EL Lifelong learning

EL LIFELONG LEARNING

EL1 Acquire current and emerging industry-related information
EL2 Demonstrate commitment to learning as a life-long process and recognize learning opportunities
EL3 Seek and capitalize on self-improvement opportunities
EL4 Discuss the importance of flexible career planning and career self-management
EL5 Employ leadership skills to achieve workplace objectives (e.g., personal vision, adaptability, change, shared vision)
EL6 Recognize the importance of job performance evaluation and coaching as it relates to career advancement
EL7 Accept and provide constructive criticism
EL8 Describe the impact of the global economy on jobs and careers

EL LIFELONG LEARNING EOP Vocab, Lessons, & Assessments

Top 20 skills you need to develop your career

What is Lifelong learning? Why do we need it?

all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective. The main goal being to improve personal or professional development. Life long learning is the key to success and career advancement especially in today's fast paced, hi tech, ever changing workplace.

What is Professional Development?

Process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace, through outside organization, or through watching others perform the job. Professional development helps build and maintain morale of staff members

Where can you get professional development information?

trade journals/periodicals, professional/trade associations, classes/seminars, trade shows, and mentors
Online
Colleges and Universities
At work

What skills do we need to progress in career? Leadership skills needed in today's workplace?

take and use evaluation constructive criticism
ask for feedback and resources to improve job performance

1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (LISTENING, SPEAKING AND WRITING) ...

2 ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS. ...

3 FLEXIBILITY/ADAPTABILITY. ...

4 INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES. ...

5 ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. ...

6 ABILITY TO PLAN, ORGANIZE AND PRIORITIZE WORK. ...

7 ABILITY TO WEAR MULTIPLE HATS. ...

8 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

Describe the impact of the global economy on jobs and careers

more focus on technology
more focus on language,

Training

is an educational process which involves the sharpening of skills, concepts, changing of attitude and gaining more knowledge to enhance the performance of the employees. Good & efficient training of employees helps in their skills & knowledge development, which eventually helps a company improve.

Development

is a process that “strives to build the capacity to achieve and sustain a new desired state that benefits the organization or community and the world around them.

The major differences between training and development are as under:

Training is a learning process for new employees in which they get to know about the key skills required for the job. ... Training is a short-term process i.e. 3 to 6 months, but development is a continuous process, and so it is for the long term

For companies to keep improving, it is important for organizations to have continuous training and development programs for their employees. Competition and the business environment keeps changing, and hence it is critical to keep learning and pick up new skills.

The importance of training and development is as follows:

• Optimum utilization of Human resources

• Development of skills like team management, leadership etc

• To increase the productivity

• To provide the zeal of team spirit

• For improvement of organization culture

• To improve quality, safety

• To increase profitability

• Improve the morale and corporate image

Types of Training

On the job training...
Instructor-led classroom training. ...
Hands-on training. ...
Computer-based and e-learning training. ...
Video training. ...
Coaching and mentoring...
Role playing...

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