG LEARNING

Birth to 12 YearsBirth to 12 Years13 – 25 Years13 – 25 Years

25 – 85 Years25 – 85 Years

SchoolsFoundationFoundation

SkillsSkills

SkillsSkillsFormationFormation

Knowledge andKnowledge andSkill BuildingSkill Building

TAFEUniversities

ChildcarePre-school

Workplace LearningRTOs

Neighbourhood HousesACE

FOUNDATION SKILLS

BIRTH TO 12 YEARS

Vocational learning experiences in the broadest sense

Discovering commerce, industry and enterprise

Understanding service to the community

Developing concepts of civics and productivity/responsibility

Moving towards matching identity with place in the community

Communication, literacy and numeracy skills

FROM: SCHOOLS AS COMMUNITIES

TO: COMMUNITIES AS SCHOOLS

Reconnecting Learners to Community

“We ought to look at every community as a living classroom and help our students create new pathways to learning. The location of learning is often just as important as the size and organisation of the school. We have so much to gain by linking schools to museums, art and cultural groups, zoos, environmental centres, businesses and non-profit associations.”

Secretary Richard Riley

U.S. Department of Education

October, 1999

At a Practical Level

SMEs and community organisations host parties of small children who discover how the enterprise runs.

For example: A kindy class visits a local service station for a morning. Kids watch a car raised on the hoist, exhaust system changed, wheel removed, tyre changed, etc. Kids talk with staff, ask questions, return to kindy and draw, write, discuss their findings for that week.

Meanwhile, at the local bakery a year 2 class ……. etc

Repeat at every year level 10 times per year.

SKILLS FORMATION

13 to 25 YEARS

Multiple networks of integrated workplace and community learning opportunities

Business and community working with young people on mutually beneficial enterprise projects

Identity, career aspirations and vocational education linked through specific programs with ‘real world’ taster features

Focus on employability skills formation

Development of service learning culture as part of civics programs

Multiple career pathways and transitions

Learning and employment brokerage services

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL BUILDING

25 to 85 YEARS

Focus on upskilling, reskilling and utilisation of “Recognition of Prior Learning” processes

Facilitation of lifelong and lifewide learning

Just in time learning – learning for anyone, anytime, anyplace

Focus on mentoring young people – intergenerational learning

Creating opportunities and skills for positive ageing in the community

Encouraging innovation, civic entrepreneurs and social enterprises

Case management for people needing intensive support

Utilisation of best practice models

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CONCEPTUAL MODEL

BUSINESSBUSINESSEDUCATIONEDUCATION

&&

TRAININGTRAINING

DRIVINGCHANGE

•Corporate Leaders•SMEs

•HR Networks•Industry Sectors

•Local Government

•Schools•Workplace Learning

•RTOs•TAFE

•University

•Just in time training•Customised to industry needs•Modularised programs•Recognition of prior learning•Individual/group tailored•Lifelong learning

•Just in time training•Customised to industry needs•Modularised programs•Recognition of prior learning•Individual/group tailored•Lifelong learning

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FRAMEWORK

Education and training as the foundation for effective community and workforce transitions

Access to holistic and integrated career and transition support

Formation of local, coordinated community learning partnerships and strategic alliances

Promotion of effective and systemic ways of supporting all people

Responsiveness to the diverse needs of all people

Statistical information, data and trends for planning, policy and programming purposes

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ROLES Corporate

Strong leadership and co-ordination role Engaging and involving the business community Developing dynamic and sustainable communities

ECEF Policy directions and financial support Advice based on experience across Australia Networks of similar partnerships

Local Government Infrastructure support Integration into local lifelong learning networks

Education Department/TAFE Financial and program support through schools Training and certification

SME sector Workplace learning programs Mentoring

University Research, mentoring programs, interns, guest speakers

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GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

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PROGRAM DELIVERY

STAGE OUTCOMES1. Awareness Raising Campaign Increase business, education and community awareness

Secure commitment and involvement

2. Form Business Leaders Council Corporate leadership of SMEs, education and community organisations

Develop regional skills and employability

3. Program design and roll out Link existing industry, education and community networks and programs

Sharing, cooperation and collaboration in program and service delivery

Build on to industry and education specialities of region

New resource models involving public and private sectors

4. Monitoring and evaluation Effective and sustainable operating model evaluated by UniSA School of Business and Enterprise

5. Corporate succession planning Sustainable partnerships between major regional corporations and education and community bodies to support regional economic development

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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Regional statistical information and data Skill needs and employment shortages Employment and unemployment statistics School retention, further training and higher education

participation rates Database of regional networks, programs and initiatives

Education and Training Programs SACE, VET and post-school programs and bridging courses Initial focus on adolescents and adults Programs delivered onsite and offsite, maximising use of ICT

Learning Brokerage Services Information and counselling on education and training programs, courses, articulation and accreditation

Industry Work Experience and On-the-Job Training ICT companies at Mawson Lakes Business and industry in Northern Adelaide

Outreach Programs and Services Australian Science and Maths School School of the Future

Regional learning and employment clearinghouse Informed data for planning, policy and programming purposes

Career Guidance and Advice Online and face-to-face careers information and counselling

Flexible, non-traditional and customised education and training programs Improved co-ordination of, and access to, education and training programs Timely and relevant learning to anyone, anywhere, anytime Greater skill level across the region Improved education-industry partnerships Industry pro-actively facilitating learning and employment pathways Enhanced personal development and employability skills Greater state-wide access to key education initiatives and programs

Greater awareness of education and training opportunities and pathways

Greater awareness of employment opportunities and pathways

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OUTCOMES

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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Centre of Excellence in Education Links with UniSA School of Education and Centre for

Research in Education, Equity and Work Pre- and post service “teacher” education and training Research and development in teaching and learning

methodologies, and the use of new technologies to enhance learning

Better links between the theory and practice of education for the needs of 21st C communities

More relevant teacher preparation and professional development programs for “teachers” in the 21st C

Enterprise, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Enterprise education in schools, industry and community

organisations Grow “education as a business” by commercialising its

activities Encourage civic entrepreneurs and social enterprises

Improved levels of enterprise skills and abilities More business start-ups and social enterprises Strengthen regional economic and social opportunities

Education Signatures Urban environment and water management Aboriginal and cultural heritage programs Environmental science

Promotion of specific identity and unique features of the region New courses marketed to state, national and overseas markets Contribute to the economic sustainability of the region

Models of Good Practice Examples and case studies

Increased regional confidence Demonstration of learning and employment pathway

developmentPromotion of Lifelong Learning Awareness of, and access to, further education and training,

and higher education

Increased participation in higher education, and further education and training

Greater educational equity for all sectors of the community

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OUTCOMES

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COSTS – FUNDING

1. Development of the proposal ECEF $20K

2. Pilot the proposal in Northern Adelaide Delfin/ECEF $60K

- Co-ordination costs, PR, public meetings etc

3. Full implementation in Northern Adelaide

- Office of the North …… $100k Salary/car etc

- Northern Partnerships …… $50k Infrastructure, program

support

- ECEF …… $25k Program support

- Delfin/Lend Lease …… $25k PR, public meetings etc.

$200k per annum

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WHY DELFIN LEND LEASE?

National company with 20 projects in various stages of development

Creating special places with a sense of belonging Fully planned communities incorporating innovative recreational, educational and

employment opportunities Economic development strategies to attract new businesses and create new jobs

Mawson Lakes $1billion joint venture between Delfin Lend Lease and the SA Government Integrated community of 25,000 people that live, learn and work at Mawson Lakes

Mawson Lakes business and employment objectives Create 4,500 jobs onsite in technology related industries Create export opportunities from innovations developed Attract more than $200m of new investments onsite Partner with UniSA to leverage commercial opportunities from R&D and education services Support business ventures which produce education resources and materials Education + training = employment outcomes

Mawson Lakes regional outcomes Mawson Lakes is ideally placed to become “the CBD of Northern Adelaide” Total of 10,000 new jobs in the northern region of Adelaide, through multiplier effects

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WHY ECEF?