Evidence from Singapore’s Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector indicates that sustaining TAE workforce dynamism hinges on policy‑enabled partnerships that keep adult educators simultaneously current in industry practice and pedagogy. These persistent currency gaps stem from undeveloped career development pathways, limited organisational support, and the difficulty industry practitioners face in acquiring pedagogical expertise, leaving most educators in need of structured professional development. To bridge this gap, the study proposes a tripartite policy architecture: deploying senior industry experts as mentors, establishing dual‑professional tracks that integrate pedagogical training, and embedding AEs as educators‑in‑residence within firms. These measures are reinforced by industry attachments and co-funding arrangements designed to inject up-to-date sector knowledge into TAE delivery and scale TAE–industry collaboration.