Introduction. The shortage of engineering personnel has remained a pressing issue for many years. Despite an increase in state-funded university places for engineering programmes, the number of applicants continues to decline. In recent years, there has been growing attention to career guidance at the general education level. A special role is played by the subject ‘Industrial Arts’, which has the most extensive and practice-oriented career guidance component. An important task is to organise effective interaction between enterprises and educational organisations in the formation of the content of this subject.
The aim of the article is to present a functional model of integrated collaboration between educational organisations and enterprises in the real sector of the economy, taking into account prospective personnel needs.
Methods. The research methodology involved analysing the factual basis of collaboration between enterprises and educational institutions by summarizing current trends and examining existing models of cooperation.
Results. The study identifies key conditions necessary for engaging all relevant stakeholders in addressing the challenge of training highly qualified specialists. These stakeholders include regional executive authorities, leading industrial enterprises, and both general and additional education institutions.
Scientific novelty. A functional model of interaction between industrial enterprises, educational organisations and regional government authorities is proposed.
Practical significance. The implementation of the proposed model of interaction will create the conditions necessary for advancing technical education in general education institutions, ensuring that each student has the opportunity to develop foundational work-related skills in a regionally relevant professional field.