1. Skills for Employability Partnership Project

2. 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 SITs quality assurance processes. The Initial Objectives

3. Employers Government Educators Community Students Reaching out through the project

4. Communication Involvement Sponsorship Programmes Tasters Marketing & Media Advisory Committees Networking Partnerships Sharing Good Practice The Outcomes of our Partnership

5. SIT established direct links with major public & private sectors Market Intelligence Chambers of Commerce Sectors New Projects Market Needs Employers Database Access Communication & Involvement

6. SIT created partnerships with International & local business owners Partnerships

7. Through the Project SIT established a business partnership PSG to operate regionally and internationally

8. SIT with the support of the BC formed of an Advisory Committee to discuss the future skill needs of growing economies

9. SIT introduced Vocational Tasters across local schools Involving the Community, Educators, & Employers

10. In Partnership with the British Council, SIT is introducing the Schools and Employers in Action Project which aims to connect students with local employers through Vocational Tasters. This is a pilot project that covers all government schools in Dubai and will be expanding across schools in all the Emirates.

11. E-Marketing & Social Media

12. Art Exhibitions

13. SIT Introduced Sponsorship Programmes for public and private sectors

14. SIT Successfully achieved accreditation from the Higher Ministry of Education

15. SIT created educational partners locally for combined academic and vocational education

16. Institutional Outcomes 2003-2009 Non-Profit Government Institution Number of Students: 400 Number of Marketing Projects: None Number of Employer Links: 1 Partnerships: None 2009-2011 Semi-Government Institution- Business Oriented Number of Local Students: 650 Number of International Students: 215 Number of Marketing Projects: 10 Number of Employer Links: 70 + Number of Local Partnerships: 9 Number of International Partnerships: 5

17. Outcome for UK Partners Local and Regional Market Intelligence –Contacts –Culture –Markets –Partnerships

18. Outcome for UK Partners Inputs to College International Strategy –Student Recruitment –Training –British Council awareness/empathy

19. Outcome for UK Partners Internationalization benefits

20. Thank You