Third Level Partnership Award

This award recognises the collaborative efforts of an Irish-based life sciences organistaion with a third level institution or technical training college, that that has seen the highest level of enrichment and growth between the relevant organisations over the past 24 months. Judges will look for evidence of innovative, bold, and creative strategies/initiatives that have been used to help the organisations work together effectively to create mutual contributions and improvement.

Entry is by a 5-page A4 PDF submission; the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying attention to the criteria listed below.

• Programme Background: Demonstrate how the partnership with a third level institution was developed and outline its objectives.
• Programme Overview:: Provide an overview of how the programme has been implemented over the past 24 months, giving specific examples. Also, outline any challenges faced in the implementation of the programme over the last year and how your team demonstrated initiative, creativity, and leadership to overcome them.
• Excellence in Training & Development: Provide examples where your organisation has gone beyond curricular requirements to facilitate the graduates or students, including the number of hours per week devoted to training.
• Benefits to the Business: Demonstrate the real business benefits of the partnership and ROI, providing positive feedback (i.e. internal or external stakeholders) where appropriate.
• Demonstrate the real business benefits of the par: Demonstrate how the programme benefits graduate or the academic institution, providing positive feedback (via internal surveys or testimonials) where appropriate.
• Evidence of Success: Provide evidence of how you monitor and measure its success against the stated objectives.