Our organisational structure (e.g. 85 79.4 22 20.6 4.7 level of hierarchy, control systems) is proving to be an asset in our partnering with industry We are the of choice’ for a 74 69.2 33 30.8 4.3 ‘partner number of industries Table E8 Q10. What percentage of your training partnerships with industry falls under each of the following categories N Mean SD Mutual service partnerships where 92 15.1 21.7 we pool resources with the industry partner to gain access to equipment or resources that aid training Joint ventures where we pursue a 92 9.2 14.6 training opportunity together by combining our capabilities and sharing business risk We provide fee-for-service 92 39.8 30.1 contracted services to client organisations We cooperate with an industry 91 29.2 28.8 partner to provide training that is wholly or largely government subsidised Other 92 7.0 21.1 Table E9 Q11. What are the main drivers for your organisation’s involvement in industry/employer partnerships Agree Disagree Mean N % N % To bring in additional revenue 72 78.3 20 21.7 4.5 To copy what organisations 12 13.3 78 86.7 2.0 are doing To give stronger links with 72 78.3 20 21.7 4.5 industry Our motivations are not really clear 11 12.2 79 87.8 1.9 Industries/employers have 76 82.6 16 17.4 4.6 requested that we assist them If we did not get involved in the 50 54.9 41 45.1 3.7 partnering, another organisation would have taken the opportunity To find future employers for our 61 66.3 31 33.7 4.0 students To build extra capability within our 68 73.9 24 26.1 4.3 staff To keep up to date with industry 82 89.1 10 10.9 5.0 needs/requirements To maintain relevance/alignment 84 91.3 8 8.7 5.2 with industry needs/requirements E10 Q15. Please indicate whether your partnerships are mainly with small, medium or large enterprises N % Mainly small or medium (up to 200 54 58.7 employees) Mainly large 5 5.4 A fairly equal mixture of small, 33 35.9 medium and large Total 92 100.0
Our organisational structure (e.g. level of hierarchy, control systems) is proving to be an asset in our partnering with industry 85 79.4 22 20.6 4.7 We are the ‘partner of choice’ for a number of industries 74 69.2 33 30.8 4.3 Table E8 Q10. What percentage of your training partnerships with industry falls under each of the following categories N Mean SD Mutual service partnerships where we pool resources with the industry partner to gain access to equipment or resources that aid training 92 15.1 21.7 Joint ventures where we pursue a training opportunity together by combining our capabilities and sharing business risk 92 9.2 14.6 We provide fee-for-service contracted services to client organisations 92 39.8 30.1 We cooperate with an industry partner to provide training that is wholly or largely government subsidised 91 29.2 28.8 Other 92 7.0 21.1 Table E9 Q11. What are the main drivers for your organisation’s involvement in industry/employer partnerships Agree Disagree Mean N % N % To bring in additional revenue 72 78.3 20 21.7 4.5 To copy what organisations are doing 12 13.3 78 86.7 2.0 To give stronger links with industry 72 78.3 20 21.7 4.5 Our motivations are not really clear 11 12.2 79 87.8 1.9 Industries/employers have requested that we assist them 76 82.6 16 17.4 4.6 If we did not get involved in the partnering, another organisation would have taken the opportunity 50 54.9 41 45.1 3.7 To find future employers for our students 61 66.3 31 33.7 4.0 To build extra capability within our staff 68 73.9 24 26.1 4.3 To keep up to date with industry needs/requirements 82 89.1 10 10.9 5.0 To maintain relevance/alignment with industry needs/requirements 84 91.3 8 8.7 5.2 E10 Q15. Please indicate whether your partnerships are mainly with small, medium or large enterprises N % Mainly small or medium (up to 200 employees) 54 58.7 Mainly large 5 5.4 A fairly equal mixture of small, medium and large 33 35.9 Total 92 100.0
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