Don’s original post (link in the tweet above) brings together two tweets that, as he says, nicely summarize the state of L&D. My tweet’s comment around the difference between L&D and external ‘training’ really comes from my own background – having moved from working for a training provider in the HE space to L&D.
I think we need to a much better job, as learning (technology) professionals working in different sectors to explain the value in continuous learning via:
- day to day work activities (that will happen anyway and L&D can help support develop unconscious learning)
- specific learning activities (with their added value of being a distinct activity away from work and often with some form of accreditation)
- personal learning networks (for many graduates these will start to be built at university and everyone in formal/informal learning roles should be supporting PLN development by our people). I would argue reflection is key in this, making people aware of their unconscious learning and adding value for others by communicating around this learning.
In 2015 we need to ensure the above all continue to develop and learning professionals support them appropriately to stay relevant.
