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The strategies chosen to support effective workplace learning are dependent upon constraints, time and budget.
There is no doubt that with the return on competence, morale, and productivity, workplace learning provides many benefits for organisations.
Strategies supporting workplace learning include: - Allowing appropriate time to observe and talk to others - use of co-workers to model or demonstrate tasks and activities - use of internal experts, mentors or coaches with sufficient time to practice new tasks and skills and - improving communication
The new emphasis on workplace learning has opened up the door to the role of trainer as “learning broker”. A learning broker works not just with the learner, but also the stakeholders internal and external to the organisation.
One task of the learning broker is to inform organisations about the new training mandates initiated by the industry.
These industry mandates may include: - insurance knowledge - legal skills development and maintenance - practical skills training such as production machinery - safety training skills for manufacturing and - safety skills training for airline staff
Although it is the responsibility of the organisation to stay current on any new mandates, the learning broker can help facilitate the process by keeping an open line of communication.