HRMARS - Industry-education integration stands as a core issue in vocational education reform in the new era and a vital driver for supporting high-quality regional economic development. However, current practices face a structural dilemma characterized by ‘enthusiastic schools but lukewarm enterprises,’ where institutional advantages fail to translate effectively into talent cultivation outcomes. This necessitates systematic exploration of its underlying mechanisms. This study, set within the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, aims to: (1) examine the impact mechanism of collaborative governance on digital integration; (2) analyze the pathway through which digital integration influences capability integration; and (3) discuss the effect of capability integration on talent adaptability. Employing quantitative research methods, this study sampled 150 participants—including faculty, administrators, and corporate personnel—from eight vocational colleges and their partner enterprises in the Chengdu-Chongqing region. Data were collected via a self-developed‘Industry-Education Integration Collaborative Innovation Questionnaire,’analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and Mplus 8.3 for reliability/validity testing, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling, grounded in collaborative governance theory. Results indicate that collaborative governance significantly and positively influences digital integration (?=.41, p
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