Industry Engagement Tools and Resources

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VISUAL: Brad Woolstencroft is standing in a teaching room with tables and chairs behind him. He playfully touches his nose and laughs into the camera.

[Brad Woolstencroft]

Is that-- is that my good side?

AUDIO: Upbeat music starts

VISUAL: Industry Relationship Management logo of two hands clasping is on the bottom left-hand side of the screen over a blurred video of a group of people sitting around a table.

TEXT ON SCREEN: More than 150 RMIT people over 26 workshops have helped shape new relationship management resources to make working with industry easier.

VISUAL: Clare Kellett is standing alongside a wall with a full-length whiteboard and a large monitor behind her.

[Clare Kellett]

My name is Clare Kellett.

VISUAL: Gerard Roe is standing in the teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

[Gerard Roe]

Gerard or Gerry Roe.

VISUAL: Jessie Dierickx is standing alongside a wide black pillar with the full-length whiteboard and large monitor behind her.

[Jessie Dierickx]

My name is Jessie Dierickx.

VISUAL: Kristian Galanti is standing in a teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

[Kristian Galanti]

Kristian Galanti.

VISUAL: Shekhar Kalra is sitting in the teaching room. There is a workbench with pot plants on it behind him.

[Shekhar Kalra]

Shekhar Kalra.

VISUAL: Maria Filis is standing in a teaching room with tables and chairs behind her.

[Maria Filis]

My name is Maria Filis.

VISUAL: Julian Lee is standing in front of a large bookshelf filled with books.

[Julian Lee]

Julian Lee.

VISUAL: Brad Woolstencroft is standing in a teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

[Brad Woolstencroft]

And Brad Woolstencroft.

VISUAL: Blurred video of people sitting around tables in a teaching room.

TEXT ON SCREEN: What has it meant for you to be a part of the co-design process?

VISUAL: Shekhar Kalra standing in front of workbench with pot plants on it.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Shekhar Kalra. Lecturer, Software Engineering.

[Shekhar Kalra]

I think, when you attend these workshops, you feel that you're a stakeholder in the process of something new being created.

VISUAL: Sara Cincotta standing in front of full-length whiteboard.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Sara Cincotta. Business Development Manager.

[Sara Cincotta]

I definitely feel really valued. I feel as somebody who's just joined RMIT that, you know, my opinion and my insight is really valued and it's actually contributing to the wider success of RMIT and the industry engagement strategy.

VISUAL: Maria Filis standing in teaching room with tables and chairs in the background.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Maria Filis. Senior Advisor, Bids and Tenders.

[Maria Filis]

It's made me feel valued as a staff member. It's made me feel like it's a collaborative and inclusive approach.

VISUAL: Julian Lee is standing in front of a large bookshelf filled with books.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Julian Lee. Assoc Professor, Global Studies.

[Julian Lee]

Being a part of the codesign process has really meant that I can get to know another part of the University quite well.

VISUAL: Kavitha Chandra-Shekeran is standing alongside a wide black pillar with the full-length whiteboard and large monitor behind her. Then camera pans across a group of participants sitting around a table engaging with each other. Then the image returns to Kavitha standing alongside a wide black pillar with the full-length whiteboard and large monitor behind her.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Kavitha Chandra-Shekeran. Manager, Research Partnerships.

[Kavitha Chandra-Shekeran]

What I've liked about it, is that it's both about us giving information. But I found that things that have been-- he's been talking about, about how to work with industry and how we create value for industry has been really valuable.

VISUAL: Industry Relationship Management logo of two hands clasping is on the bottom left-hand side of the screen over a blurred video background of camera panning across people in the teaching room sitting and standing in groups.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Which new industry engagement resources and tools are you looking forward to most?

VISUAL: Gerard Roe is standing in the teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr Gerard Roe. Snr Manager, Research Partnerships.

[Gerard Roe]

Yeah, I think really having a bit of additional structure around the relationship management and opportunity management. I think that's what I'm looking forward to.

VISUAL: Kristian Galanti is standing in the teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Kristian Galanti. Associate Director Strategic Partnerships.

[Kristian Galanti]

Really looking forward to getting some tools in place that I can use day-to-day in the way that I work with my industry partners.

VISUAL: Clare Kellett is standing alongside a wall with a full-length whiteboard and a large monitor behind her.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Clare Kellett. Senior Business Partner.

[Clare Kellett]

It's having a common language amongst everyone. Understanding terminology for people to be using the same terminology and not being ambiguous about-- you know, in our dialogue with each other and with others. And I think it's really good at getting a good understanding of what our value proposition is as a University and what we want people to know RMIT for and what we want to be famous for.

VISUALS: Blurred video background of camera panning across people in the teaching room sitting around tables.

TEXT ON SCREEN: How will these anew resources support us to prepare students for life and work?

VISUAL: Brad Woolstencroft is standing in a teaching room with tables and chairs behind him.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Brad Woolstencroft. Employer Liaison Officer.

[Brad Woolstencroft]

This framework will allow our students to have a heightened level of employability. Increase their employability skills and identify opportunities that don't yet exist.

VISUAL: Julian Lee is standing in front of a large bookshelf filled with books. Camera then pans across a large table in a corner where six women are engaged in a conversation with each other. There is a presentation shown on a large monitor on the wall behind them and a spiral looking column coming out of the table and appearing to go all the way up to the ceiling containing network and power cables. There are plates with food and coffee cups on the table along with some stationary bits and pieces. Julian Lee is standing in front of a large bookshelf filled with books.

[Julian Lee]

It is very clear to me how our industry engagement enables us to make the degree more relevant, and also the experiences and the skill set that the students come out of our degree with more relevant. And they can then bring that to their careers and their aspirations and do the awesome things that they want to do in life.

VISUAL: Jennifer Paynter is standing in front of table with the spiral column protruding from the table and going all the way up to the ceiling. The wall alongside her has geometric-shaped windows and the wall appears to have a wood-like cladding.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Jennifer Paynter. Senior Advisor, Industry Engagement.

[Jennifer Paynter]

Being able to share what's happening in the real world and bringing that into the classroom and making that learning relevant is just so valuable.

VISUAL: Shekhar Kalra standing in front of workbench with pot plants on it.

[Shekhar Kalra]

So, I think this could really be helpful in giving the academics the tools that they need to bring about-- or bridge that gap between the curriculum and the industry. So, I think that would really help students.

AUDIO: Music continues.

VIDEO: Blurred video in teaching room of people sitting around tables and looking towards the front of the room as a hand gesticulates off the left side of the screen. The camera then pans across the room to show other groups seated at tables in the room.

TEXT ON SCREEN: All people at RMIT can access the tools and resources created via this project to make working with industry easier and ensure that we continue delivering transformative student experiences, research impact and valuable services to industry.

VISUAL: Industry Relationship Management logo of two hands clasping is in the top-centre of the screen. Two logos appear in the bottom-centre after the text on screen. They are from left to right, the RMIT University logo and a logo for 'Areas of Delivery 2020' which is red text within a rough and bolded circle.

TEXT ON SCREEN: An initiative of the 2020 Industry Relationship Management Area of Delivery.

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