DOCUMENT RESUME ED 358 510 EA 024 883 TITLE Skill Development: Partnerships in Education. Guidelines, an Inventory of Business-Education Partnerships in Alberta and Some Innovative Models. INSTITUTION Alberta Chamber of Resources, Edmonton.; Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton.; Alberta Teachers Association, Edmonton.; Canadian Manufacturers' Association, Edmonton (Alberta).; Construction Owners Association of Alberta, Edmonton. REPORT NO ISBN-0-7732-0835-6 PUB DATE Nov 92 NOTE 159p. PUB TYPE Reports Research/Technical (163) Guides Non- Classroom Use (055) Tests/Evaluation Instruments (160) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Career Guidance; Community Involvement; *Education Work Relationship; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Job Skills; *Partnerships in Education; *Program Development; *Program Implementation; Public Schools; *School Business Relationship IDENTIFIERS *Alberta ABSTRACT Canada's ability to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the difficulties presented by today's economic, cultural, and social changes and global competition depends on the education and skill development of its youth. Meeting these challenges requires a common purpose involving students, parents, businesses, educators and others. To help achieve thiscommon purpose, a partnership was formed among the Alberta Chamber of Resources, Alberta Career Development and Employment, Alberta Education, the Alberta Teachers' Association, the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, and the Construction Owners of Alberta. In the spring of 1992 an interim document called "Skill Development: Business-Education Partnerships" was produced. It featured partnerships and innovative programs to help students make the transition from school to workplace or on to further study. Asurvey examined partnerships between schools and businesses. Among suggestions from respondents were that programs should start out small with a clear purpose and have support from throughout the organizations involved. Most of the businesses involved in partnerships thought they were successful and planned to continue them. Chapters in this report provide guidelines fora successful partnership, an overview of partnerships in Alberta, descriptions of some innovative Alberta partnerships, and descriptions of other initiatives. Appendices include a partnership profile,a map of Alberta school zones, and an inventory of Alberta partnerships. Contains 31 references. (JPT) GUIDELINES, AN INVENTORY OF BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS INALBERTA AND SOME INNOVATIVE MODELS U.S. DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION Office of Ed...Canon& RitearCh and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) e (Tffisdocument has peen reproduced as received Iron, the Denton or oegenization onginating O Minor changes have been made 10 improve reproduction quality col nt s of view or opinions stated in this doc u- ment do not necessarily morsonl official OEM position or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY mil-A/oetiita- TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Oo prepared by: THE ALBERTA CHAMBER OF RESOURCES ALBERTA CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ALBERTA EDUCATION THE ALBERTA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION CONSTRUCTION OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA 44%.1 ....... ... November 1992 4. GUIDELINES, AN INVENTORY OF BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN ALBERTA AND SOME INNOVATIVE MODELS " ay. sx .4 s prepared by: THE ALBERT,' CHAMBER OF RESOURCES ALBERTA CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ALBERTA EDUCATION THE ALBERTA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION'. THE CANADIAN MANUF ACTURERS' ASSOCIATION CONSTRUCTION OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA November 1992 ALBERTA EDUCATION CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Skill development: partnerships in education : guidelines, an inventory of business-education partnerships in Alberta and some innovative models. Prepared by :The Alberta Chamber of Resources ; Alberta Career Development and Employment ; Alberta Education ; The Alberta Teachers' Association ; The Canadian Manufacturers' Association ; Construction Owners Association of Alberta ISBN 0-7732-0835-6 1. Industry and education -- Alberta.2. Education, Cooperative -- Alberta.I.Title:Partnerships in education. II.Alberta Chamber of Resources.III.Alberta. Alberta Career Development and Employment. IV.Alberta. Alberta Education. V. Alberta Teachers' As Dciation.VI. Canadian Manufacturers' Association.VII.Construction Owners Association of Alberta. This document was prepared for: Students Teachers (Specify Program. Level) Administrators Parents General Audience Others (Specify) The materials contained in this publication have been derived from numerous sources. Every effort has been made to provide proper acknowledgement of the original source and to comply with copyright regulations.If cases are identified where this has not been done. it would be appreciated if Alberta Education could be notified to enable appropriate corrective action to be taken. Copyright .=`,1992. the Crown in Right of Alberta. as represented by the Minister of Career Development and Employment. Alberta Career Deve'opment and Employment. 7th Floor. CityCentre. 10155 102 Street. Edmonton. AB T5J 4L5, and by the Minister of Education, Alberta Education, 11160 Jasper Avenue. Edmonton, AB T5K OL2: the Alberta Chamber of Resources. #1410 Oxford Tower. 10235 - 101Street. Edmonton, ABT5J 301; the Alberta Teachers' Association. 11010 - 142 Street, Edmonton, AB T5N 2R1; the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, #1531 Esso Tower. 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3R8; and the Construction Owners Association of Alberta, #1410 Oxford Tower. 10235 - 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3G1. Permission ,s hereby given by the copyright owners for any person to reproduce this document or any part thereof for educat.onal purposes and on a non-profit basis.To obtain copyright permission for other than educational purposes and on a profit basis. contact the Alberta Chamber of Resources. #1410 Oxford Tower. 10235 - 101 Street. Edmonton. AB T5J 3G1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is an ongoing initiative to support the development of strong, mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses and Alberta schools. The partners in this initiative are: Alberta Chamber of Resources 'ulctsm e .0418" Alberta Career Development and Employment Abzita CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT Alberta Education Alberta EDUCATION The Alberta Teachers' Association The Alberta Teachers' Association The Canadian Manufacturers' Association The Canadian Manufacturers' Association 0 Construction Owners Association of Alberta CCONSTRUCTION OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA We appreciate the cortribution of the companies and schools that shared their partnership experiences in this document. We wish 'o acknowledge with appreciation the contribution of the following people to the preparation of this document: Jennifer Annesley: Graphic Coordinator/Artist. Aiberta Education Sandy Bellan: Researcher. Alberta Career Development and Employment Lenora Forseth: Career Information Consultant. Alberta Career Development and Employment Nancy Foulds: Editor, Alberta Education Linda Gray: Desktop Publishing, Alberta Education Geri Groot: Career Information Consultant. Alberta Career Development and Employment Joe Hammond: Researcher, Alberta Career Development and Employment Doug Mewhort: Systems Analyst, Alberta Career Development and Employment Lorna Rogers: Desktop Publishing. Alberta Education iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (continued) Any questions, comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Please contact: Thomas G. Nisbet Sharon Prather Transition Management Ltd. Curriculum Branch % Alberta Chamber of Resources Alberta Education #1410, Oxford Tower 11160 Jasper Avenue 10235 - 101 Street Edmonton, AlbertaT5K OL2 Edmonton. AlbertaT5J 301 Telephone: 427-2984 Telephone: 420-1030 Fax: 422-3745 Fax: 425-4623 IV TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER 1 GUIDELINES AND ADVICE FOR A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP 9 Getting Started: Establishing the Partnership 10 Expectations 12 Communications 12 Commitment 13 Publicity 14 Evaluation 14 List of Contacts 14 CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF PARTNERSHIPS IN ALBERTA 19 Who's Involved in Partnerships? 21 What are the Goals of the Partnership? 26 Activities 29 Success 34 Challenges 36 Benefits to the Business Partner 39 Benefits to the School Partner 42 CHAPTER 3 SOME INNOVATIVE ALBERTA PARTNERSHIPS 45 Canadian Hunter Exploration Limited and Sherwood Community School. Calgary 45 IBM Canada Ltd. and John G. Diefenbaker High School. Calgary 49 Norcen Energy Resources Limited and Clarence Sansom Community School. Calgary 54 Renaissance Energy Ltd. and St. Michael School. Calgary 57 AGT and Victoria Composite High School, Edmonton 60 Edmonton Northlands and Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School. Edmonton 63 Misericordia Hospital and Jasper Place Composite High School, Edmonton 65 Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Keyano College, Fort McMurray 69 Twelve Business Partners and Grande Cache School District #5258, Grande Cache 74 Xerox Canada Ltd. and Medicine Hat High School. Medicine Hat 79 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Novacor Chemicals Ltd. and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, Red Deer 81 Red Deer TV and Fairview Elementary School, Red Deer . 84 CHAPTER 4 OTHER INITIATIVES 89 Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) 89 Work Experience Education 92 Cooperative Education 93 Integrated Occupational Program (10P) 94 The Calgary Educational Partnerships Foundation 98 Canada-Alberta