Learning in and for work: highlights from Ako Aotearoa research

This report provides a summary of the factors that make for successful workplace learning for learners/trainees, their tertiary education organisations (TEOs) and their workplaces. It also describes the benefits of workplace learning, the important roles played by mentoring and assessment in the learning process and the challenges for finding and developing quality workplace environments. Essentially this report is about 'learning in' and 'learning for' work. This report is based on the findings of 33 Ako Aotearoa projects funded between 2008 and 2014. These projects include research, guides, change projects, and good practice publications. The workplace learning described in this report is diverse and is completed through a range of approaches. It may be organised by the workplaces themselves or through industry training organisations (ITOs), private training establishments (PTEs), institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) and universities.

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