In this increasingly interconnected world, the collaboration across sectors has actually become an important strategy in the betterment of effectiveness in vocational education and training. The FOLLOW APP project is trying to determine how partnerships between VET institutions, industry, and public sector stakeholders can open up new opportunities for graduates.
Bridging education and industry
The FOLLOW APP project epitomizes that a deeper intent and need for collaboration between VET institutions and industries in providing graduates with the right skills in the labor market. Consequently, VET providers should be involved in meaningful partnerships that will keep them abreast of emerging trends within industries for relevance and responsiveness to the changing needs of employers.
Creating pathways to employment
This cross-sector collaboration will benefit not just the VET institutions but also the graduates themselves. With strategic partnership, graduates from VET could open themselves to a wide network of employers, thus providing them with considerable job market advantage. The FOLLOW APP project therefore supports initiatives that link graduates to industries in need of students for their internship programs, apprenticeships, and full-time jobs.
Driving innovation within VET Programs
It also spurs innovation in the training programs offered at VET providers through collective efforts of industry and the VET sector. The collaboration of these sectors in curriculum development will ensure it reflects current technologies, methods, and practices at the workplace. Therefore, VET graduates who eventually join the workforce are adequately equipped to meet industrial standards in their chosen career field.
A collective effort for graduate success
The approach of FOLLOW APP, therefore, ensures that the graduates of VET programs are much more dynamic and interrelated in an ecosystem that favors cross-sector collaboration. These partnerships not only increase employability but also contribute to the long-term success of the VET programs in their ability to constantly evolve and adapt to the growing demands of the modern workforce.
