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Skills for Skills for Employability Employability PartnershipPartnership
Project Project
• Changing attitudes to working with employers and awareness of the benefits of this
• Improving employer engagement in technical education
• Starting new vocational programmes at SIT, developing and changing the curriculum
• Improving EFL Practices• Developing SIT’s quality
assurance processes.
The Initial Objectives
Employers
Government
Educators
Community
Students
Reaching out through the project
• Communication• Involvement• Sponsorship Programmes• Tasters• Marketing & Media• Advisory Committees• Networking• Partnerships• Sharing Good Practice
The Outcomes of The Outcomes of our Partnershipour Partnership
SIT established direct links with major public & private sectors
Market Intelligence
Chambers of Commerce
Sectors
New Projects
Market Needs
Employers
Database
Access
Communication & Involvement
SIT created partnerships with International & local business SIT created partnerships with International & local business ownersowners
Partnerships
Through the Project SIT established a business partnership Through the Project SIT established a business partnership PSGPSG to operate regionally and internationally to operate regionally and internationally
SIT with the support of the BC formed of an Advisory Committee to discuss the future skill
needs of growing economies
SIT introduced Vocational Tasters across local schools
Involving the Community, Educators, & Employers
In Partnership with the British In Partnership with the British Council, SIT is introducing the Council, SIT is introducing the
Schools and Employers in Schools and Employers in Action Project which aims to Action Project which aims to connect students with local connect students with local
employers through Vocational employers through Vocational Tasters. This is a pilot project Tasters. This is a pilot project
that covers all government that covers all government schools in Dubai and will be schools in Dubai and will be
expanding across schools in all expanding across schools in all the Emirates.the Emirates.
E-Marketing & Social MediaE-Marketing & Social Media
Art ExhibitionsArt Exhibitions
SIT Introduced Sponsorship Programmes SIT Introduced Sponsorship Programmes for public and private sectorsfor public and private sectors
SIT Successfully achieved accreditation SIT Successfully achieved accreditation from the Higher Ministry of Educationfrom the Higher Ministry of Education
SIT created educational partners locally for SIT created educational partners locally for combined academic and vocational combined academic and vocational
educationeducation
Institutional OutcomesInstitutional Outcomes
2003-2009Non-Profit Government InstitutionNumber of Students: 400Number of Marketing Projects: NoneNumber of Employer Links: 1Partnerships: None
2009-2011Semi-Government Institution- Business Oriented Number of Local Students: 650Number of International Students: 215Number of Marketing Projects: 10Number of Employer Links: 70 +Number of Local Partnerships: 9Number of International Partnerships: 5
Outcome for UK PartnersOutcome for UK Partners
• Local and Regional Market Intelligence– Contacts– Culture– Markets– Partnerships
Outcome for UK PartnersOutcome for UK Partners
• Inputs to College International Strategy– Student Recruitment– Training– British Council awareness/empathy
Outcome for UK PartnersOutcome for UK Partners
• Internationalization benefits
Thank You Thank You