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Understanding Learning Spillover: The Major Role of Reflection in the Formal-Informal Learning Interaction within Different Cultural Value Settings
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Richter, Svenja; Kortsch, Timo; Kauffeld, Simone – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: This study uses a holistic approach to learning at work to examine the role of reflection in the formal-informal learning interaction. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the reflection on a formal training affects the subsequent informal learning activities. This study also aims to provide insights into the effects of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Reflection, Informal Education, Job Training
How Well Equipped Are National Surveys to Capture New Approaches to Training?
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Taylor, Abigail; Green, Anne – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Recent employer and employee surveys in the UK highlight a decline in training participation, a reduction in training expenditure per employee and an increase in online training/e-learning. The COVID-19 pandemic adds impetus to considering training trends given the importance of skills for economic recovery. Many workers are adapting to work and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Training
Rethinking the Learning Space at Work and Beyond: The Achievement of Agency across the Boundaries of Work-Related Spaces and Environments
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Kersh, Natasha – International Review of Education, 2015
This paper focuses on the notion of the learning space at work and discusses the extent to which its different configurations allow employees to exercise personal agency within a range of learning spaces. Although the learning space at work is already the subject of extensive research, the continuous development of the learning society and the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Workplace Learning, Employees, Lifelong Learning
Developing a European Practitioner Qualification: The TRAVORS2 Project
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Lester, Stan – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
The TRAVORS projects, supported by the European Union's Lifelong Learning Programme, ran between 2008 and 2012. Their object was to develop training programmes for disability employment practitioners across nine countries based on proven approaches both to vocational rehabilitation and to skills training. The second of the two projects aimed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Vocational Rehabilitation, Program Validation
Subsidies and Levies as Policy Instruments to Encourage Employer-Provided Training. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 80
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Muller, Normann; Behringer, Friederike – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This paper provides an overview of the available information concerning selected policy instruments intended to promote employer-provided training, including the stated rationale and objectives, the target groups and operational design as well as a at a summary of the evaluative evidence regarding their operation. The analysis focuses on policy…
Descriptors: Incentives, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Grants
Plugging a Gap? Soft Skills Courses and Learning for Work
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Weedon, Elisabet; Tett, Lyn – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2013
Governments across Europe have been encouraged by the European Union (EU) to take measures to upskill their workforce to ensure growth and social inclusion. Low-skilled workers are particular targets and learning providers and employers are expected to provide learning opportunities for them. However, research shows that those with low skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Communication Skills, Skill Development