Joining Hands programs between Industry and Academia (hereafter short as JIA) have been recently highly promoted in the Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) system here in Taiwan. Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology (THIT), being near National Science-Based Industry Park, has the privilege to be included in the first stage of this program. Together with a local high school, THIT has formed a strategic alliance with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), one of the leading global IC foundry groups. This formation, aiming at providing qualified engineering candidates through vertical integrative education, has brought generally satisfactory result for three parties, though further effect remains to be seen. This innovative collaboration framework will be examined from perspectives of learning organization theory and theoretical foundations of competency development.