The Fundamentals of Workplace Learning

Fundamentals of Workplace Learning is a comprehensive guide to how people learn in the workplace, and the issues and challenges involved. Examining the essential aspects of workplace learning and unravelling the various influences which affect the success of work-based learners, Knud Illeris presents a holistic model to explain how diverse individuals can be encouraged and invited to learn at work.

Approaching workplace learning from the perspective of learners as human beings, with complex social and psychological needs, as opposed to resources to be managed, this book examines in detail the key issues surrounding workplace learning, including:

• The workplace environment as a learning space
• Workplace learning as competence development
• A multitude of different kinds of workplace learning arrangements
• Job-transcending learning initiatives
• The interaction between formal and informal learning environments
• The challenges p