Abstract
A study of ways in which education was contributing to the economic regeneration of two large areas of England found that two main types of partnership had been created. In ‘strategic’ partnerships, the objectives included the development of coherent approaches and of a climate of collaboration between a range of organizations. ‘Operational’ partnerships were created to plan and implement specific projects. A three-stage process – involving the identification of priority issues, the assessment of existing and potential capabilities of the education sector and the analysis of effectiveness – could help create the culture of learning and enterprise essential to the development of a high-value-added economy.
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