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SCHOOL & INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP TOOLS

Industry-education partnerships are key to
creating a steady pipeline of skilled workers.
Partnerships can include a variety of
interactions between the two organizations.
This includes teachers, career counselors,
educational administrators, human resource
professionals, engineers, plant managers
and training personnel. Some of the shared
activities will be formal and others will not.

The list below represents interactions/
activities of a well-established partnership
between a school and a company. Several
items have been grouped together to simplify
and show how these activities may be called
different names.

• Scholarships/Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement

• Internships/Externships/Work Experience

• Student/Faculty Mentoring

• Advisory Board Participation/Curriculum Development Help

• Industry Demo Projects/Facility Loan

• Funding/Access to Equipment

• Adjunct Faculty/On-site Courses

• Tours and Talks

A strong and sustainable partnership is not only broad (includes a mix of interactions),
but should also be deep, involving people from different parts of both organizations. Find
industry/school district, school or college models that you can “borrow” and/or adapt
to work for your own school/industry partnership. Some might refer to this as “adopt a
school” or “manufacturing mentors”.

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