Keith Thomas Graduate School of Management

Jobs are changing and with them, the skills needed for the world. In preparing the student and worker respectively for the challenges associated with the skills requirement of a knowledgebased economy, it is clear that both schools and business organisations have important roles to play. Consequently, it makes sense for give some thought to an integrating framework for what is essentially a partnership in this emerging knowledge-based learning society. This paper outlines a strategy to integrate classroom and workplace learning based on a ‘contextual pedagogical framework’. The framework, based on research in educational and management literature, emphasizes deep learning founded on a common set of learning and development strategies.