External Learning Partnerships and Vendor Management Questions

Evaluating, selecting, and managing external learning partners, vendors, and academic collaborators. This includes defining build versus buy decision frameworks, vendor selection criteria, scopes of work, contracting and procurement, service level agreements, content licensing, quality assurance and validation processes, integration with internal learning platforms and systems, localization approaches, joint governance and reporting, and managing budget and performance reviews. Candidates should be able to explain when to partner versus build, how to operationalize vendor relationships, and how to measure partner contribution to learning outcomes.