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People in (or associated with)
a workplace who have a particular interest or viewpoint in common, such as a
union local, management team, or ESL group. |
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A group of people who, over
time, enhance their capacity to create what they truly desire to create. This
is likely to involve not only new capacities, but also fundamental shifts of
mind, individually and collectively. (—from Peter Senge, author of The
Fifth Discipline, who coined the phrase) |
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| planning cycle |
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A series of steps for carrying out a
workplace development initiative. |
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| trainer or subject
teacher |
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An instructor who is responsible for
delivering work-related training that is subject specific (e.g., equity, WHMIS,
or technical, job specific (e.g., blueprint reading, using a computer program).
The trainer or subject teacher can team up with a basic-skills educator for an
integrated approach. |
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| workplace development
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Everything that is done to improve the ability
of an organization and its employees to meet their goals. |
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| workplace development
initiative |
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A planned set of activities that respond to
workplace needs and issues. Includes workplace education and training and other
change-related activities. |
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| workplace
education |
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A generic term that encompasses a variety of
basic-skills training and education programs that might be offered to employees
in the workplace. Programs can include, for example, job-specific basic skills
courses, work-related and personal development courses, grade 12 equivalency,
study- and test-taking-skills courses. |
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| workplace needs
assessment |
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(WNA) A systematic way to identify all
workplace needs, not just those that require an educational
response. |