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In this paper, the author examines factors that affect the process of learning in workplaces. The focus is on how workplaces provide opportunities for learning and how individuals choose to take part in learning activities and with support and guidance supplied by the workplace. These dual bases for participation at work (co-participation), and the relations between them, are key to understanding the kinds of learning that workplaces are able to provide. Consequently, the disposition of the workplace to provide opportunities for employees to take part in work activities and reap the benefits of both direct and indirect support, are key determinants of the quality of learning in workplaces. These workplace opportunities are important to the learning outcomes of both structured workplace learning arrangements such as mentoring, and the learning accessed through daily participation at work.