Continuous Learning
This refers to the requirements for workers to participate in ongoing skills and knowledge
upgrading.
Some considerations:
- does the worker know how he/she learns best?
- does the worker know how to access continuous learning resources?
- does the worker know which learning options to pursue?
- is the worker responsible for his/her own upgrading or does the workplace participate?
- what is the frequency of upgrading required and how difficult is it to find information
on new processes, theories and technologies?
- is the worker able to apply new information to the current job situation or is assistance
necessary?
- what previous knowledge or skills (including essential skills) are necessary to pursue
continuous learning?
Acknowledgements:
- Building Workplace Essential Skills – Reading Text, Document Use and Numeracy Skills for the
Workplace (Sue Grecki, Julian Evetts, Paul Anderson via Bow Valley College)
- Document Literacy – A Guide for Workplace Educators (Julian Evetts via SkillPlan)
- The Language of Documents – A Guide to Information Display in the Workplace, (Lynda Fownes via
SkillPlan)
- Numeracy, The International Life Skills Survey (Iddo Gal, Dave Tout, Mieke van Groenertijn, Mary
Jane Schidt, Myrna Manly)
- Reader’s Guide to Essential Skills Profiles (HRSDC)
- Step Into the World of Workplace Learning (Glenda Lewe and Carol MacLeod via HRSDC)
- FAQ’s and profiler tips from the HRSDC Essential Skills Research and Workplace Literacy project
(Julian Evetts via Learning by Design)