The pace and extent of increasing changes at work require workers to continually learn and update skills through continuing education and training (CET) provisions and remain adaptable, multi-skilled and flexible. Recent research shows that most of the learning for CET takes place at work rather than going off-site to a tertiary education and training institute (Billett et al., 2012). This is also how workers prefer to learn in the future. The most frequently reported and preferred approaches to engage in CET are through:
i. individuals working and learning when performing work tasks, and being assisted by other co-workers
ii. group processes facilitated or guided by experts
iii. integration of experiences in work and education settings and
iv. direct structured support for learning from a more experienced worker to individuals or groups.
Draw on the theoretical, conceptual and practical understanding of workplace learning that you gained in this course and critically analyse and evaluate these four approaches for Australian workers. Consider the different stakeholders such as workers, their managers, tertiary education and training institutions and policy makers and discuss the implications for how CET provisions might need to be organised in workplaces and educational institutions within Australia.
Suggested approach to this assignment:
Introduction
? State the topic of the assignment.
? Indicate how you will structure the assignment in order to address the topic.
Body
? Use your theoretical and conceptual understandings about learning in the workplace to discuss each of the four approaches to learning that workers prefer and the kinds of workplace pedagogies that can best support each of these approaches to learning.
? Discuss any limitations in the four approaches to learning and suggest strategies to minimise these.
Conclusion
? Discuss the implications for the different stakeholders for how continuing education and training provisions might need to be organised for Australian workers.
Use relevant literature to support your arguments.
Look for additional guidelines on the Learning@Griffith site for this course.
Presenting your assignment
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(v) Include a title page.
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(vii) If necessary, attach appendices after the reference section
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