Partnership ecosystem

Partnerships for strategic value, not for logos

Every partnership passes a four-part test before an application is made.

The four-part test

What every partnership must pass

Outcomes

Does it improve real learning outcomes for students?

Instructors

Does it strengthen teaching capability?

Operability

Can it actually run within 12 months?

Sustainability

Can obligations be maintained year after year?

Partnership register

How partnerships are reported

Published and updated with every board report
Status is stated as it is: nothing is 'active' until it is formally operating
Partner names in text only; no logo without written permission

Ten-step process

From first contact to a running partnership

1
Initial inquiry
Submitted through the partner gateway.
2
Four-part screening
Outcomes, instructors, operability, sustainability.
3
Discovery meeting
Scope, needs and constraints on both sides.
4
Licensing & rights check
Verification of authorisation and intellectual-property rights.
5
Proposal
Who provides what, and the expected outcome.
6
Committee review
International Accreditation & Partnerships Committee decision within delegated authority.
7
Agreement
Signed terms, obligations and reporting cadence.
8
Pilot
A bounded first delivery with success criteria.
9
Review
Results measured against the agreed outcome.
10
Register & scale
Entered in the register and expanded only when it has met its criteria.

Six partnership models

Who provides what — and what comes out

Schools

AICA provides

Curriculum
Instructors
Teacher training
Assessment and quality assurance

Partner provides

Students
Timetable
Classroom space
Student-welfare oversight

Outcome: Band-aligned curriculum with student progress records.

Universities & TVET institutions

AICA provides

Credit-bearing modules
Certification tracks
Faculty development
Lab access

Partner provides

Academic accreditation
Students
Research capacity

Outcome: Graduates hold both a degree and a professional credential.

Enterprises & private companies

AICA provides

Assessment
Job-aligned curriculum
Trainers

Partner provides

Real business problems
Learners
Protected learning time

Outcome: Measurable capability change inside the team.

Government institutions

AICA provides

Capacity-building programmes
Exercises
Governance content

Partner provides

Mandate
Learners
Continuity of practice

Alignment with national policy does not imply official endorsement.

NGOs & development partners

AICA provides

Teaching capability
Reporting discipline

Partner provides

Community networks
Funding
Local facilitation

Outcome: Programmes keep running after the grant ends.

Technology & certification bodies

AICA provides

Accredited instructors
Compliant facility
Candidate volume

Partner provides

Courseware
Exam authorisation
Standards

Subject to the four-part test and a licensing check first.