5 In search of relevance
The value of work based learning
David Devins and Martin Reynolds
Introduction
It is a stimulating exercise for those working in higher education (HE) to reflect on where leaders, managers and workers learn the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the world of work. The most frequent finding will be that they say that they learn them at work rather than by way of reference to any formal education undertaken. Of course on reflection, many workers will recognise that the basic skills of literacy and numeracy that laid the foundations for later learning are acquired largely in the classroom. However, the finding that much relevant learning is informal and occurs in the workplace is a good reason to reflect on the ...
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