A trend is developing in Papua New Guinea Universities, industries and organizations where their GAPS and TNA show that bulk of the employees need upskilling and upgrading of qualifications to perform efficiently and effectively. Work based education is more sustainable means of professional development and training and creates and environment of collaboration and cooperation among Universities, industry, learners and the community at large. This I believe will contribute to building a more productive local economy.
Dear Jimela Dora Kialo,
I recently read an interesting article. I hope it will help.
Please find enclosed article as pdf.
Best regards
Jimela:
Work-based learning allows for easy learning transfer to the workplace unlike the classroom where you are not likely to have the real-life situations in which to learn. However, there's much diversity in the workplace and if employees do not possess the cultural competencies to work in such environments, it could affect the ability to function effectively. The following link can help to elaborate more on this point: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263045869_Curriculum_Inclusiveness_Challenge_Responding_to_Multiculturalism_among_Workforce_Education_and_Development_Graduate_Students_Journal_of_Dept_of_Behavioural_Sciences_Vol_1_1_March_2012?ev=prf_pub
many thanks,
Debra
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Very good question and statement. Competitive nature of the job market have needs new vision. To remedy this shortcoming, work based learning is attractive. It is an alternative flexible form of learning that attempts to tackle these issues. It enables students to learn whilst they work, addressing the funding issues, and enhancing their employability through the acquisition of higher professional qualifications. The following paper presents the findings from a survey conducted among stakeholders from all four pillars of work based learning, namely the learner, the academic environment, the workplace and the external context.
Rebecca Strachan, Lalith Liyanage, Biddy Casselden and Roger Penlington, EFFECTIVENESS OF TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT WORK BASED LEARNING: THE STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE
http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/7800
What are the benefits of work based learning for adult learners and their employers?
The work based learning benefits include the following (not exhaustive list):
Through work based learning learners can have a clear sense their progress, more relevant with current job and industry sometime attending special training workshops may interrupt the ongoing work schedule in this way it's beneficial for employer too.
Please find attached some relevant literature for your perusal.
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Article Patterns of work-based learning
Article Adult Learners Learning from Experience: Using a Reflective ...
Conference Paper Work Based Learning A didactic instrument for studying while...
Chapter Postgraduate Work-Based Learning for Nontraditional Learners...
Poster Scripting inquiry-based learning in a teacher education prog...
Thanks for your question and the answers people have provided. I am particularly interested in the models of Workplace learning that are being used that are most useful. Any further suggestions?
Please refer to the text, "Structured on-the-job training: Unleashing employee expertise in the workplace" for more information.
Thanks Ronald and Kay. I am particularly interested in capturing the guild knowledge of the workplace as a learning environment and the master/apprentice model (outside of apprenticeships/traineeships) I'd love to tease out more for professional areas. I am thinking about going beyond a model of practicums that are attached to professional courses (pracs. that are traditionally 2 weeks to 6 weeks) and how the triad of student, workplace and educational institute might work. Appreciate your words on evaluation too -another whole area of discussion
Thank you very much everyone. You have really helped me very much in my search for all these wonderful ideas and links. I shall use them to support me in my quest to complement what I am doing with the current reorganization of staff Training Courses we offer here.
Thank you all!
work based learning is useful in technical skill training. Application of this method of teaching is most useful for actual practitioners in process driven environment.
Students of this type
- prefer self-direction in learning,
- exhibit an orientation to learning that is task- or problem-centered rather than subject-centered, and
- exhibit a relatively high degree of internal motivation.
https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/research-adult-learners-supporting-needs-student-population-no
Thanks Sharma and Umachandran for your contribution to the philosophy of Experiential learning or WBL. In fact Very important contribution!
You might be interested in the papers how to create innovation capabilities.
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