This scoping paper is a preliminary introduction to the aspirations, interrelated literature and research involved in development of the Kimberley Transitions Project, the full name for which is Kimberley Transitions: Collaborating to Care for Our Common Home . The focus is on Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

How can VET retention and completion in remote communities be improved, and what other indicators of success are important?

Aiming to identify a pathway through the education milieu to social capital acquisition for transition towards sustainability in the suburbs, this paper comprises an analysis of sustainability education policies and approaches.