We develop and maintain strategic alliances within VU and with Australian and international researchers and research centres.

This is achieved through research and consultancy collaboration, co-supervision of research higher degree students and the joint production of publications.

We establish new relationships and strengthen our existing networks with key vocational education and training organisations, industry, government, and other providers of vocational and work-based education.

Strategic internal and external alliances are maintained around each research focus of the Centre, which builds relevance and practicality for its research and development activities, as well as maximising its impact on changing policy and/or practice.

The goal of these relationships is to:

• identify collaborative research opportunities in areas of specific interests to WERC, VU and the broader vocational and work-based education sector
• seek sources of funding for the conduct of research and consultancy activities
• utilise the opportunities offered by collaborative research and consultancy activities to build the research experience of VU staff and students
• jointly present and publish in key conferences and journals, in Australia and internationally

External Australian partnerships and networks with a focus on research and consultancy include:

• Centre for Research in Education Equity & Work, Hawke Institute, University of South Australia
• Centre for Business Research, University of New England
• University of Ballarat
• Workplace Learning Initiatives
• Faculty of Education, Deakin University
• CIT Research, Canberra Institute of Technology
• Australian Learning & Intermediary Services
• TAFE Development Centre
• National Centre for Vocational Education Research
• Ithica Group
• Centre for Post Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning, The University of Melbourne
• Assessment Research Centre, The University of Melbourne
• ACER
• Educational Measurement Solutions Pty Ltd

External Australian partnerships and networks with a focus on strategic advice, networking and entrée to the field include:

• TAFE Directors Australia
• ACPET
• TVET
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Innovation & Business Skills Australia
• Australian Industry Group
• Reframing the Future
• Victorian TAFE Association
• Enterprise-based Registered Training Organisations Association
• Group Training Association Victoria
• Box Hill Institute of TAFE

International linkages include include:

• King’s College London, University of London
• City & Guilds Institute
• Danang University, Vietnam
• Vietnam National University, Vietnam
• The Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training
• Department of Children, Education & Lifelong Learning, Wales