Collaborative Working For Collaborative Partnership Success Rebecca Peake, Academy of Sport and Physical Activity (HWB) Lucy Begley, Academic Quality and Standards. Harriet Travis, Academic Quality and Standards. Dave Egan, Sheffield Business School Intro - RP

Transnational Education Partnerships Transnational Education (TNE) is attractive to providers as it offers opportunities for increased market expansion, and for raising their international profile. For students, transnational programs offer the possibility of obtaining a foreign qualification at a considerably reduced cost, compared with travelling abroad (Mcburnie and Ziguras, 2001). RP

Collaborative Partnership Working A University Approach SHU’s largest collaborative TNE institution is School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE) Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Hong Kong. Sheffield Hallam University and SHAPE entered into a collaborative partnership in April 2005 to jointly deliver four one-year top-up degree programmes for Higher Diploma graduates. HKCAAVQ granted SHAPE of VTC and SHU the Initial Evaluation (IE) status to operate non-local programmes meeting the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (QF) standards at Level 5 from 1 September 2012 (www.hkcaavq.edu.hk). Sheffield Hallam currently deliver 10 undergraduate courses with SHAPE and are scheduled to commence 2 postgraduate courses in September 2017. The Faculty of Development & Society also work with SCOPE, Hong Kong delivering HKCAAVQ accredited courses. Previously Departments and Faculties had operated in isolation. The Directorate of Education and Employer Partnerships (DEEP) and Academic Quality and Standards (AQS) now coordinate the specific requirements to operate in Hong Kong. Collaborative Course Leaders now have a more collective approach. RP (and HT to discuss differences between SCOPE and SHAPE)

Strengths of cross-University approach University oversight - identification of and justification of varying approaches Identify formal University positions Identify precedents Efficient and consistent practice Experiential approach AQS to lead; RP to chip in

Challenges of Collaborative Working - That's not my job! HKCAAVQ processes are resource intensive Communication channels Coordinating different staff, departments & priorities Navigating the varied structures and faculty approaches Personal challenges - relationships and cultural expectations; working 'above my role'. Timeliness of responses and managing expectations RP/HT/LB

Benefits of collaborative working for Academic staff Building a network of experts with open communication. Understanding of Quality Assurance Processes Opportunities for career development and University level work Improved professional practice Further Projects & Collaboration RP

Benefits of collaborative working for Academic Quality and Standards (AQS) Relationships Understanding of partners - benefits other AQS processes Understand the perspective of academic staff Attendance and knowledge transfer from engagement with HKCAAVQ/QAA Preparation for QAA TNE review of Hong Kong in 2017/2018 LB/HT

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