School-business partnership

In 2002 the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) formed the Business and Industry School to Work Alliance (BISWA) with the  Enterprise and Career Education Foundation (ECEF) to provide for employer engagement with the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) New Framework for Vocational Education and Training in School, to influence key stakeholder groups towards a positive perception of VET in school activities, and to model best practice, collaborative and strategic alliances. In this context, ACCI launched a survey to gather information to help formulate a strategic partnership between industry and the education sector.

• Recognizes the importance of school-business linkages to provide students with relevant industry skills;
• Recognizes the importance of on-the-job training for acquisition of skills;
• Identifies enterprise education as an area for partnerships across a range of organizations.