workplace learning
Professional development activities
Workplace learning is the acquisition of knowledge and skills through employment rather than formal education.
It encompasses structured training programs, mentorship, and informal learning that happens through daily tasks and colleagues: Most of what I know about the job came from workplace learning rather than my degree.
The term often appears in HR and professional development contexts.
- apprenticeshipsSupervised vocational training periods
- mentorship programOrganized guidance for development
- peer mentoringGuidance from similar-level colleagues
- knowledge sharingTransferring expertise between people
- certificationAttestation of qualification
workshops · lunch and learn · job shadowing · seminars · upskilling · soft skills · on-the-job training · leadership courses · professional development · team building · internship · knowledge transfer · training · feedback loops · continuing education · performance reviews · career · education
- job trainingjob training, apprenticeships, vocational schools, vocational school, mentoring
- vocational trainingapprenticeship, apprenticeships, trade school, trade schools, vocational school
- worker educationtrade schools, vocational training, apprenticeships, technical schools, technical education
- mentoringmentors, mentees, protege, apprentice, advisor
- trainingtraining, basic training, training session, employee training, apprenticeships
- learning theoriesconstructivism, inquiry-based, metacognition, cognitive development, meaning-making
workplace learninguniversity education
Post-secondary academic training
college education · traditional education · distance learning · online courses · home study