Industry Capability Network (ICN) Victoria
Industry Capability Network (ICN) Victoria supports local small and medium-sized businesses to compete for work for major projects. In turn, this helps create jobs by encouraging industry to first think local, social and sustainable in all procurement decisions.
As a VU City Tower flipped campus partner, ICN VIC works closely with VU in a range of ways that benefit both organisations. skills in procurement (process of purchasing goods and services), including ethical business techniques for procurement.
About ICN Victoria
ICN is a network of procurement and supply-chain specialists who introduce businesses to industry projects across Australia and New Zealand.
The network was created more than 40 years ago to increase economic activity and employment opportunities for local industry.
ICN Victoria's role in matching state-government projects with its network of more than 20,300 suppliers across Victoria aligns with VU’s mission to drive education, training and employment in the west of Melbourne. ICN Victoria is also a trusted government procurement partner, administering the Local Jobs First Policy and the Social Procurement Framework.
Our collaboration
Established in 2022, the partnership between VU and ICN aims to support workforce and skills development for VU students and across the industries that ICN VIC advise. ICN VIC supports VU by hosting placements, curriculum advisory and through providing a number of industry networking opportunities throughout the year to VU students and staff.
Benefits and positive results from this partnership include the following:
- As a part of VU's flipped-campus partner, ICN VIC have a head office at the VU City Campus where VU students complete their placements with the business while easily balancing this with their studies. Placements provide students with experience in supply-chain modelling, data analytics, human resources and industry advisory.
- Several VU students have secured graduate roles with ICN VIC following thir successful placements with the organisation.
- ICN VIC run a range of industry networking events throughout the year where VU staff and students attend and engage with ICN VIC’s extensive industry network.
- ICN VIC staff and industry subject matter experts regularly contribute to VU academic and educational activities through guest lectures and sitting on curriculum advisory committees.
- Strategic social procurement and local jobs first policy implementation advice and guidance is provided by ICN VIC for VU strategic projects.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
This partnership addresses the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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