The future belongs to those who take charge of their own learning « Learning in the Social Workplace | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Once upon a time (as all good fairy tales start) employees had a job for life. Having left school or college you could start work for an organization and remain there for your whole professional life. The company would provide you with all the training you needed, give you all the promotions you deserved and then at your retirement, reward your long service with the gift of a clock or a gold watch.

 

But things have changed; there is no longer such a thing as a job for life, and nowadays when you work for an organization they are only likely to provide you with the minimum training you require to get started and carry out your basic duties, together with all the necessary regulatory/compliance/statutory/ mandatory training they are obliged to provide to keep their CEO out of jail! If you are very lucky they might pay for you to attend a professional conference once a year.

 

A MUST read:

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2012/10/29/the-future-belongs-to-those-who-take-charge-of-their-own-learning/