What are the benefits of Local Partnership Working?
What are the benefits of Local Partnership Working?
Benefits for partner organisations
- Avoidance of duplication
- Joint working for social inclusion
- Opportunity to develop a holistic guidance provision
- Sharing and efficient use of resources
- Effective communication of local/national/international information
- Joint marketing & publicity allows partners to publicise own services more widely
- Joint bids for funding
- Opportunity to shape local strategic developments for guidance
Benefits for practitioners
- Exchange of information, knowledge and ideas – chance to discuss the ‘big picture’
- Sharing good practice
- Collaborative staff development
- Opportunity for joint working projects
- Mutual support
- Better understanding of other agencies, leading to more effective referrals
- Participation in joint promotional events
- Opportunity to influence local strategic developments for guidance
Benefits for individuals and communities
- A comprehensive guidance service
- Effective referral procedures
- Easy access to guidance services
- A quality delivery of guidance services
- Opportunity to train as a guidance mentor for your community group
- Opportunity to influence local provision of guidance
