Linkages between Australia's vocational education and training (VET) and technical and further education (TAFE) sectors and industry were examined through 13 case studies involving a variety of industrial sectors in South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria. Special attention was paid to the processes established by school clusters to develop relationships with industry. The individual case studies focused on the following topics: scope and nature of the program; strategies for developing formal linkages with industry; training packages; training and assessment; and benefits and concerns. Jointly developed competencies and standards were a cornerstone of the connections between providers of training and industry sectors. Postcompulsory institutions and secondary school providers were also linked with industry in provision of workplace training in the form of work experience and more structured and formal vocational placements. Many schools clustered together to pool and share resources. In postcompulsory institutions (TAFE institutes, private VET providers), the linkages were generally reflected in development and implementation of industry training packages, the composition of course advisory groups, and partnerships between employers in delivery of apprenticeship and traineeship training. The major benefits derived from development of industry linkages for secondary and postsecondary providers were discussed along with concerns and policy implications. (MN)