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This article aims to describe: 1) Policies to build school partnerships with the industrial world at SMK Negeri 2 Konawe Selatan; 2) Forms of school partnerships with the industrial world at SMK Negeri 2 Konawe Selatan; 3) The impact of school partnerships with the industrial world in SMK Negeri 2 Konawe Selatan. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach, where data was collected through observation, interviews, and document deepening. Data analysis was carried out through the stages of reduction, data presentation, and data verification. The results showed that: 1) The policy of building school partnerships with the industrial world is a demand in the management of SMK Negeri 2 Konawe Selatan, along with the latest technological developments and the industrial world; 2) As an institution tasked with preparing educated and skilled personnel in the vocational field, SMK Negeri 2 South Konawe organizes Field Experience Practices (PPL) and establishes communication with the industrial world for the absorption of graduates; 3) The impact arising from the school partnership with the industrial world at SMK Negeri 2 Konawe Selatan is the improvement of the school network, the latest technology updates, the improvement of the schools image, and the increase in students readiness to enter the workforce.