Perceptions of education and learning in organisations are changing rapidly. The significance of knowledge, learning, and working has experienced a revolution that has gone virtually unnoticed. Contrary to the conviction that human beings represent the most important resource of an organisation, reality is that business process re-engineering focuses on improved productivity and reduced labour costs. Employees are regarded as resources as long as they contribute to the company's core competencies and knowledge productivity. This perspective has a definite impact on the ability to learn, on the educational system and on new social imbalances.