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HETI18Best Practice Governance Framework for Allied Health Education and TrainingCollaborativeRelationshipsBest Practice Governance GuidelinesGuideline 5 – Collaborative relationshipsStakeholder relationships pertaining to allied health education and training are developedand fostered• Fostering of relationships with internal and external stakeholders allows allied health education and training to become a shared responsibility.• Organisations that engage in partnerships can align their education agendas (e.g. creation of university and health service partnerships increasescapacity for undergraduate clinical education).• Collaboration is seen as a mutually beneficial way of sharing information, pursuing joint initiatives and enhancing quality and capacity foreducation and research.IndividualExpectations ofindividual healthprofessionals to meetthe guidelineIndicators of Achievement• Collaborates with key internal and external stakeholdersand builds positive relationships to optimise the qualityof educational initiatives.Practice Examples• Engages in committees, networks, research appropriateto their particular specialty or role.• Seeks out learning opportunities for multidisciplinaryinteractions with colleagues and special interest groups.• Provides feedback to colleagues from conferences andworkshops.• Where appropriate forms relationships with key staff fromuniversities, other tertiary education providers and NSWHealth organisations.