Approaches to Forming a Learning Consortium. Issues to Address. Business Assistance Note #3.

Autor/in	Bergman, Terri
Institution	National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC.
Titel	Approaches to Forming a Learning Consortium. Issues to Address. Business Assistance Note #3.
Quelle	(1996), (8 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Adult Education; Consortia; Cooperative Programs; Coordination; Educational Cooperation; Institutional Cooperation; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Program Development; Shared Resources and Services; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Vereinigung; Koordination; cooperation; Kooperation; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Programmplanung; Gemeinwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A learning consortium is a group of companies that come together to learn from each other to develop new capabilities, build the skills of their employees, and increase the productive capacities of their enterprises. Most undertake both work force and workplace development efforts. Although the key feature is cooperative learning, most learning consortia also engage in collective learning. The following issues are involved in forming a learning consortium: creating a concept; building a membership; creating an organization; establishing a mission and goals; assessing needs; developing a program; delivering the program; evaluating the consortium; and building sustainability. Learning consortia provide economic benefits to companies, employees, and the communities in which they reside. The process of working together as a group and learning cooperatively is extremely powerful. Through consortia, training costs can be reduced, resources expanded, and relevance improved. Success factors include the following: (1) build on the success of earlier efforts; (2) establish trust among members; (3) find a highly skilled facilitator to work with the consortium; (4) develop a common mission that all members can support; (5) involve people from all levels of participating organizations; (6) continually improve and redesign programs and services; (7) create a sense of permanence and stability; and (8) demonstrate to members that participation will benefit them directly. (YLB)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01