Advanced Professional Development (ADP1) Professor Stephen Gomez

Advanced Professional
Development (ADP1)
Professor Stephen Gomez
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No general agreement on a definition;
Work-based learning (WBL) represents a ‘cluster of
activities’, including lifelong learning (Costley, 2001);
Multiple perspectives of WBL;
Some focus on the ‘workplace’ & would include all
types of learning generated or stimulated by the
needs of the workplace, eg in-house job training,
informal learning while you are working & related off
the job education & training (Unwin & Fuller, 2003);
◦ Occurs as a normal part of someone doing their job and
acquiring new skills & developing new approaches (Boud et
al, numerous publications).
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Work based learning: a new higher education?
Boud & Solomon, 2001.
Relationship between university-based education & WBL for
work-based degrees
◦ Learners in the workplace study for a degree and learning
opportunities arise from normal work;
◦ University – equips & qualifies people already in employment to
develop lifelong learning skills;
◦ Not based on specific disciplines, bodies of knowledge or courses
defined by the university but through a curriculum unique for each
person
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Organisations benefit through practically applied knowledge
& assessments that advance the organisation
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It is not necessarily the experience of work itself that is
paramount – rather .. the learning .. an individual derives
from that experience of work and ..reflecting upon it.... WBL
can take many forms including a fulltime undergraduate
undertaking a work placement...as part of the curriculum; a
full time undergraduate doing a part-time job; a full-time
employee seeking to explore ...work-related issues in the
context of the knowledge, skills & values of a higher
education institution.. common factor linking these ..the
individual would be ..undertaking a work role.
Partnership
Student/
Learner
Tutor/
University
Employer/
Work
organisation
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Flexibility & respond to changing
needs & market forces
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Author
Stephen Gomez
Title
What is Work Based Learning?
Description
Date Created
August 2011
Educational Level
7
UKOER, Learning from WOeRK, LFWOER, UOPCPDWBL, Work-Based
Learning, WBL, Continuous Professional Development, CPD, Advanced
Professional Development
Keywords
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