Strong, ongoing collaboration between business and higher education offers a solution to a growing skill shortage. But to see changes at scale, partnerships must exist within an ecosystem that fosters regular communication, relays industry needs to the academic community, and demonstrates to educators the larger marketplace for those skills. This report offers a roadmap for developing multicompany partnerships with higher education. Based on the early successes of the Workforce Partnership Initiative, it offers business leaders and their staff insights and practical steps in four phases: Laying the Groundwork; Partnering with Peer Employers; Engaging Higher Education; and Implementing the Program.