The rapidly changing modern world is creating new demands in the workplace. This connected with challenges in educating young people. Teachers are called to provide high quality teaching and learning methodologies so that young people can develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to transfer safely into the world of work. This article describes the objectives and the results of the pilot participatory research with my placement in the food industry as a unique professional development opportunity that links the classroom to the workplace. Through the data collected and analyzed from active participation in tasks, services or activities in the workplace and interviews with different sections of the food industry, this article analyzes the similarities and differences in industry with classroom instruction. The main result of this paper is that such teacher placements increase the teacher's ability to link theory and practice with the proper planning of learning and teaching activities, understanding of workplace practices (e.g. problem solving methods, practical applications of theory) the importance of student learning. This completely and comprehensive view of occupational tasks needed in industry, provide as proposals innovative teaching methodologies and evaluation form based on the activities and tasks performed into industry in relation with required skills. [For the complete proceedings, see ED625798.]