Using case studies from seven rural and regional areas, this report looks at the impact of
schools and vocational education and training (VET) on community capacity. It finds that
communities have developed different models to organise school-VET partnerships and that
rural areas are more likely to adopt a whole-of-community model, while regional areas have
used a more specialised regional model. Successful partnerships are those that respond to
community issues, including the need to keep young people at school, as well as providing …

This document was produced by the author (s) based on their research for the report"
Schools, Vocational Education and Training, and Partnerships: Capacity-Building in Rural
and Regional Communities,"(ED495181) and is an added resource for further information.
The contents of this support document include:(1) Introduction;(2) Capacity Building and"
Capital";(3) School-VET Partnerships in Rural and Regional Communities;(4) National and
State Policies for VET and Rural Education;(5) Summary; and (6) References.[This …