Examples of Workplace Learning in Companies

by Audra Bianca

Workplace learning helps employees to increase their skills and become stronger performers in their company. Many people in a company contribute to the availability of workplace learning, including professional trainers, organizational development specialists, human resources personnel and managers.

Training Apprenticeship

To find a career through workplace learning, consider contracting yourself to a company with an extensive trainee program. Learn all skills in a technical field such as nursing or accounting. The employer pays you a wage while you progress in your workplace learning. In exchange, you work for a contractual length of time for the company. This model appeals to many, including those who don't want to invest in post-secondary education before finding a career.

Mentors and Personal Training

You might also stumble upon training because a manager recognizes your capacity to learn and becomes your mentor, teaching you skills for which you've got no training (for example, bookkeeping). When you discover you like the work, you might decide to go to a college or university and get formal education in that field. Working in a company with diverse business functions can present you with a variety of hands-on learning experiences, potentially helping you find a career.

Management Development

You might also be selected by a manager or another professional in the company to be groomed in a leadership development program. Managers look for employees who are dependable, work well with others, delegate and lead and adhere to the company's ethical code. Take the opportunity into your own hands by asking the HR department or your manager what you have to do to qualify for an in-house management development program.

Social Media Learning

Some companies use social media learning, popular especially among Millennials, to manage workplace learning. Suggest this to the manager if your department doesn't use social media learning. For example, your manager can ask the IT department to create an online workspace in which employees share information and add technical knowledge to a department-level wiki. Think about a tool like Wikipedia, but smaller and focused on the work you and coworkers perform every day.

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