lunch-and-learns

Workplace training meals

Lunch-and-learns are workplace training sessions held during the midday meal, where employees eat while attending a presentation or workshop.

The format trades personal lunch time for professional development, often with food provided as incentive: HR scheduled a lunch-and-learn on the new benefits package.

Also called brown-bag sessions.

format

brown-bag

Bring food from home

workshop · webinar · meeting · talk · briefing · lecture · demo · slideshow · training · tutorial

professional-development

upskilling

Learning new work abilities

skill-building · mentorship · competency · certification · expertise · development · reskilling

workplace-culture

engagement

Commitment to wed or attend

networking · community · camaraderie · inclusion · retention · HR · corporate · office · colleagues · coworkers

topics

compliance

Adhering to requirements

cybersecurity · policy · tools · processes · innovation · technology · strategy · research · data · analytics

Opposites
formality and structure

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Training yielding official qualifications

mandatory training · academic lectures · academic courses

time investment and depth

lunch-and-learnsdegree programs

Formal courses toward certification

residency programs · boot camps · sabbaticals · apprenticeships

setting and context

lunch-and-learnsclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

Family

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