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Low provider collaboration
Training providers operate separately rather than in coordinated partnership.
STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION
Do training providers cooperate?
Evaluates the degree of cooperation among local providers. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.
RECOMMENDATION
Encourage networking
If yes, reinforce collaborative structures and shared planning. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.
RECOMMENDATION
Create provider consortia within Labs
Use Labs to organise providers into delivery consortia. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.
Key Policy Actions
Shared delivery models
Develop joint delivery arrangements among providers. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.
Key Policy Tools
Procurement rules
Procurement and contracting rules incentivising collaboration. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.
EXAMPLE TYPE
Different providers jointly deliver one Lab pathway instead of running parallel courses.
Illustrates integrated rather than parallel provider delivery. Local provider consortia improve coordination and encourage joint design of coherent training pathways instead of fragmented offers.