Capabilities required for our industry-connected graduates strategy
6 capabilities · 5 faculties · 30 cells · One strategic question · Annotation where the conversation will go.
Partially ready: gaps identified
Significant investment required
| Strategic Capability |
Health Sci |
Business |
Skilled Trades ★ |
Arts & Design |
Community Svcs |
| Employer Partnership Mgmt |
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| Work-Integrated Learning |
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| Industry Credential Alignment |
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| Graduate Outcomes Tracking |
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| Student Advising & Pathways |
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| Applied Research Integration |
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So what
Health Sciences has built the enabling infrastructure our strategy requires. Skilled Trades and Community Services, the other two faculties the strategy depends on, have not. The first three capabilities (employer partnerships, work-integrated learning, credential alignment) are the core gap. Business Programs' red is a choice, not a failure: its general business programs are teaching out, so no investment is requested there.
★ Skilled Trades column, rows 1 & 3
This is where the board will look hardest. The clean energy pilot depends on Skilled Trades, and both Employer Partnership and Credential Alignment are amber, not green. The investment case starts here. Have your numbers ready.
⚠ Applied Research Integration: caveat
This is where the evidence is weakest and you will need to say so. Health Sciences shows amber, not green, and Skilled Trades is the only green. The maturity assessments for this capability relied on self-reporting with limited validation. If someone challenges this row, acknowledge the limitation rather than defending it.