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The theme of this chapter is lifelong learning. Education and learning are seen as products of the market place - there are a multitude of providers and individuals who decide what to consume (learn) and when to consume it. However, the author suggests that the learning market is not a free market and that what is emerging, as a result of the government's educational agenda which is based on the perceived needs of the nation in the current global market, is not so much lifelong learning but 'worklife' learning. The author's discussion of lifelong learning is divided into three sections: the government's agenda; the providers, what they offer as well as the methods of delivery of the learning materials; and consumer (learner) demands in the lifelong learning market.