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UNIT 3

IMPLEMENTING YOUR APPROACH

Activity 2

Developing Partnerships

Step 1 – Identifying Partners

• Do they have a track record of project management experience leading to delivery of quality outputs and outcomes?

• Are they an existing member of a Recognised Network? Industry Sector, VET Providers etc

• What deliverables have they produced?

• What events have they organised?

• Assess their capacity to engage - How many other projects are they engaged in? Look at the CVs of Staff working on the project.

• Is there evidence of Senior Management buy -in and oversight of the project

• What is the financial standing of the organisation? Are they solvent?

• What are their governance arrangements? Are there systems and processes demonstrating robust governance in place. What evidence is
there of oversight by Management & Board of Organisation.

• Do they have policies & procedures in place relevant to the requirements of the proposed partnership activities – safeguarding, health &
safety, financial management and reporting, HR etc.